Birmingham Injury Blog
Covers injury and accident law in the state of Alabama involving car and truck accidents, as well as premises liability and insurance matters.
Author: This blawg is a combined effort of John Watts and M. Stan Herring, solo practitioners in Birmingham, Ala.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Insurance Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Alabama • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Birmingham Injury Blog
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"Falls On the Rise as a Leading Injury Among Senior Citizens "
The Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an article on the latest slip and fall statistics. Nearly a third of Americans ages 65 and older will sustain an injury due to a fall; deaths…
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Surgical Fires are Rare, but Preventable
The Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an entry about the risks of surgical fires and how to prevent them. There are roughly 550-650 surgical fires a year, with about 1-2 being fatal and 30…
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Tired Doctors Make More Errors
The Indiana Injury Law Blog has posted an article about "internal factors" that cause doctors to make fatal medical errors. A Mayo Clinic study has shown that the amount of medical mistakes made by residents…
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Mentally Ill and Felons Put Elderly Nursing Home Residents at Risk
The Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an article that discusses how elderly nursing home residents are often put at risk by other residents who are mentally ill or convicted felons. Robert Kreisman, the…
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Statistics of Cell Phones Causing Car Accidents
The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an article about "jarring" statistics linking cell phone use to automobile accidents. Using data supplied by a Washington Post article, the blog post says that 342,000 accidents are…
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Lawsuits over Dangers of Yaz and Yasmin
The Utah Personal Injury Law Firm Blog has posted an article about the dangers of the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin. The pills are basically identical and have been marketed without enough warnings about…
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$3.5 Million Settlement in Alabama Wrongful Death Suit
The Alabama Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an article about the settlement in a wrongful death case brought against a trucking company. A Chilton county man was killed in a car accident in January 2008…
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Weight Loss Drug's Possible Link to Liver Damage
http://www.alabamaproductinjurylawyer.com/2009/08/fda_probes_orlistat_alli_and_x.htmlThe Alabama Product Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an entry about a new drug warning from the FDA. The FDA has issued an "early communication" warning for weight loss drugs containing Orlistat. So far, the…
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Antidepressants Increase Risk of Suicidal Thoughts in Patients Under 25
The Alabama Product Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an article about a study done by the FDA confirming that people under age 25 who take an antidepressant are more likely to have suicidal tendencies and…
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Firearm Safety Reminders
The Alabama Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an article about gun safety. Alabama currently ranks as the state with the second most gun related deaths. Louisiana is in first place with 20 injuries per 100,000…