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.

Rear-facing carseats

Rear-facing carseats are substantially safer than front-facing car seats for children up to 3 to 4 years old. The following youtube video clip is 3 minutes and 28 seconds long. It graphically…

By Pete Burns

/ 31 Dec 2008

How a poor economy can affect people not just in the pocketbook….

As everyone knows and has felt, the current economy is effecting how people shop, eat, and live their day to day life. Some people think it is only the middle and lower class that are cutting costs,…

By Troy Schwant

/ 30 Dec 2008

What Are Family Values?

The red states in the Southeast and parts of the West (I guess that is just about all of them) lead the country in poverty levels and divorce, infant mortality, obesity and teen pregnancy rates. The…

By Pete Mackey

/ 7 Nov 2008

eVoting: It could be worse…it’s worse.

Recording votes electronically is a bad idea. I take that back. It’s a horrible, no good, awfully rotten idea. And there is no way to make it better. Unlike a physical record, altered data in…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 4 Nov 2008

Placebo Prescribing: a surprisingly common lie and its risk

National Public Radio reported today that prescription of placebos by American doctors may be a common practice. Placebos are a form of off label use where the medicine is not shown to treat a…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Oct 2008

Internet con artists seek to prey on uneasy consumers amid financial crisis

In response to the financial crisis the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has temporarily raised its coverage on bank and credit union accounts to $250,000. This attempt to buttress…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 Oct 2008

The Need for Greater Protection for US Nursing Home Patients

Many of our nation’s elderly have spent their entire lives supporting this county, be it through their service, their investment, their guidance, or any other fathomable form of aid, and…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 19 Aug 2008

Using Technology to Market Your Law Firm

Everyone has undoubtedly witnessed the tremendous rise in the day-to-day use of electronic information devices. Most individuals no longer have the patience to wait even until they get home to…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 19 Aug 2008

Apology Laws

Surfing the internet a few weekends ago I came across this article from a Dallas based plaintiffs firm discussing new measures state legislatures are taking to curb medical malpractice payouts. The…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 19 Aug 2008

What Are Emotional Distress Damages? – Part 1

A friend of mine recently told me that he had read about a jury awarding emotional distress damages in favor of a husband and wife whose home was improperly wired by an electrical…

By Pete Mackey

/ 26 Jun 2008

Is Alabama Really That Unfriendly To Business?

It is your first trip to the State of Alabama. You have traveled to Mobile on a business trip. Your mission is to assess Alabama as apotential site for your company’s expansion. …

By Pete Mackey

/ 25 Jun 2008

Nursing Homes Demanding Arbitration/How To Draft A Power Of Attorney To Prevent Arbitration

How to draft a Power of Attorney to prevent binding arbitration in Nursing Home cases.

By Billy Cunningham

/ 24 Jun 2008