Tom James will be speaking at an ICLE webcast seminar as a plaintiffs’ lawyer expert on the issues of informal legal discovery in accident cases. The webcast seminar is open to all Michigan lawyers. Although Tom was asked to speak primarily from the plaintiff injury lawyer perspective, the legal discovery seminar is more about the many universal and informal legal discovery strategies that attorneys can apply to better serve their clients. These are the strategies that smart lawyers from both sides use to move cases faster and reach great settlements…
In criminal cases, action is taken by the state against an individual for a violation of the law. The state may refer to federal, state or local government authorities. A criminal matter can result a sentence such as a fine, probation or time in jail. The sentence is imposed upon a defendant who pleads guilty or is found guilty to keep him from acting in the same manner in the future and also to deter others from acting in a similar manner. Criminal State vs. You Penalty: Jail/Fine Civil Person…
Salvador Dali has been quoted as saying: “the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.” As a personal injury lawyer, I whole-heartedly disagree. Most people know that lawsuits can be filed for negligence or for a breach of contract, but in Alabama, lawsuits can also be filed for “outrage.” Outrage occurs when someone does something so outrageous and so extreme that it goes beyond all possible bounds of decency. Even if no negligence is involved, an outrage suit can be filed when a victim experiences…
As I sit at my desk looking out my window on the 17th floor of The Financial Center and take in the beautiful views of Birmingham’s skyline, Lynn Park and Sloss Furnace in the distance; I reflect on my 20 years with Farris, Riley & Pitt. It has been an incredible journey to see our firm grow from where we began to where we are now. I remember being at dinner one night with Kirby Farris, his wife and my husband, Barry. It was a typical Friday night that we…
Over 1,500 cases filed in Bard IVC Filter MDL in Phoenix, AZ, before Honorable David G. Campbell. The filters alleged to have caused injury are Bard’s “optional” filters – i.e. those that Bard has represented to be removable after the risk of pulmonary embolism has passed – the Recovery, G2, G2X, Eclipse, Meridian and Denali filters. The parties are currently working through general and case specific (trial pick or “bellwether” selections) discovery, with the first bellwether case to be tried in the fall of this year. The MDL plaintiffs…
At Farris, Riley & Pitt, we are committed to improving the quality of life for our clients as well as members of our community. One of the ways we like to give back is through our sponsorship of the Children’s Miracle Network Music & Miracles Radiothon, an annual fundraiser that features local children sharing stories of how they overcame serious illnesses and injuries. For the past seven years, the Radiothon has broadcasted live from the McWane Lobby at Children’s of Alabama. During the two-day event, listeners tune in to iHeartMedia…