http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/ Published by Watts Law Group, P.C. & M. Stan Herring, P.C. en-us 2011-03-22T14:34:23-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2011/03/secondhand_smoke_raises_kinder.html Time Magazine has posted an article that discusses a recent study that explored how secondhand smoking affects children. Dr. Giacomo Simonetti, an assistant professor at the Children's Hospital of University of Bern, conducted a study on the effects of parental... Interesting News John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2011-03-22T14:34:23-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2011/03/taco_bells_interesting_response_to_lawsuit.html Bloomberg.com has posted an article about Taco Bell's interesting response to a particular lawsuit. The fast food chain has been sued for allegedly not having enough beef in their seasoned beef filling for it to be listed as beef. Taco... Interesting News John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2011-03-08T20:07:09-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2011/03/maryland_hospital_bans_birth_v_1.html STLToday.com has posted an interesting article about a Maryland hospital's ban on photographing or videotaping of births. Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, MD, even requires cell phones and cameras be turned off and only allows photographing to begin after the... Interesting News John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2011-03-06T19:50:57-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2011/02/supreme_court_allows_lawsuit_a.html USA Today has posted an article about a recent Supreme Court ruling that says car company Mazda can be sued for not having certain safety equipment in some of their vehicles, even though the vehicles met the government's safety standards.... Car Wreck John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2011-02-28T17:02:11-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2011/01/study_shows_alabama_drivers_at_higher_risk_for_fatal_dui_and_speeding_crashes.html The Alabama Injury Lawyer Blog has posted an article that discusses a recent traffic study. In this study, Alabama ranked as the #1 state in traffic fatalities involving speeding and is #9 for alcohol related traffic fatalities. This means that... Car Wreck John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2011-01-30T19:36:47-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2011/01/social_networking_profiles_can_1.html The LaBovick Injury Law Blog has posted an article on how social networking websites has impacted how personal injury litigation works. If someone has sustained personal injury in an accident, their social networking profile should reflect it, if their case... Interesting News John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2011-01-16T19:55:24-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2010/12/us_chamber_of_commerce_loves_l_1.html The New York Personal Injury Law Blog has posted an article that discusses how the US Chamber of Commerce is planning to spend $10 million for advertising in the upcoming election to ensure tort "reformers" get elected. The only expenditure... Litigation Process John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2010-12-04T18:49:54-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2010/11/end_of_daylight_savings_could_1.html The Georgia Injury Law Blog has posted an interesting article that discusses how the number of auto accidents, including fatalities involving pedestrians, can rise with the end of daylight savings time. According to a report released by National Highway Traffic... Car Wreck John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2010-11-27T23:11:48-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2010/10/doctors_with_questionable_records_still_kept_on_as_drug_company_spokesmen.html Boston.com has posted an article about how many doctors that drug companies hire to be the spokesman for a drug actually have "questionable' records. Drug companies say that they hire the "most respected doctors in their fields for the critical... Drug Cases John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2010-10-24T23:10:04-06:00 http://www.birminghaminjuryblog.com/2010/10/cell_phone_related_car_fatalities_continue_to_rise.html Yahoo! News has posted an article about the drastic rise in cell phone and texting related driving fatalities. Just texting caused 16,000 deaths from 2001-2007. Fatal car accidents involving cell phone use and texting while behind the wheel rose from... Car Wreck John Watts & M. Stan Herring 2010-10-10T14:28:22-06:00