I speculated a few months back that one reason our state supremes had not yet decided the Exxon-Mobil case was that they were waiting for Scotus to decide their latest punitive damages case. Well, Sco… more →
The AlablawgWheeler wrote 2 years ago: I speculated a few months back that one reason our state supremes had not yet decided the Exxon-Mobi … more →
Wheeler wrote 2 years ago: From the homepage of Alabama Voters Against Lawsuit Abuse: Alabama is one of the most beautiful stat … more →
Wheeler wrote 2 years ago: I blogged about this back on May: The U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report, to be released today b … more →
Wheeler wrote 2 years ago: Regular readers know I think that term is a load of crap, and that I have very little patience for a … more →
Wheeler wrote 2 years ago: Here’s the decision. It was 9-0. The background is here. I think I pretty much called it corre … more →
Wheeler wrote 2 years ago: The background, from last July: A prominent Huntsville attorney and a school principal were among mo … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: Here’s the story: The lawyer who won a legal battle against the sweepstakes games at the Birmi … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: The background is here. The conspiracy theory is that the state supremes are waiting until after the … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: From a 1944 Alabama Supreme Court decision, Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory, 18 So.2d 8 … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: The background: Back during the administration of Republican Gov. Fob James, who served from 1995-19 … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: The State Supremes upheld the community grants program. For the background, read my earlier post on … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: Yesterday, I slammed the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, calling them an assembly line of affirma … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: I commented here about the recent circuit court decision holding that failing to regulate the intere … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: Dan alerted me to the story. I want to say the judge is one hundred percent totally correct, and tha … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: I finally had a chance to read Judge Vance’s decision, in which he affirmed Alabama’s power to disen … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: I have not found a copy of the opinion yet, but the news report is that Jefferson County Circuit Jud … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: Two days ago, I posted about Don Valeska. He is chief of the violent crimes division in the Attorney … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: That is how Alabama’s Rules of Professional Conduct describe the office of prosecutor. Here is … more →
Wheeler wrote 3 years ago: In the news today: A Mobile woman raising a baby boy with the child’s mother wants to adopt hi … more →