Campaign to Fight Medicare Fraud Announced

Gov. Bob Riley, at a recent press conference with Alabama Department of Senior Services Commissioner Irene Collins, U. S. Office of Consumer Choice and Protection Director Barbara Dieker and Alabama Association for Justice (formerly the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association) President-Elect Gibson Vance, announced a new campaign to fight Medicare fraud.

Exxon Shouldn't Abandon Legal Rights

My old friend Bill Chappell's socialistic hatred of anything smacking of business blinds him to reality. He rants again against ExxonMobil, the No. 1 capitalist company in the world, and its battle for justice in Alabama courts.

Alabama Lawyers Partner to Protect Elderly from Fraud

In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Gov. Bob Riley's administration and a plaintiff lawyers' group are teaming up to provide kits aimed at protecting Alabama's elderly from Medicare fraud.

Daimler-Chrysler Settles Death Claim for Dodge Ram 2500 Defect

Daimler-Chrysler has settled a wrongful death claim brought by the family of Felix Lassiter who was killed as the result of a defect in his 2004 Dodge Ram-2500.

Honda Lawsuit in Litigation

Testimony is scheduled to continue today in civil proceeds in Dallas County Circuit Court where a Dallas County man is seeking damages against Honda American Motors because of a one-vehicle accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

Product Liability Case Settled Prior to Trial

A product liability case scheduled for trial in Circuit Court in Eufaula Monday morning was settled.

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Drug Company

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Monday in Tuscaloosa County against a drug company that makes and sells Celebrex.

Jury Returns $4 Million Verdict Against Wal-Mart

A Montgomery woman who was paralyzed in a 2004 rollover crash that occurred when the tread on one of her SUV's tires separated has been awarded $4 million in a judgment against Wal-Mart, whose service center failed to spot the defective tire.

Seat Belt Manufacturer Pays in Defective Buckle Fatality

The manufacturer of a seat belt buckle settled recently for an undisclosed amount in an Alabama lawsuit filed following the death of a truck driver during a collision.

Defective Seatbelt Buckles

Between 2002 and 2004, seatbelt manufacturer Indiana Mills and Manufacturing, Inc. (IMMI) manufactured and sold seatbelt buckles for use in heavy trucks and school buses.