July 1, 2011
Massachusetts authorities are investigating how a woman died in a public pool yet her body went undetected in the pool by lifeguards, swimmers and a health inspector for two days,...
The law is a living organism. It's continually evolving.
At one time courts took a dim view of food labeling lawsuits. They had a caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) attitude. But times and...
The Commonwealth of Virginia begins its fiscal year on July 1, meaning -- some would say ironically -- that each year, Virginians welcome a new slate of laws at the same time that they prepare to...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett recently signed so-called Fair Share liability legislation into law. Unfortunately, it is anything but fair to those injured by the negligence of corporate and...
I received VERY sad news today that a friend in the legal community here in Birmingham had passed, Chris Christ. I have known Chris for approximately fifteen years. We used to work in the same...
In yet another potentially tragic reminder that Congress needs to act NOW to mandate seat belts on motorcoach and school buses, an early morning rollover tour bus crash in San Marcos, Texas, has...
A father from North Carolina has recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bayer, the manufacturer of the birth control drug Yasmin. His daughter died on June 13, 2009, after suffering a...
I've written before about Massey Energy's history of safety violations, how it put profits over safety, and even how its CEO, Don Blankenship, tried to buy a state supreme court judge.
Now, it...
Due to a lack of hair, I need to make sure I watch out or I'm going to burn that bald spot. I am old enough to remember the days of people actually putting oil on to help burn. I also need as a...