By Michael Roberts Alabama (and other states) law recognizes that when a person is hurt, as in a traffic accident or fall, that person’s spouse also suffers. A separate category of damages can be awarded to the spouse of a person physically injured, called consortium damages. Consortium is defined as the right to the love, company, …
By Michael L. Roberts Recent court decisions in the U.S. have rejected Amazon’s arguments that it could not be considered a “seller” for purposes of strict liability under certain states’ product liability law. A July decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, considering Pennsylvania law, disagreed that it was merely an online marketplace for …
“Wantonness” is a legal term that can be applicable in many different types of civil cases. A definition enacted into law in 1987 by the Alabama Legislature defined it as “conduct which is carried on with a reckless or conscious disregard of the rights or safety of others.” It is often used as equivalent to …
To register: https://www.nj-justice.org/index.cfm?pg=annual You can catch Greg Cusimano on May 9th and 10th @Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City in #AtlanticCityduring @New Jersey Association for Justice’s #BoardwalkSeminar, where he’ll be lecturing on Winning your Audience – The Jury and Melodies to Maximize Meaningful Focus Groups.
CR&M attorneys won a $12 million trial verdict against a funeral home corporation for losing the cremated remains of our client’s mother. The client was represented at trial by Donald Knowlton and Michael Roberts of Cusimano, Roberts & Mills, LLC, Gadsden, Alabama, and Jeffrey Hester of Pelham, Alabama. Greg Cusimano, nationally recognized for his expertise …
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