In his work as a product liability attorney for Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., J.P. Sawyer saw far too many instances of children injured or killed in vehicle accidents because they were not properly secured. Even if child safety seats were present, many times even the best-intentioned parents do not properly install them, rendering them ineffective, with tragic results. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange presented Sawyer with a proclamation on Sept. 11, recognizing Sept. 12-18 as Child Passenger Safety Week.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (March 31, 2009) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a major recall of over 120,000 Yamaha Rhino off-highway recreational vehicles. The recall involves all Rhino 450, 660 and 700 model vehicles, which have been linked to 46 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Reports of serious injury and death linked to this vehicle have been reported since 2003, leaving many to wonder if this action is an example of "too little, too late."

Mr. Freeman, a truck driver, was killed when he was ejected from the large truck (tractortrailer) he was driving on an Alabama highway back in 2005. IMMI was the manufacturer of a seat belt buckle which was part of the safety restraint in the truck Mr. Freeman was driving.