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Prince, Glover & Hayes attorney Coe Baxter recently filed suit in a fatal car collision in Tuscaloosa County. Our client and her sister were pulling onto the highway from a median when their vehicle was struck by an oncoming tractor trailer. The tractor-trailer did not come to a stop until approximately half a mile down [...]
Bob Prince, senior partner at Prince, Glover and Hayes will be speaking at a free law clinic in Greene County, Alabama on December 21st at 5:45 p.m. The clinic will be held in Judge Hardaway’s courtroom at the Greene County Courthouse. Bob will be discussing “Your Rights Against Other Drivers, Insurance Companies and Corporate America. [...]
The spring 2012 session of People’s Law School begins on January 30, 2012. Bob Prince, Josh Hayes and Matt Glover are all honored to have been asked to participate. People’s Law School is held in Hunstville, Alabama at the City Public Safety Building. The spring session beings January 30, 2012 and ends April 9, 2012. [...]
Josh Hayes is proud to be speaking at the Alabama Association for Justice’s online national seminar on How to Conduct an Intake and Investigation in Trucking Accidents. This seminar will analyze various strategies and tips in sizing up your next trucking case. Don’t treat your big 18-wheeler case like an ordinary car wreck case–they are [...]
According to the 2010 Fulbright report on litigation trends, the fastest growing area of litigation is wage and hour issues, up 18 percent in 2010 alone. This trend is expected to continue during 2011 and into 2012. Why? The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that close to 70 percent of employers routinely violate wage and [...]
BMW North America is recalling certain vehicles from the 2008 through 2011 model years to correct a possible problem with overheating circuit boards that could cause fires. In a document filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the car maker said the recall affects a total of 32,084 vehicles including 5 Series, 5 Series [...]
Josh Hayes is honored to be one the continuing education speakers at the Trial Skills seminar on December 16th at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. Josh will be speaking on Direct Examination, Michael Ermert will discuss Jury Selection, Parker Miller will give tips on Effective Opening Statements, Joshua Threatcraft will speak on Cross-Examination of [...]
Honda Motor Company says it is recalling certain Pilot SUVs from the 2009 through 2011 model years to fix a potential defect in the way their safety belts are sewn together. The car maker says the recall includes 310,773 vehicles built from March 13, 2008, through Aug. 30, 2011. On the affected vehicles it is [...]
When Congress passed the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act in 1997 to save and secure passenger rail service in America, the lawmakers issued a series of solemn “findings” in connection with the legislation. One such finding noted that “additional flexibility is needed to allow Amtrak to operate in a businesslike manner in order to manage [...]
Traffic deaths in the United States have dropped to their lowest level since 1949, according to a report released early this year by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Remarkably, this drop occurred even as Americans drove 21 billion more miles in 2010 than they had the previous year. The drop in fatalities is [...]