(3rd in a series) Like they say: It’s a jungle out there. Not one populated with lions and tigers and bears, like in “The Wizard of Oz.” For kids, in one situation in particular – getting to school safely on a bus – the danger…
(2nd in a series) The first school bus was introduced in 1827. It was a horse-drawn vehicle used at a Quaker school, the Newington Academy for Girls in London, England, and was designed to carry 25 children. It would seem that in 187 years drivers…
(1st in a series) It’s one of the saddest types of accidents I can think of: When a child is hurt or killed getting on or off of the school bus. I’d like to spend my next few blog posts on school bus safety. I’ve…
Most of us have seen that image of a frustrated male growling “women drivers” over some perceived mistake a woman has made behind the wheel. Conversely, many of us have seen the TV commercial in which a young woman scoffs over a boyfriend’s contention that…
The case of Dr. Amy J. Reid has helped bring world-wide attention to the risks that power morcellation procedures can spread cancer inside a woman’s body. Dr. Reid, a 41 year old radiologist and mother of six children, had a power morcellation procedure to remove…
So, some people say the jury system doesn’t work. Some people say Alabama is tort hell. Who are these people, and do they read the Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter like we do? The most recent issue of the Alabama Jury verdict Reporter was just released. …
We always hear about frivolous lawsuits. We hear about how they cost the system so much money. Well, there was a recent example of a case in Alabama which clearly shows how a frivolous case would be handled. Now, I am NOT passing value on…
It seems that only yesterday we were grumbling about the cold weather of a seemingly endless winter. Now the summer has flown by, and it’s time for the kids to head back to school. And time for the school buses to hit the road. And…
It was a bold response to a drastic situation. The governor of New Hampshire declared a state of emergency last week after 44 reported overdoses of a synthetic marijuana known as spice. The most sinister detail of this crisis? The drug is bubblegum-flavored. There’s no…
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that brand-name drug makers can be held liable for warnings on a generic version of the company’s medication made by another company. The case, which was originally filed in federal court by Danny and Vick Weeks, alleged that Mr.…
The Bombshell from Miami-Dade County Circuit Court is no doubt reverberating throughout the halls of Tallahassee this week and will most certainly dominate discussion at the 69th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference to be hosted this week by the Workers’ Compensation Institute in Orla
I myself have never considered getting a tattoo, unless I were to join the Marine Corps, in which case a nice “Semper Fi” across the biceps might be cool. At this point in my life, a hitch in the Corps doesn’t seem to be a…
