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Articles 11 to 16 of 16 for attorney Cole Portis.

IMMI Defective Seat Belt Case Settles

January 29, 2007

Mr. Freeman, a truck driver, was killed when he was ejected from the large truck (tractortrailer) he was driving on an Alabama highway back in 2005. IMMI was the manufacturer of a seat belt buckle which was part of the safety restraint in the truck Mr. Freeman was driving.

Wrongful Death Suit Filed In School Bus Case

January 23, 2007

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed arising out of the school bus accident that occurred in Huntsville, Alabama, in November of last year. The complaint names as defendants Laidlaw Transit, the school bus driver and the driver of a passenger car that was involved in the incident. The school bus involved, which was owned by Laidlaw Transit, was transporting a group of Lee High School students to the Huntsville Technology Center.

Nurses Husbands Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit

February 10, 2006

The husbands of two women killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 more than three years ago have reached a settlement with a trucking company that employed the driver believed to have started the pileup.

Bars Can Be Held Liable For Drunks' Accidents

THE DECATUR DAILY | April 7, 2005

When Brandy Ferguson filed a lawsuit against The Rum Jungle about the death of her 27-year-old husband, she stepped into an area of legal liability not popular with many jurors.

Bars can be Held Liable for Drunks' Accidents

April 7, 2005

When Brandy Ferguson filed a lawsuit against The Rum Jungle about the death of her 27-year-old husband, she stepped into an area of legal liability not popular with many jurors.

Families of V-22 Victims Settle

STAR TELEGRAM | April 20, 2002

Families of all but one of the 23 Marines killed two years ago in crashes of the V-22 Osprey have reached out-of-court settlements with Bell Helicopter Textron and Boeing Co.