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• Economic Crisis: Are People Looking For Lawsuits?

  Pete Mackey | March 17, 2009 9:03 AM | 6 CommentsMobile, AL

  My wife and I were at a party Saturday night and the conversation turned to ... what else? The economy. The couple I was speaking with were worried, like everyone should be, about where things are...

• A Hand For The Folks Who Run This Show

  Pete Mackey | March 11, 2009 7:20 AM | 4 CommentsMobile, AL

  I had business in Tampa this week and used the InjuryBoard office for my depositions. It is interesting to see this site from a different angle. I ate supper Monday night with Tom, Nick, Angus and...

• The Arbitration Fairness Act Of 2009 - Get Behind It

  Pete Mackey | February 10, 2009 4:32 PM | 3 CommentsMobile, AL

  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,...

• Health Care Insurance - ERISA Is Not Your Friend (unless you are an insurance company)

  Pete Mackey | January 17, 2009 6:52 PM | 3 CommentsMobile, AL

  When you sue an insurance company for failing to pay your medical bills, chances are that your lawsuit will be governed by the Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. That Act was...

• Contact You Congressman to Pass the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

  Billy Cunningham | October 31, 2009 10:53 AM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  Last January I wrote a blog on the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (then Senate Bill . 2838 and now Senate Bill 512) The last report from Congress is that the bill was referred to...

• We Need the Medical Device Safety Act Passed

  Billy Cunningham | September 24, 2009 10:50 AM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  In the Spring I wrote a blog about the introduction of the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. in the Senate. The bill was introduced in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Riegel v....

• Federal Campaign for Mandatory Use of Anti-Alcohol Control

  Billy Cunningham | July 31, 2009 2:26 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  BLOG USA Today reports that there is a national campaign against first-time drunk driving offenders which is gaining support throughout the United States. This past year three states enacted...

• Congress Considering Nursing Home Reform

  Billy Cunningham | July 04, 2009 4:38 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  Both houses of Congress are considering legislation to improve nursing home care. There has been no new legislation regarding nursing homes since 1987. Statistics have demonstrated that care...

• There Is Trouble In Your Gasoline Can

  Pete Mackey | June 07, 2009 6:43 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  That gasoline can in your garage sure looks safe. You bought it from a big box store - they would not sell it unless it is safe, right? Wrong. In fact, there is a key safety component that most...

• Will jury waivers replace arbitration clauses?

  Troy Schwant | May 09, 2009 11:51 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  The next time you sign a contract, make sure you look closely and make sure you aren't signing away your rights to a jury. One of the fundamental principles of our court system, is that in most...