Jon was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, reading and exercising. Jon enjoys helping people which is why he has chosen a career in the legal profession.
According to a Fox 6 news report, Tuscaloosa County recently passed an ordinance allowing Uber drivers in the County, but Uber must hold One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) of general liability insurance. If an Uber driver kills someone, you may be able to recover $1,000,000.00 (see…
We are constantly bombarding our clients and the public about the importance of uninsured motorist coverage. Well, if you are using UBER, it is even more important. Why, you ask? Because, ostensibly, uber drivers are independent contractors, and therefore, Uber is going to say that…
I recently posted that obtaining a jury is getting more and more difficult in civil cases. Well, Monday, the process began where it might become more difficult to even get a Judge. On Monday, August 15, 2016, an order was entered in a workers compensation…
NO JURY (SOUP) FOR YOU!!!!! The 7th Amendment of the United States Constitution provides: In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall…
Picture Courtesy of SmartAsset According to a recent article in Al.com, Alabama has the 6th worst drivers in the country. See the photo above. Of course, this is somewhat of a subjective test and based upon selective criteria. In this article, the statistics were derived…
A Jefferson County awarded a family $16,000,000.00 in a medical malpractice claim against Brookwood Women’s Medical Center*. The case centered around Brookwood Hospital’s ads for Natural Childbirth. We couldn’t find the ads, but it’s obvious that Brookwood was using its physicians to promote the n
What’s Ford‘s response to their recall regarding Takata airbags? It’s no big deal. Don’t worry about it, especially if you aren’t in a humid environment. What? Are the kidding? Has Ford been to Alabama in August? Has anyone been outside today? Here is the Ford…
Do you live near the gulf coast? Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama or Florida? You may be more susceptible to the Takata airbag explosion. Why? Because the Takata airbag explosions have been linked to humid weather. This is in addition to design and manufacturing problems along…
Takata has apologized to the driving public on its website for the defective airbags in over 20 manufacturer’s cars: Takata Corporation apologizes to the driving public for the widespread concern and inconvenience caused as a result of our inflators. U.S. drivers: We urge you to…
My son has a 2010 Ford Fusion, and Ford just sent a recall notice to me. In the recall notice, it tells us to take the vehicle to a dealer and have it repaired as the problem could cause serious injury or death. So, I…
It’s coming. The self-driving car. It’s hard to believe, but the numbers are growing. Here is a Business Insider report which shows that there will be Ten Million self-driving cars on the roads in four years. FOUR YEARS!!!! What is this going to mean? It…
So, you just purchased a Honda or an Acura. You spent thousands of dollars and incurred significant debt for your new car. You are excited. You have that new car smell. It’s clean. Its got all the new bells and whistles. What could be better?…
