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.

Warning from CPSC on Kazuma Meerkat 50 ATV

The Kazuma Meerkat 50 Youth All-Terrain Vehicle, which is designed for children from 6 to 11 years old, is not being recalled even though the product has serious safety defects. This all terrain vehicle lacks front brakes, has no parking brake and can be started in gear, which puts many children in

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 15 Jun 2007

Study says weight affects risk of worksite injury

A workplace injury study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Injury Research and Policy says that obesity can increase the risk of a worksite injury. Published in May 2007, in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the study’s findings show that a body mass index (BM

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 15 Jun 2007

Recall on Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Toys Due to Lead

The RC2 Corporation is recalling over 1.5 million wooden train toys and accessories from the “Thomas and Friends” series because the paint the product is decorated with contains lead. Many young children have the habit of putting their toys in their mouths. Lead happens to be toxic if ingested by yo

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 15 Jun 2007

Trucking Accident Claims Woman's Life

A Virgina woman was killed this week in a tractor-trailer accident when her car collided head on with an 18-wheeler freshly loaded with beer from a Coors plant. The woman died instantly when she swerved across the center line.Police will likely not press any charges against the truck driver, Michael

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 14 Jun 2007

Fatal weekend wreck claims three lives

A rising senior at University of Alabama and three other passengers died in a tragic weekend car crash on a Georgia highway, reports The Crimson White campus newspaper.The UA senior reportedly died in the accident that happened around midnight when the driver of a 2005 Jeep Liberty lost control of t

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 14 Jun 2007

Two-car accident with multiple injuries

The Press-Register reported yesterday on a two-car crash on Airport Boulevard near Newman Road in Mobile that injured five people, including an infant.The vehicles collided at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday when a man driving a 1991 Ford Mustang hit a 2000 Nissan Maxima while trying to make a turn.The inju

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 11 Jun 2007

Deadly head-on collision claims woman's life

The Press-Register reported a deadly head-on collision that killed a Baldwin County woman on Thursday morning just south of Silverhill.The woman was driving on Baldwin County 55 at about 5:45 a.m., when her car crashed into another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle was injured in the accident

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 1 Jun 2007

School bus collides with vehicle

The Times Daily reported that a school bus crash occurred in mid-May on Lauderdale 7 near Florence, Alabama.The 2004 International School Bus was carrying more than 30 students when a 2005 Nissa crashed into it. Fortunately, the drivers of the vehicles and all passengers walked away from the crash w

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 30 May 2007

Lybrel pill that halts periods approved by FDA

A new birth control pill called Lybrel, which also prevents women from having menstrual periods, received FDA approval last week. The low-dose oral contraceptive has received mixed reviews from skeptical consumers and doctors. While some herald the new drug as a freeing, liberating pill that puts an

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 30 May 2007

Two trucks collide with SUV in accident

WVUA-TV reported on a traffic accident involving two trucks and an SUV near a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Tuscaloosa on Friday afternoon to kick off the dangers of heavy traffic Memorial Day Weekend.The accident on Skyland Boulevard resulted in four injuries, as three people were reportedly thrown from

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 29 May 2007

Teens injured in pick-up truck accident

A report from WVAU-TV says a teenager who was riding in the bed of a pick-up truck is in critical condition after being thrown from the vehicle in an accident Friday night.There were two other teens thrown from the pick-up truck’s bed when it was struck by another vehicle after the driver of the pic

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 28 May 2007

Ambien sleep aid side effects

The prescription drug Ambien (genericly named zolpidem) has been reported to cause serious side effects, including disorientation, sleep walking, and more, according to an article published on WorstPills.org. (http://www.worstpills.org/member/newsletter.cfm?n_id=529)A Democratic representative from

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 25 May 2007