Firm News
12/2/2011: Birmingham Auto Accident Attorney Says Study of Nation’s Worst Drivers Reveals Careless Driving on Alabama Roads
Keith T. Belt Jr. of Birmingham’s Belt Law Firm, P.C., says it is important for Alabama auto accident victims to seek legal assistance if harmed by a negligent or reckless driver.
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8/30/2011: Alabama Attorney Cautions Against Game Day Drinking and Driving
Football, drinking and driving can be a dangerous combination, according to Birmingham personal injury lawyer Keith T. Belt of Belt Law Firm, P.C.
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7/1/2011: Birmingham Personal Injury Law Firm Launches Website to Help Alabama Accident Victims
The Belt Law Firm, P.C., of Alabama has 65 years of combined experience in personal injury and accident claims, including car accidents, class actions, workplace accidents and environmental contamination.
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5/13/2011: Birmingham Personal Injury Law Firm Pitches In To Help Alabama Tornado Victims
The Belt Law Firm, P.C., has been actively participating in the Alabama Association for Justice’s ‘We Care’ program to offer free legal assistance in filing storm-related insurance claims for those in need.
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2/15/2011: Alabama Product Liability Lawyer Urges Consumers to Check for Latest CPSC Recalls
Are there dangerous and defective products in your home? One of the best ways to find out is by keeping updated on U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls.
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12/16/2010: Alabama Car Accident Attorney Says Parents Should Talk to Teens About Safe Driving During the Holidays
Speeding, distracted driving and drunk driving contribute to Alabama being one of the deadliest states in the country for teenage drivers.
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9/10/2010: Alabama Attorney Says Safety Is A Concern For High School Football Players, Cheerleaders
As another exciting high school football season starts in the state of Alabama, Birmingham personal injury attorney Keith T. Belt Jr. says schools should take steps to ensure the safety of their football players and cheerleaders.
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Birmingham News (AL)
Bridge design a factor in lawsuit over car crash
Article written by: LIZ ELLABY, News Staff Writer
The design and safety of a Lorna Road interstate overpass have become a target of a lawsuit by a Hoover teen hit by a car and permanently disabled last summer as he walked along a bridge spanning Interstate 459, according to court records and attorneys in the case.
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Birmingham News (AL)
MAN HURT IN WRECK AWARDED $6 MILLION
Article written by: ROBERT K. GORDON, News Staff Writer
A Bessemer Cutoff jury has awarded a California man $6 million as a result of a serious accident on Interstate 20/ 59.
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Birmingham News (AL)
INTERNET CELL-PHONE VENDOR SUED OVER REBATES CLASS ACTION SOUGHT IN CASE FILED IN BIRMINGHAM
Article Written by: RUSSELL HUBBARD, News staff writer
THE COURTS
A disgruntled cell phone user has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Birmingham, saying one of the largest Internet sellers of wireless devices failed to follow through on promised rebates.
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Birmingham News (AL)
COTTRELL, WILLIAMS CHARGES DROPPED
Article written by: STEVE KIRK, News staff writer
TUSCALOOSA – The NCAA has withdrawn allegations of unethical conduct against former University of Alabama assistant football coaches Ivy Williams and Ronnie Cottrell and has reduced a charge involving the recruitment of 2000 signee Albert Means.
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ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL (NM)
AMOCO LOSES GAS-WELL CASE
Article written by: Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer
Families Allege Water Pollution
A federal jury awarded a total of $500,000 in damages Thursday to six San Juan County families who claimed Amoco Production and Meridian Oil had polluted their water supply by improperly drilling natural gas wells. The jury found all damages were caused by Amoco, not Meridian, which has since been taken over by Burlington Resources.
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www.Tidesports.com
Article published on: August 23, 2007
NCAA clears Ivy Williams
TUSCALOOSA / The NCAA has cleared former University of Alabama assistant football coach Ivy Williams of wrongdoing in the recruitment of Memphis prep player Albert Means, but the university still faces charges that Means’ coach was paid by a UA booster.
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The Anniston Star (AL)
FAULTY BURIAL LEADS TO LAWSUIT
Article written by: Jason Landers, Star Staff Writer
Survivors of the Rev. Oscar Cotton are suing Forestlawn Mausoleum and Gray Brown-Service Mortuary, as well as the corporation that owns the companies, for what the lawsuit describes as “atrocious and utterly intolerable” conduct.
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The Anniston Star (AL)
MISHANDLING OF ENTOMBMENT PROVES COSTLY FOR GRAY BROWN
Article written by: Jenny Cromie
A Calhoun County Jury returned a $2 million verdict again Gray Brown-Service Mortuary Friday in lawsuit charging the funeral home mishandled an Anniston woman’s entombment.
The Anniston Star (AL)
MORTUARY LOSES DESECRATION RULING APPEAL
Article written by: Jenny Cromie
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a $2 million judgment against Gray Brown-Service Mortuary on Friday, stemming from a lawsuit accusing the funeral home of desecrating an Anniston woman’s body.
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Sumter County Record Journal (AL)
SUMTER JURY AWARDS $5 MILLION RECORD VERDICT IN DIXIE OIL SUIT
A Sumter County jury awarded a record setting settlement of $5,000,000 to an 80 year-old great grandmother in Cuba.
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The Dothan Eagle (AL)
FORMER POULTRY FARMER SUES CONAGRA
Article written by: Lee Ann Smith, Eagle Staff Writer
ELBA – A Dale County man who alleges a Coffee County poultry processing plant retaliated against him for not signing a contract with an arbitration clause in it is taking the company to court.
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