(March 10, 2022) — Many users of Philips’ sleep apnea machines have expressed frustration about the lack of communication from Philips after its recall. In an effort to improve communications the Food and Drug Administration [“FDA”] issued a notification order to Philips Respironics requiring the company to notify patients and others of the company’s June 14, 2021, recall of...
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(St. Clair County, Alabama December 9, 2022) — On Monday evening, March 7th, Tanner Carleton from Pell City was tragically killed while setting up for St. Clair Cattleman’s Association Rodeo. Carleton was a fifth-grader at Williams Intermediate School in Pell City. According to Coroner Dennis Russell, Carleton was helping to move metal gates when multiple gates fell on him....
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Approximately 1.3 million Americans visit the emergency room every year due to adverse drug side effects. If your doctor prescribes you a new medication and you start to experience new, unexpected side effects that affect your quality of life, you may wonder, Can you sue for medication side effects? In many cases, you may have a legal case to...
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It happens far too often. First, someone sells you an item advertising how it works or how useful it is. Next, you discover the item is broken or doesn’t work at all how it was purported to. What can you do to get your money back? The Alabama government created a special protective law for consumers known as the...
Continue Reading(Athens, Alabama March 4, 2022) — On March 2nd, Edgardo V Pacheco, 54, of La Vergne, Tennessee and an unidentified 18-year-old tragically died when a box truck fell off an overpass above I-65 and collided with a train. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the State Troopers received a call around 5 a.m. that a box truck driving...
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Workplace injuries are commonplace in various environments, but they differ in severity based on what type of job is being performed. Manufacturing jobs create plenty of opportunities for injury because of their complex nature. Factory workers are a significant part of the economy of Alabama and provide valuable services. It is estimated that 17.18% of Alabama’s total economic output...
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When you suffer a serious injury, you are usually treated by medical providers soon after. Treatment costs money, and in Alabama, there is a specific hospital lien statute that helps hospitals get paid when they provide care to someone injured in an accident. Alabama lien laws allow hospitals to place a lien on any legal settlement you might reach...
Continue Reading(Lowndes County, Alabama February 16, 2022) — On Monday evening, February 14th, a Montgomery man was killed following a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 65. Demontray O’Neal Likely, 23, was tragically killed when a 2006 Ford Ranger, driven by Nicholas Angelo Mims, 56, of Pine Apple, slammed into the back of his 2007 Nissan Altima while he was stopped in...
Continue Reading(Auburn, Alabama February 15, 2022) — On February 14th, Patrick Wayne Swearingen, 31, was killed in a multi vehicle crash on I-85 near Auburn. According to the coroner’s office, Swearingen was on active duty with the US Navy at the time of his death, and was set to retire soon. The crash occurred in the northbound lane of I-85,...
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Drinking and driving is never a good idea, even if someone is under the legal limit. Alcohol impairs your judgment and slows down your reaction time. The decision to get behind the wheel can have disastrous results and cause drunk driving injuries to everyone involved. If you were injured by a drunk driver, you might have the right to...
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