Miscellaneous

• Rain Runoff Harming Lower Landowners is Actionable

  Dottie Perry | January 31, 2012 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Do you know how often a developer who clears land, paves it, and changes its contours has increased the volume and changed the path rain runoff takes as it flows across that land? Especially...

• Learning to Tell a Story

  Clay Rossi | December 28, 2011 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  At the core, every successful trial attorney must be a storyteller. Sadly, law schools do little to nurture and develop this essential skill but rather, ironically, do quite a good bit to...

• That's the Law??? Shame on you, Alabama

  Pete Mackey | October 10, 2011 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  I got a call last week from a person who was robbed by a bad guy in the parking lot of a big box store here in Mobile. There were several lights out in the section that he parked and he did not see...

• The Worst Lawyer TV Ad Ever

  Pete Mackey | June 30, 2011 8:56 AM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  I do not know any statistics on lawyers advertizing on television - what percentage do, how many ads per month are the average or how much money is spent on the endeavour. Our firm has never...

• Hey Stossel - Should Tort Reform Apply Here?

  Pete Mackey | June 17, 2011 2:33 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  The editor and chief wack-job of the World News Daily, Joseph Farrah, is about to sue Esquire over a parody that the magazine did recently announcing that he was recalling the latest WND published...

• John Stossel Is A Big Fat Liar

  Pete Mackey | June 17, 2011 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  In the book of Stossel, there are two things most revered - John and Stossel. He does not care if he gets it right. He does not care if his story offends. Correction - he wants it to offend. Liittle...

• Whether the Weather Might GIve Rise to Liability

  Clay Rossi | May 03, 2011 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The recent devastation caused by tornados in Alabama has become one of the major news stories of this spring. Due to the proliferation of video recorders and videophones, the horrific events were...

• Delaying Juries, Denying Justice

  Clay Rossi | April 28, 2011 1:07 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  Recently it was announced by Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb that the state would be holding fewer jury trials to compensate for judicial system budget cuts. Just how many fewer? Cobb...

• Online Poker: Cyber-Debate Could Have Real World Effects

  Clay Rossi | April 25, 2011 5:07 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  The federal government recently blocked U.S. gamblers from logging on to internet-based, offshore gambling sites. The move raised legal issues as players’ online “bankrolls” were...

• How Do Nursing Homes Handle Deceased Residents?

  Dottie Perry | April 18, 2011 11:38 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  How should facilities handle remains of residents after they've passed away? If your family member or loved one resides in a nursing home or assisted living facility, do you know the facility's...