An undisclosed settlement was reached late Monday in the fatal traffic deaths of three Louisville women on Oct. 31, 2002, according to Greg Allen, of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles. The trial had been set for Jan 5, 2004.

A jury has awarded $12 million to the mother of a Mississippi man killed when a defective truck cab guard did not prevent a shifting load from crushing him to death.

Attorneys for Michael Willis of Eufaula, husband of the late Karla Willis, recently settled a wrongful death claim against Columbus Paper Company, Inc. for $5.98 million.

MONTGOMERY (AP) – When Alabama nursing homes run TV ads criticizing trial lawyers, they are casting a wide net that falls on Gov. Bob Riley’s son.

MONTGOMERY Gov. Bob Riley’s son is on the patients’ side of a tort reform war between trial lawyers and nursing home owners, one of the most bitter battles of this legislative season.

Both sides agree that it was a terrible tragedy the night Christopher Torrence drunkenly drove his high-end Mercedes down North Boulevard at about 125 MPH and crashed, killing himself and one of his passengers and crippling another.

A Huntsville assisted-living center and a pest exterminator have appealed a $5.35 million verdict in favor of an elderly Alzheimer's patient attacked by fire ants while she slept.

Could care for Alabama's elderly be in jeopardy because of law suits? Tuesday the Alabama Nursing Home Association said lawsuits filed against Alabama Nursing Homes-are up 30 percent in the past 2 years.

A woman sued a national nursing home chain and its Center Point location over her mother’s death, saying the company’s negligent care hastened the woman’s demise.

General Motors Corp. has settles a lawsuit filed over the deaths of five people when their car ran off a gravel road and hit a tree, allegedly because of a malfunctioning air bag and weak roof.