Legal

The Legal section covers court rulings, statutory changes, liability trends, and key developments in Alabama and federal law that shape personal-injury claims. We explain how case law and regulation affect claims strategy, statutes of limitations, damages, and the rights of injured people pursuing justice.

Assisted Living Regulations Available for all 50 States

The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) recently compiled a summary of the assisted living regulations in all 50 states. The Assisted Living State Regulatory Review can be found at this web…

By Billy Cunningham

/ 11 Apr 2009

Fraud against the government

If you are aware of your employer or another company being paid government funds for work that was not done you may be able to file suit in behalf of the United States Government. Those are called…

By Pete Burns

/ 8 Apr 2009

Policy Limits Demand

The policy limits demand is a powerful tool for the plaintiff and should be taken seriously by the insured defendant. The plaintiff is saying that she will settle her case for a specific sum or the…

By Pete Burns

/ 7 Apr 2009

A Good Move By The American Psychiatric Association

The American Psychiatric Association recently announced that it would put a halt to medical seminars financed by drug or device makers and also would put a halt on industry paid meals at its annual…

By Pete Mackey

/ 6 Apr 2009

Nursing Home Bonus Bill

According to an article in the Des Moines Register by Clark Kauffman, Congress is considering legislation that would eliminate taxpayer-funded bonuses to nursing homes. The amendment to a…

By Billy Cunningham

/ 4 Apr 2009

Southern Governors: Ignoring The Unemployed At The Worst Time?

Alabama Governor Bob Riley joins several other southern republican governors who claim they intend to refuse that part of the stimulus package which would provide additional unemployment benefits…

By Pete Mackey

/ 3 Apr 2009

AIG shareholder suit

AIG may be too big to fail but thankfully its management will be called to account for their conduct. Americans, while furious about the huge bonuses, know that the tax man is not the answer. The…

By Pete Burns

/ 30 Mar 2009

If it Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Usually Is…..

With everyone trying to squeeze the most out of every dollar, the possibility of getting caught up in a scam can happen to anyone. By now all of us have gotten the emails from the Prince of some…

By Troy Schwant

/ 29 Mar 2009

Judge Refuses To Grant Mistrial In Fen-Phen Case

Federal Judge Danny Reeves recently denied a motion for a mistrial by lawyers William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. (now disbarred) for defrauding their Fen-Phen clients by taking more (much…

By Pete Mackey

/ 28 Mar 2009

Provisions of the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act

Last week I wrote a blog on the proposed Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act introduced in the Senate. This week, let’s explore some of the provisions of that bill . It will enable…

By Billy Cunningham

/ 27 Mar 2009

Social networking sites can be a very good thing!

I was trying a case recently in Gadsden Alabama and needed to find someone/anyone who had been transferred from Riverview Regional Hospital to UAB. The object of the exercise was to determine how…

By Pete Burns

/ 24 Mar 2009

Big Brother is watching….

Well it only took 25 years longer than expected, but Big Brother is finally here. No, Im not talking about the government, Im talking about Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook. If you haven’t joined one…

By Troy Schwant

/ 22 Mar 2009