4/29/2013
Dismal number of Madison County residents show up for jury duty
Juries are an essential part of the American justice system. It is the constitutional right of all American citizens, under the Sixth Amendment, to have a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury of their peers.
But despite the importance of juries, few people want to serve on them. A recent article on AL.com reported that a troublingly high number of residents of Huntsville and Madison County completely ignore a jury summons.
A current U.S. Supreme Court case may have striking implications for personal injury lawsuits with regard to generic drugs. Generic drugs, the less expensive versions of brand-name drugs, make up 80% of prescriptions today. And unfortunately, many prescriptions injure thousands of Americans each year.
The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for reviewing drugs and deciding whether they are safe to market.
By now, most Americans have heard of the “floating hell” cruise: the Carnival cruise that caught fire and broke down during its voyage to Mexico. The cruise, which was supposed to take only four days, stretched out into eight until tugboats pulled the disabled ship into a 
A recent 
For decades, federal and state governments, the National Safety Council, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and related organizations have made it their mission to reduce traffic accidents and deaths. And for years, these efforts seemed to be working. According to the CDC, the