Miscellaneous

• Supreme Court to look at $30 million verdict against UA

  Tedford Taylor | May 01, 2007 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Attorneys for former University of Alabama recruiting coordinator Ronnie Contrell will ask the Alabama Supreme Court to uphold a $30 million Tuscaloosa County jury verdict which was set aside. Cottrell filed a defamation suit against the NCAA and several other parties, including Tom Culpepper, in December of 2002. Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Steve Wilson dismissed the NCAA as defendants,...

• Sen. Lott settles lawsuit against State Farm

  Tedford Taylor | May 01, 2007 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Mississippi Senator, and former majority leader, Trent Lott settled his lawsuit against State Farm for their refusal to cover Hurricane Katrina damage to his beach home. Lott, whose case was scheduled to be tried in September, has acknowledged in recent months that he was weighing settlement, but has never ruled out the possibility of trial. State Farm agreed in Jaunuary to pay $80 million to...

• State Farm Sued for Breach of Insurance and Bad Faith

  Christina Cole | March 12, 2007 11:55 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  A neighbor witnessed Edward Gemmill's his roof blow away right before the water started to poor through his own home when Hurricane Katrina hit, a structural engineer testified.The engineer testified on Gemmill's behalf on the first day of trial in the civil case of Gemmill vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. Gemmill, alleges State Farm refused to honor his homeowner's policy because the...

• Illegal Drug Sales and Insurance Fraud

  Christina Cole | March 03, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  In a growing investigation into alleged illegal drug sales and insurance fraud, more arrests are to come. Detectives said a local pharmacy sold human growth hormones and steroids. The buyers include some big name professional athletes.Investigators are working together in Alabama, Florida, New York and Texas. Just one day after the owners of Signature Compounding Pharmacy were arrested,...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | January 20, 2007 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

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