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• DeWALT Cordless Drills Recalled for Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | December 23, 2007 10:36 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  DeWALT, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary product recall of 350,000 cordless drills because the trigger switch on the drill can overheat, posing a fire hazard.To date the company has received 11 reports of trigger switches overheating. No property damage or injuries have been reported. Cordless Drills Included in the Recall are:DC920 Heavy-Duty XRPâ„¢ 1/2" (13mm) 18 Volt Cordless...

• Alabama Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident(2)

  Chrissie Cole | December 09, 2007 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A motorcycle accident claimed the life of a Saraland man, on Friday, according to Alabama State Police.The motorcyclist, 18, was transported to the University of South Alabama Medical Center by helicopter ambulance, where he later died from the severe injuries he suffered in the crash.The accident occurred when the motorcycle crashed with another vehicle on Industrial Parkway near the Interstate...

• Underage driver causes fatal car accident

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A sad story out of Wilmer, Alabama, reports that a 13-year-old boy driving a car full of older teens caused a fatal car crash last night. Alabama state troopers reported that the underage driver crossed the center line of the road on U.S. 98 near Big Creek Lake, then overcorrected causing the car to flip. A 16-year-old boy thrown from the car died, and a 17-year-old girl was injured. This tragic...

• Condo market in Orange Beach, Alabama looks to rebound....

  Troy Schwant | July 26, 2009 11:05 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  As the condo market falls on the Gulf Coast, developers are looking to get out from crushing debt, and are beginning to auction off their condominium units at rock bottom prices. This past weekend,...

• 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...

• 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...

• Policy Limits Demand

  Pete Burns | April 07, 2009 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The policy limits demand is a powerful tool for the plaintiff and should be taken seriously by the insured defendant. The plaintiff is saying that she will settle her case for a specific sum or the...

• Chicago Train Derails Sending Dozens to the Hospital

  Chrissie Cole | November 30, 2007 12:10 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An Amtrak train traveling to Chicago from Grand Rapids derailed and plowed into the back of a freight train, Friday, injuring dozens of people. Eight of the 187 passengers were seriously injured in the train accident, according to authorities. Three people in the engine of the Amtrak train, apparently all Amtrak employees, were among the most seriously injured, said Larry Langford, a spokesman...

• Former University of Alabama Football Player Loses Wife and Four Children in Tragic Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | November 20, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Former University of Alabama football player, Siran Stacy, was involved in a horrific car accident, Tuesday, when a pickup truck struck the van he was driving. Six people were tragically killed in the accident including his wife and four of his children, according to State Troopers. The driver of the pickup truck was also killed in the crash.Stacy, 39, a star running back for Alabama during...

• ConAgra Issues Massive Banquet Pot Pie Recall

  Courtney Mills | October 12, 2007 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  ConAgra Foods Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska stopped production of its Banquet turkey and chicken pot pies at a Missouri plant after linking over 165 cases of salmonella poisoning to the pies. While at least thirty people have ended up in the hospital as a result of eating the pies, ConAgra contends that the outbreak of salmonella is due to consumers undercooking the pies.Although the company...