On a flight last week, I was catching up on my reading. In the August 7, 2015 edition of the Birmingham Business Journal, there was a list of the highest paid public company executives (ranked by compensation in 2014). Four of the five top 25…
You have probably heard about Windows 10 since it was first offered free of charge to consumers who already have Windows 7 or 8. You may have also heard about questionable privacy practices embedded into Windows 10. Are they a real concern?
Advocates and family members of those who lost their lives to prescription drug overdoses held a FedUp Rally on Monday at the Utah Capitol to focus attention on the problem. According to the Utah Department of Health, 289 Utahns died of opioid painkiller overdoses last…
It is striking to both see first-hand and then also hear a witness defensively testify that he was “driving the posted speed limit”, albeit in poor weather conditions, poor light (e.g., nighttime driving), or even around a curve on a road.
As reported today in the Chicago Tribune, Fiat Chrysler announced this week the details of the biggest vehicle buyback program in history, which was imposed on the company after a federal investigation into its track record of horrendous Chrysler recall completion rates lead to a…
Product liability claims involve many types of products: drugs, power tools, industrial equipment, guns, etc. However, one of the most heavily litigated area of products liability is the automobile. Product liability litigation involving automobiles has led to numerous changes in the way vehicles
The Ashley Madison hack has been something of a sideshow in the data breach community because of the supposed “comedy” of cheating spouses being caught. But it appears there is now some real fallout from the hack.
Being a caregiver for a loved one who can’t care for themselves can be all consuming, of both time and emotional energy. Full-time caregiving can lead to exhaustion, irritability, neglect of other responsibilities, diversion of time from leisure activities, loss of sleep, anxiety, depression, troubl
Many products cause injuries every year. But, sometimes people are unaware they may have recourse for injuries caused by products. What recourse? In Alabama, there is the Extended Manufacturer’s Liability Doctrine (AEMLD). Essentially, that doctrine says that a person injured by a product must p
In 2014, Visionworks, an eye care retailer, misplaced two computer servers that potentially had sensitive personal information. Bloomberg reports that they have now settled with the Maryland Attorney General over these poor practices.
In case you haven’t noticed, gas is cheaper these days – down an average 30 percent from 2014. Good news, right? And the U.S. economy has been steadily adding jobs for quite some time. More good news (although some folks might quibble over the quality…
The posted speed limit applies to perfect driving conditions (e.g., lighting, weather and traffic flow). It is the maximum speed allowed in that perfect driving context. When less than optimum conditions are present (e.g., reduced light/vision, wet roads or congested traffic), the basic speed law
