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.

Study Suggests Actos Protects Heart, But Avandia Does Not

A study published on Tuesday, September 11, found that Actos, a type 2 diabetes drug, reduces the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, but may raise the risk of heart failure. According to another study, Avandia, another diabetes drug, increases the risk of heart attack and heart failure signific

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 Sep 2007

Arizona Attorney General Joins National Task Force Investigating Subprime Lending

Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General, has joined forces with a group of other state prosecutors to form a national task force to investigate subprime-lending practices.Goddard compared the newly created task force to the one started a few years ago by state attorneys general that investigated pre

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 9 Sep 2007

Ameriquest Class Action Settlement Deadline Near

If you were once a customer of Ameriquest Mortgage Co., there may be a check for $955 waiting for you. However, you better act fast because next Monday is the deadline to get your piece of the class-action lawsuit settlement.A series of lawsuits accused Ameriquest of several illegal practices to ent

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 5 Sep 2007

Truck and Green Line Train collide in Boston

A story out of Boston today details a metro green line train crash that held up the morning commute for many and caused three injuries. WCVBTV/DT 5 reports the story, saying that the trolley train crash occurred at 7:15 a.m. when a flatbed truck was crossing the tracks at Beacon Street. The truck dr

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 4 Sep 2007

Newest product recalls from CPSC

The most recent product recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission include Imaginarium wooden coloring cases, Yorkcraft emergency tool kits, Gerber EAB pocket knives and electric heaters from Marley Engineered Products.SFGate.com details these recalls of defective products that affect consu

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 4 Sep 2007

Ameriquest Mortgage Closes its Doors

Once the nation’s largest subprime lender, Ameriquest Mortgage Co., is closing its doors. On August 1, the company stopped accepting new mortgage applications, its parent company, ACC Capital Holdings, announced on Friday. They are also selling their other assets – a wholesale mortgage origination o

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 2 Sep 2007

Tips for avoiding accidents on holiday weekend

Yesterday more than 24 state troopers and law enforcement officials from Alabama and Florida got together at U.S. 231 South welcome centers to encourage motor vehicle safety on the roads this Labor Day weekend.The campaign, called Hands Across the Border, focused on safety tips such as wearing seatb

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 29 Aug 2007

FAA Orders 737 Inspections

The federal government ordered inspections of wing slats of all new Boeing 737s. The Federal Aviation Administration submitted these orders in response to an emergency that occurred last week when a Chinese Airlines jet taxied to a stop in Okinawa last week and caught on fire. Fortunately, all of th

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 29 Aug 2007

Defibrillators in Hospitals not Worth the Cost, Say Analysts

After initiating a program to put heart defibrillators in schools across the country, some scientists are scratching their heads over whether it’s a good idea.After conducting a survey of Paramedic response in the Seattle area to heart related incidents at schools, scientists found the majority of c

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 28 Aug 2007

Lead poisoning symptoms

The latest product recalls, including many toys and cheap jewelry made in China, have brought the problem of lead poisoning to the forefront of consumers’ minds.Many parents of children under 6, who are the most affected by lead poisoning, are wondering what symptoms to be on the lookout for as warn

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 23 Aug 2007

Thomas and Friends, Curious George Recall More Lead Painted Toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in conjunction with Schylling Associates of Rowley, MA, announced a voluntary recall of the company’s Spinning Tops and Tin Pails.The recall affects about 70, 000 units imported from China, and is specifically concerned about surface paint on the wooden ha

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 22 Aug 2007

Poison pajamas from China now a concern

Like the recalled toys that have caused a recent scare, many of the clothes infants and children wear are also made in China. A new report out of New Zealand says that “scientists found formaldehyde in woollen and cotton clothes at 500 times higher than is safe.” Most of those toxic clothes were mad

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 21 Aug 2007