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.

You had an accident, what to do next? Part 1 of 3….

So many people are faced with this exact question if they have been injured in a car accident, slip and fall, or injured by product that was defectively manufactured or designed. Lets start with…

By Troy Schwant

/ 14 Feb 2009

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Part 4: How To Buy Your Coverage

This post will wrap up my series on uninsured/underinsured motorist (um/uim) coverage. In Part 1, we talked about the basics of um/uim coverage and buying all that you can afford. In Part 2, we…

By Pete Mackey

/ 11 Feb 2009

Beware of Arbitration

Arbitration is expensive and favors business over consumers. Furthermore, it is an arrogant concept based upon the notion that industry insiders are better able to deliver justice than judges and…

By Pete Burns

/ 10 Feb 2009

The Arbitration Fairness Act Of 2009 – Get Behind It

This week, Congressman Hank Johnson from Atlanta, Georgia will introduce the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. This is an act which would prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer,…

By Pete Mackey

/ 10 Feb 2009

Medical Errors

There have been recent blogs on InjuryBoard about the Chamber of Commerce’s attacks on the tort system. That attacks are often point to medical malpractice – most often to insinuate your…

By Billy Cunningham

/ 10 Feb 2009

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Part 3: Damages

In previous posts in this series, I have described Uninsured/underinsured (um/uim) insurance and discussed stacking of coverages. Today, let’s talk about damages. Um/uim coverage provides bodily…

By Pete Mackey

/ 10 Feb 2009

Automobile Collisions: Should Evidence Of Seatbelt Use Be Allowed At Trial?

According to the Daily Report, the Georgia Senate is considering a bill that would allow jurors to hear evidence at trial of whether or not a claimant was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the…

By Pete Mackey

/ 9 Feb 2009

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Part 2: Stacking Coverage

If you have more than one vehicle insured under the same insurance policy and you are involved in a collision where the at fault driver is uninsured or underinsured, you can stack the…

By Pete Mackey

/ 9 Feb 2009

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Part 1: Buy All That You Can

Reading another post on this site about uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage provoked me to talk about this issue in Alabama. This type of insurance is purchased from your own carrier…

By Pete Mackey

/ 8 Feb 2009

Is the Tide turning….

Over the lats few weeks and months, I am hearing from fellow Trial Lawyers that juries are beginning to render verdicts in favor of the injured Plaintiff, and handing down appropriate verdicts. For…

By Troy Schwant

/ 4 Feb 2009

Alabama Legislators Propose Taxpayer Protection Act

Last week I reported on Impact Alabama’s undercover investigation regarding the improper preparation of tax returns by storefront tax preparers and urged consumers and lawyers to be on the…

By Billy Cunningham

/ 3 Feb 2009

Limitations on Damages

It is interesting that Ga. is debating tort deform while the salmonella outbreak that has resulted in over 800 recalls has been traced to a Ga. plant with a history of sending out products in which…

By Pete Burns

/ 3 Feb 2009