About nine-and-a-half percent of the adult population of the U.S. suffers from depression. About 121 million people worldwide are affected by depressive disorders. Twice as many women as men are…
This time of year is simultaneously the most exciting for teens and anxiety-inducing for their parents as Spring Break approaches and kids start making plans and packing up for a week of fun, sun…
Small and large businesses, alike, carry Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies. Understanding those policies is necessary to developing corporate governance, risk management policies, and…
President Obama's Affordable Care Act's (ACA) tax on medical devices may apply to your smart phone and tablet. Members of Congress are just now questioning whether the public's actual…
I recently spoke with someone about whether or not an insurance policy would be paid to a criminal defendant who admitted to killing the policy holder. The defendant pled self-defense, but…
Entering a $2.4 million verdict for the plaintiff, a Mobile, Alabama, Circuit Court jury found in favor of a Farmers insurance agent against Farmers last week. The plaintiff agent was Kyle…
It is a poorly kept secret that insurance companies do what they can to avoid paying claims. At what point, however, does a denial or attempt at a denial of a claim violate the rights of the…
Since the retirement of Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, Alabama’s Supreme Court has become one of the most conservative in the nation. Conservatism goes hand-in-hand with the defense Bar,…
I was in state District Court recently for trial with clients sued by a collections company. The couple co-signed on a new credit card for one of their children over a decade ago, and the…
At New York Personal Injury Law Blog, lawyer Eric Turkewitz again draws attention to lawyers who unethically seek clients using runners. His most recent post on the subject focuses on several…
The Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct, governing the conduct of lawyers, was recently modified after the Alabama State Bar issued an ethics opinion regarding attorneys using Groupon to market…
I often hear that chosing the right lawyer is difficult because most people don't ordinarily deal with lawyers in their everyday lives. Lawyer ads do little to bring clarity to the…