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Damages in a Negligence Case
/by Amy StricklandThe final element in your negligence case is damage. The other elements — duty, breach, cause-in-fact and proximate cause — may all be clearly established, but if there are no damages then there can be no negligence lawsuit. Your damages can fall into one of several categories. Economic damages The typical car accident costs a […]
Alabama Town Weighs Alternative Sentencing Option
/by Amy StricklandOne Alabama community recently unveiled a very controversial alternative sentencing plan ― nonviolent offenders may choose to go to church instead of jail. Bay Minette, a town of 8,200 residents about 30 miles northeast of Mobile, offered first-time, non-violent offenders facing municipal court charges an alternative of attending church services once a week for a […]
Pedestrian Killed in Far Northeast Atlanta
/by Amy StricklandThe Hall County Sherriff’s Office reports that a pedestrian was killed in a Hall County personal injury accident in the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 3, 2013. The victim was crossing State Road 211, near State Road 53, when she was hit and killed by an oncoming car. State Road 211 was closed for […]
Murder Conviction Overturned; DA Vows Retrial
/by Amy StricklandThe Limestone County District Attorney has stated that he will retry a man after the defendant’s 2012 murder conviction was overturned on appeal. The appeals court stated that the jury had been improperly instructed. 41-year-old Keith George was sentenced to 50 years in prison following the 2009 shooting death of his 26-year-old nephew Rusty George […]
Fatal Accident in Huntsville Raises Third-Party Liability Questions
/by Amy StricklandA father and son have both denied responsibility in a recent fatal traffic accident in Huntsville. Court documents state that Richard Scarano allowed his son Gunner Scarano to drive the family truck. The younger Scarano was involved in a collision in south Huntsville that killed a 10-year-old boy and injured two others. The lawsuit names […]
Alabama Executes Man Convicted of 2005 Murder
/by Amy StricklandAlabama’s first execution since 2011 may have been tainted by several non-factual issues. On July 26, 2013, 29-year-old Andrew Reid Lackey — the so-called “Halloween Killer” — died after receiving a lethal injection, which was his punishment for the 2005 assault and murder of 80-year-old Charles Newman. Mr. Lackey had dropped all of his appeals, […]