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• Raptiva Withdrawn from U.S. Market

  Michael Roberts | April 09, 2009 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  On April 8, the psoriasis drug Raptiva (efalizumab) was the subject of an announced phased voluntary withdrawal from the United States market. Its manufacturer, Genentech, made this announcement...

• With The Wrong Jury You Can’t Win, but With The Right Jury You Can Lose!

  Greg Cusimano | February 24, 2009 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  Wouldn’t it be nice to know what your jury considers important in your particular case? What facts or beliefs will drive their decision? How and what order to present your witnesses, what...

• Tips and Traps in Auto Accidents

  Michael Roberts | May 30, 2008 11:39 AM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL

  Recent changes and developments in automobile insurance law and related issues can create problems for the unwary who are dealing with the consequences of automobile accidents. One critical point...

• Cusimano, Keener, Roberts & Raley

  Staff Writer | July 11, 2007 7:49 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  The attorneys of Cusimano, Keener, Roberts, & Raley are experienced in personal injury and civil trial law. Our successes include wrongful death cases and cases involving catastrophic injuries resulting from automobile/truck crashes; explosions/fires; construction; drugs; medical and professional malpractice; defective products;premises injuries; consumer cases; commercial litigation; nursing...

• What Is A Statute Of Limitations?

  Michael Roberts | July 13, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  If you might have to file a lawsuit on any type of claim, whether it involves an injury from an accident, or a debt that someone owes you, it is very important to be mindful that there are deadlines...

• Injured Employees Should Look for Third Party Liability in Work-Related Accidents

  Jason Knowles | July 01, 2009 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  A worker who is injured in an on-the-job accident can file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits but typically, at least in Alabama, the recovery in that sort of claim is woefully...

• Recent Alabama Court Decision Allows Suit Against County for Roadway Problems

  Michael Roberts | December 03, 2008 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  A decision released in November by the Alabama Supreme Court permits a lawsuit to go forward where a county and its engineer had been sued due to the failure of a county to install a railing at...

• My lawsuit has now been filed. What happens next?

  Michael Roberts | April 12, 2008 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

         Procedures and deadlines vary to some extent from place to place, but, generally, the company or person sued has a deadling (often 20 to 30 days) to file a response in the court clerk's...

• Dad Backs Over Toddler in Tragic Driveway Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 09, 2007 2:41 AM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  A two-year-old girl died from injuries she suffered in a driveway car accident Sunday night, when her father backed over her in the family driveway, according to Houston County Coroner.Dothan Police is investigating the accident, which has been ruled an accident at this time. The girl died a 8:30 p.m., after her parents took her to the emergency room at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. The...

• Arkansas Supreme Court to Hear Insurance Dispute

  Chrissie Cole | September 27, 2007 3:37 AM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  Foremost Insurance Company, is taking their case to the Arkansas Supreme Court to appeal a Circuit Court order to produce all of their claim files. The insurance company estimates that producing 600,000 of their insurance claims files will cost them approximately $45 million.The lawsuit involves allegations that after loss or damage to the insured's property, the insurance company did not...