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jonlewis

May 04, 2008 12:28

Toyota Motor Corp. has recalled 90,189 Highlander SUV’s because third-row seat belts may not lock in some child-safety seats.  So far, there have been no complaints of injuries as a result of the defect, but what if there had been? The U. S. Chamber of Commerce talks about frivilous lawsuits ...

jonlewis

May 02, 2008 01:27

Well, another judge has taken away a jury verdict.  Where’s the outrage?  The whole point of juries is for twelve individuals to come together to make a unified decision.  Instead, Circuit Judge William Gordon has decided that the twelve individuals who heard the Ray Keller v. NCAA case in Ja...

jonlewis

April 04, 2008 13:26

Only the big verdicts make the front page.  In today’s Birmingham News (April 4, 2008), there is a side article in Section C (Money) which discusses some Birmingham lawyers who handled a Ford case in Rockingham, North Carolina.  The story was basically a public relations story for Huie, F...

jonlewis

February 28, 2008 17:54

The Orlando Sentinel has reported that in West Palm Beach, Florida, a jury has awarded a family $11 million due to the ejection of their 25 year old son from a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero SUV.  Scott Laliberte was ejected out of the rear window even though he was belted on the passenger side.  A...

jonlewis

February 28, 2008 16:58

Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor recently wrote about our judicial system in Parade Magazine.  Below is a copy of the article.  Justice O’Connor mentions Alabama’s election of Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb.  I totally agree with Justice O’Connor that our system has fallen pr...

jonlewis

February 16, 2008 16:15

The St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots are apparently going to replay the 2002 Superbowl, but this time, the game will be in the courtroom.  Accoring to an article in the Birmingham News, former Rams player, Willie Gary, and others have filed a $100 million lawsuit against the Patriots, the ...

jonlewis

February 16, 2008 15:53

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris has filed numerous lawsuits over the drug Trasylol.  The drug is manufactured by Bayer AG, and it is used to prevent excessive bleeding during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.  According to the Birmingham News, the lawsuits involve allegations...

jonlewis

February 16, 2008 15:31

A jury awarded Ronnie Lawrence $1.5 million for a fall which occurred at VictoryLand-Macon County Greyhound Park in Shorter, AL.  Mr. Lawrence slipped on water on the floor of the bathroom.  The water came from leaking bathroom fixtures, and apparently, it was a problem which the facility...

jonlewis

February 05, 2008 16:25

According to an Associated Press report, Exxon Mobil has finally paid its debt to the State of Alabama.  Exxon paid $121.5 million as a result of the lawsuit brought by the State of Alabama over natural gas royalties.  The case had been tried twice to two different juries and...

jonlewis

February 03, 2008 18:48

According to a report in Bloomberg News, hidden fees in 401(k) plans can sap your earnings for retirement.  Many times there are fees in these investments which are never openly disclosed to the employee/investor, and the employee/investor never sees them in statements or reads about them in...