Court Overturns $82M Verdict Against GM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The state Supreme Court overturned an $82 million verdict against General Motors on Friday, saying that the jury was improperly selected for the product-defect case last year.

West Alabama Timber suing Caterpillar, Inc.

West Alabama Timber has filed a lawsuit against Catepillar, Inc. and Thompson Tractor, Inc. because of the injuries and damages suffered as a result of a defective skidder.

Consumer Safety

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Toy Recall Database

Over the years there have been a great number of children's toys put on the market that were dangerous, thereby creating hazards for small children. Many of the hazards were not open and obvious to parents. Unfortunately, not much information was available concerning this problem and a tremendous nu…

Lawyers say lies told about tire death

A lawyer for a woman severely injured in a traffic accident that claimed the life of a civil rights leader two years ago said Wednesday that “myths” are being spread to convince the public that a tire on the vehicle was “bald and taken from a dump.”

Settlement reached with Ford, Firestone in Shinhoster death case

Tuskegee, Ala. – A settlement has been reached with Ford Motor and Bridgestone-Firestone tires over a blowout and wreck that killed civil rights leader Earl Shinhoster and injured two others, the judge in the case said Wednesday.

Partial settlement reached in activist's death

Bridgestone-Firestone and Ford Motor Co. settled a lawsuit Monday with two people injured in a wreck that killed civil rights leader Earl Shinhoster.

Bridgestone, Ford settle with 2 hurt in wreck, Civil Rights leader's wrongful death trial over incident starts

Tuskegee - Bridgestone-Firestone and Ford Motor Co. settled a lawsuit Monday with two people injured in a tire blowout and wreck that killed civil rights leader Earl Shinhoster.

Opening statements expected Wednesday morning in tire death case

Opening statements are set for Wednesday morning in the trial of two companies being sued in the tire blowout and wreck that killed civil rights leader Earl Shinhoster.

Fatal Crash, Firestone suit to begin

Montgomery– Bridgestone-Firestone and Ford Motor Co. are set to go on trial this week in a lawsuit that blaming them for the wreck that killed civil rights leader Earl Shinhoster.