Posts tagged Wrongful Death

• South Carolina Surprise

  Jon Lewis | June 29, 2009 9:36 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It was reported this past week that South Carolina Governor, Mark Sanford, has had an affair. The media has treated this as landmark news. What I think would be landmark news is a politician who has...

• Accidents Caused by Drunk Drivers - Part 1

  Jon Lewis | April 09, 2009 2:46 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Tragedy knows no economic status. It has been reported today that a Major League pitcher, Nick Adenhart, has been killed by a drunk driver. See CNN's report. Adenhart pitched for the Los Angeles...

• Alabama Truck Accidents - New Law

  Jon Lewis | March 27, 2009 6:57 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Alabama has finally passed a law to protect the public and State highways from future steel coil incidents. According to the Birmingham News, T. J. Willings, of the Alabama Trucking Association,...

• What Causes Car Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | December 10, 2008 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Birmingham News article in today's paper referenced a talk given by John Staddon, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Duke University. The talk was given at an advisory board meeting of the UAB...

• Medical Malpractice - Why do Doctors Worry?

  Jon Lewis | June 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Doctors I meet always discuss the malpractice problem. They seem to worry about lawsuits to an incredible degree. Yet, the statistics show that doctors and hospital win an overwhelming majority of...

• Alabama the Beautiful - Eh, Maybe Not

  Jon Lewis | June 17, 2008 7:34 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  When you cross the Alabama State Line, there is a sign which says, "Welcome to Alabama the Beautiful." It is beautiful. We have mountains, trees, lakes, and even a coastline. We have the world...

• Asleep at the Wheel

  Jon Lewis | June 04, 2008 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Monday, June 2, 2008, a horrible collision occurred on U.S. 280 in Mountain Brook. According to the Birmingham News, a 20-year old Auburn University student, Heather Eagan, may have fallen...

• Truck Accidents

  Jon Lewis | June 01, 2008 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Why do attorneys enjoy pursuing truck companies? How many times have you been driving down an interstate at the speed limit and had an 18 wheeler speed by you? How many times have you been driving...

• Lewis & McAtee, P.C. - Personal Injury Attorneys

  Jon Lewis | May 22, 2008 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As new members to InjuryBoard.com, Lewis & McAtee, P.C. would like to introduce the firm to the organziation and the readership. Our firm was started over forty (40) years ago by Jon Lewis'...

• Alabama House Bill to give Road Contractors Immunity

  Tedford Taylor | May 01, 2007 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Members of the Alabama House of Representatives seek to introduce HB 382 which would give total civil immunity to road contractors working on state projects within the specifications of the contract. If passed, this bill would provide that a contractor performing highway, road, or street repairs, construction or maintenance is not liable for damage or injury resulting therefrom despite the...