Automobile Accidents

• What Does Contributory Negligence Mean To You?

  Pete Mackey | January 20, 2011 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  When I evaluate a potential tort case, contributory negligence is laways an overiding concern. Contributory negligence is a defense in a tort case to a negligence claim. The best example of all of...

• What/Who Has Driven Highway Safety?

  Pete Mackey | December 03, 2010 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A friend of mine sent me a video of a crash test of 2009 Cheverolet Malibu and a 1959 Cheverolet Bel Air. The video shows, from several angles, how much safer the newer model is. That crash test was...

• Toyota, Pinto and Juries

  Pete Burns | April 09, 2010 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The runaway Toyotas remind me of the exploding Pintos and both underscore the role of juries as guardians of public safety. I recall in the late 70’s when it was revealed that the design of...

• What should you do if you have just been in a car accident, but the other car didn't stop...

  Troy Schwant | March 28, 2010 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  This is the classic hit and run scenario and a lot of times even if people have uninsured motorist coverage, their insurance company may not provide coverage. What do you need to do to insure that...

• What is happening to Toyota is a lesson for any business...

  Troy Schwant | February 22, 2010 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  I have owned two cars in my life, and both are Toyotas. I still drive a 2000 Toyota Camry. I planned that my next car would be a Toyota. Then the recalls happened. Now there are reports of more...

• Speeding - The Numbers Do Not Add Up

  Pete Mackey | January 18, 2010 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Everyone is in a hurry these days. I am one of those everyone. Recently, I missed a flight home and had to spend the night in Houston. There was the sliver of a chance that I could have pulled an OJ...

• Christmas safety checklist...

  Troy Schwant | December 20, 2009 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  As someone who has two little boys in his family, Christmas is an eagerly anticipated time of year, both for the kids and the parents. Christmas has always been my favorite time of year and I never...

• Get Off the Phone

  Gaines Drago | November 03, 2009 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Every year, well really every month for that matter, our cell phones appear to be able to perform more and more functions. They truly have become computers in the palm of our hand connecting us to...

• Durable Power of Attorney over Health Care Issues

  Gaines Drago | September 23, 2009 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  No one likes to think about their own mortality, especially while feeling vibrant and alive. The It could never happen to me attitude, dominates our thoughts, and while it is true that most of the...

• Are Insurance Companies failing to recognize that pain and suffering should be compensated?

  Troy Schwant | September 16, 2009 11:30 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  It is becoming more and more evident that Insurance companies are taking the position that your medical bills are the only matter they are going to take into consideration when evaluating your...