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8 Famous Medical Malpractice Cases That Changed Medicine (and What They Mean in Alabama)

The most famous medical malpractice cases in American history share a pattern: they weren’t caused by one bad doctor having one bad day, but by systems that failed, warnings that were ignored, and errors nobody caught until it was too late. That’s also why they matter. Several of these cases changed how medicine is practiced for everyone, from the...

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Birmingham Man Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-59/20

(Birmingham, Alabama December 6, 2021) — On Saturday night December 4, 2021, a 70-year-old Birmingham man was tragically killed after he was struck by a vehicle near the Arkadelphia Road exit on I-59/20 in Birmingham. The Birmingham man had previously been involved in a two-vehicle crash. After he got out of his vehicle to check on the other person...

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Trinity, AL Man Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash

(Lawrence County, Alabama November 30, 2021) — On Sunday evening November 28, 2021, a 54-year-old Trinity man tragically died after his 2007 Ford Econoline Van collided with a 2007 Ford F-350 flatbed truck driven by a 35-year-old Moulton man. The accident occurred about eight miles south of Hillsboro, AL on Lawrence County 217. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement...

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Jemison Woman Killed And Four Injured In Train Crash

(Jemison, Alabama November 30, 2021) — The Jemison Police Department reported a collision on Monday between a vehicle and a train at the Guy Street railroad crossing in Chilton County, Alabama. The collision tragically killed a woman and injured four others. The driver of the vehicle, a 40-year-old Jemison woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. An unnamed 24-year-old...

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Two Men Killed In Chambers County Car Crash

(Valley, Alabama November 23, 2021) — On November 22, 2021, two men tragically died in a two vehicle car crash in Chambers County, Alabama. The crash occurred when the 1996 Dodge Ram driven by a 54-year-old Roanoke man crossed the center line of County road 78 and collided with the 1999 Ford F-150 driven by a 34-year-old man from...

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Tuscaloosa Woman Dies In Four-Vehicle Crash On I-59

(Tuscaloosa, Alabama November 21, 2021) — On Saturday evening, November 20, 2021, a 29-year-old Tuscaloosa woman was tragically killed in a four-vehicle crash. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (“ALEA”), the Tuscaloosa woman’s 2019 Ford F-550 was struck by a vehicle driven by a 48-year-old Bessemer man. The crash occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Interstate 59, 11...

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Elderly Couple Killed In Tuscaloosa County Truck Crash

(Tuscaloosa, Alabama November 20, 2021) — On Friday afternoon, November 19, 2021, an elderly couple was fatally injured in Tuscaloosa County when their 2005 Scion was struck by a 2015 Kenworth tractor trailer. An 87-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman, both from Vernon, were pronounced dead on the scene. The wreck occurred on Alabama Highway 171 near the eight...

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Athens Woman Dead After Fatal Forklift Accident

(Athens, AL, November, 15 2021) – A forklift hit a woman in an Athens lumberyard on Monday morning, and the woman tragically died. The fatal forklift injury occurred at Sunbelt Forest Products Corporation on Highway 127 in Athens around 7 a.m. A 45-year-old Athens woman was killed in the accident. Sunbelt Forest Products Corporation has confirmed the Athens woman...

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Eutaw Man Killed in Sumter County Car Crash

(Sumter County, Alabama November 14, 2021) — On Sunday morning, November 14, 2021, a 44-year-old Eutaw man was fatally injured when the car he was driving collided with another vehicle. The crash occurred on I59 around the 23 mile marker, which is 5 miles north of York, AL. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (“ALEA”), the other driver...

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One Man Dies After Two-Vehicle Crash Near Priceville

(Madison County, Alabama November 14, 2021) — On Sunday morning, November 14, 2021, a man was fatally injured when the 1997 Ford Ranger pickup he was driving collided head-on with a 2021 Jeep Compass driven by a 39-year-old Decatur driver. The crash occurred at 7:00 a.m. on East Upper River Road just four miles east of Priceville, Alabama. According to...

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