Manallegedly loses job over spiritual voice mail message

John Perdue says he was merely expressing faith, leaving a message about Jesus on another businessman’s voice mail but his company apparently felt he went too far and fired him for doing it.

Three killed in Helicopter Crash near Barnesville

The helicopter went down around 5:45 a.m. behind a one-story home in a wooded rural area near Barnesville, and killed all those aboard.

Delco man remembered at Walk-Athon

Mesothelioma a deadly disease that claims the lives of more than 3,000 Americans each year. Most people have never heard of it. But they have heard of asbestos, the cause of this disease.

Fewer Crashes caused by Pilots

Deadly mistakes by pilots the No. 1 cause of commercial airline crashes have decreased dramatically over the past decade. But a new concern has emerged in the government's efforts to make air travel safer: poor maintenance.

Settlement reached in fatal crash

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.

Jury awards $12 million to dead trucker's mother

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.

Nursing Home Plaintiffs Targeted By Tort Reform

Nursing home residents and their families seeking to sue for injuries stemming from substandard care are feeling the squeeze in many states, as advocates of tort “reform” push for caps on damages and strict limitations on the admissibility of certain evidence.

Fatality Case Settles for $5.9 million

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.

Governor's son among attorneys suing nursing homes

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.

Riley's son in thick of tort reform battle over nursing homes

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.