Derrick Mills reached a settlement on behalf of three passengers involved in a car wreck on I-85 in rural Chambers County. After the driver initially lost and then regained control, the sports utility vehicle in which the three passengers were riding tipped on the roadway, ultimately rolling over several times and coming to a rest in the median. The driver and one of the passengers died as a result of their injuries; the two remaining passengers suffered severe and permanent injuries. The case focused on the SUV’s instability and propensity to roll.
Alabama’s Unique Rule for Defective Products
A Product Liability Framework Unique to Alabama Alabama takes a genuinely different approach to defective product claims than most other states, one built around a doctrine found nowhere else in the country. Understanding how this framework actually works matters...
