Firm Settles Machine Guarding Case

Our firm recently settled a product liability case against the manufacturer of a planer infeed table. Our client, Stokes Moring, was employed at Dixon Lumber Company in Eufaula, Alabama.

Ford is Recalling 3.6 Million Vehicles

Ford Motor Co. is recalling 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans to address concerns about a cruise control switch that has led to previous recalls based on reports of fires.

Groups want Allstate Trial Records Kept Open

Consumer groups have called on a U.S. District Court judge in New Orleans to keep open to the public key Allstate Insurance Co. documents from the first federal insurance trial in Louisiana from Hurricane Katrina.

El Paso Corporation Settles Explosion Case

El Paso Corp. will pay a $15.5 million fine as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice and pipeline safety regulators related to a 2000 natural gas pipeline explosion in Carlsbad, New Mexico, that killed 12 people.

New Health Commissioner Faces Tough Task Rebuilding Trust

Dr. Sanne Magnan has a list of priorities as she takes over the Minnesota Department of Health, but one of the biggest tasks isn't mentioned: Repairing the damage done by her predecessor.

Diabetes Try Green Tea Instead

If you suffer from diabetes, drink plenty of green tea every day. It's just as effective - and far safer - than the world's leading anti-diabetes drug Avandia, which also increases the risk of heart attack by 43 per cent.

State Farm Pays Nearly $30M in Mississippi to Settle Katrina Claims

State Farm Insurance Co. agreed to voluntarily re-evaluate Mississippi Hurricane Katrina slab cases in April, and since then has paid more than $29.8 million in additional claims payments since the re-evaluation process began.

Verdict Against Walgreens in Misfilled Prescription Case

A jury has awarded $25.8 million to the family of a cancer patient who was given a wrong prescription, had a stroke and died several years later.

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.

Breast Cancer Victims Accuse Wyeth in Court Testimony

When Pamela Forrester went to her doctor in 1994 complaining of menopausal symptoms, hot flashes and trouble sleeping, she didn't think twice when he told her to start taking hormone replacement drugs, she testified today.