A 77-year-old man was found on the floor of his hospital room after he sustain a fall during which he struck his head. Proper fall precautions were not utilized despite being required. The jury found the defendant medical provider failed to meet the standard of care, which caused the patient to fall and lead to his death. The jury awarded the man’s family $4,000,000. This case was tried by attorneys Rip Andrews and Ben Ford of the law firm Marsh, Rickard & Bryan. The Supreme Court of Alabama affirmed the verdict on appeal.
Vehicle Defect Law and Huntsville Car Crashes
Most car accident cases in Alabama focus on driver negligence. But when a vehicle component fails and contributes to the crash or makes resulting injuries more severe, a separate legal theory comes into play: product liability. For Huntsville residents seriously...