Miscellaneous

• What Is Tort Reform?

  Pete Mackey | May 02, 2009 11:12 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Tort Reform is the process of changing the civil justice system to limit a claimant's remedies and/or damages. It is sought by those who perceive the civil justice system as negatively impacting...

• Starting a new business...

  Troy Schwant | April 26, 2009 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  With the job market shrinking, a lot of people are starting new businesses, and when doing that they sometimes enter a lease based on what the agent leasing the retail space tells them. Please be...

• Fraud against the government

  Pete Burns | April 08, 2009 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  If you are aware of your employer or another company being paid government funds for work that was not done you may be able to file suit in behalf of the United States Government. Those are called...

• A Good Move By The American Psychiatric Association

  Pete Mackey | April 06, 2009 6:43 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The American Psychiatric Association recently announced that it would put a halt to medical seminars financed by drug or device makers and also would put a halt on industry paid meals at its annual...

• Southern Governors: Ignoring The Unemployed At The Worst Time?

  Pete Mackey | April 03, 2009 5:34 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Alabama Governor Bob Riley joins several other southern republican governors who claim they intend to refuse that part of the stimulus package which would provide additional unemployment benefits...

• AIG shareholder suit

  Pete Burns | March 30, 2009 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  AIG may be too big to fail but thankfully its management will be called to account for their conduct. Americans, while furious about the huge bonuses, know that the tax man is not the answer. The...

• If it Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Usually Is.....

  Troy Schwant | March 28, 2009 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  With everyone trying to squeeze the most out of every dollar, the possibility of getting caught up in a scam can happen to anyone. By now all of us have gotten the emails from the Prince of some...

• Judge Refuses To Grant Mistrial In Fen-Phen Case

  Pete Mackey | March 28, 2009 8:08 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Federal Judge Danny Reeves recently denied a motion for a mistrial by lawyers William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. (now disbarred) for defrauding their Fen-Phen clients by taking more (much...

• Social networking sites can be a very good thing!

  Pete Burns | March 24, 2009 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  I was trying a case recently in Gadsden Alabama and needed to find someone/anyone who had been transferred from Riverview Regional Hospital to UAB. The object of the exercise was to determine how...

• Big Brother is watching....

  Troy Schwant | March 21, 2009 11:17 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  Well it only took 25 years longer than expected, but Big Brother is finally here. No, Im not talking about the government, Im talking about Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook. If you haven't joined one...