The attorney general is the lawyer for the state of Alabama and like a good corporate attorney he should vigilantly protect the rights of his client. Troy King should follow the example of aggressive attorney generals who protect their constituents by filing suits against companies who engage in illegal and deceptive practices within the state. […]
Did you know Alabama is considered the “cockfighting capital” of the United States? The Humane Society of the United States ranks Alabama’s cockfighting law the weakest of all 50 continental states as well as the District of Columbia. In our state it is legal “to attend a cockfight, own fighting birds, and own cockfighting paraphernalia.” […]
Dr. Woolfson Depo Lasik Surgeon, Dr. Jonathan M. Woolfson, testified for the defense that it is not a violation of the standard of care for a surgeon to do the wrong surgery on both of the patient’s eyes.
Under the Code of Alabama, § 8-19-4, part of the responsibility of the Attorney General is to protect Alabama consumers from deceptive trade practices. A recent article in The National Law Journal http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202429354269&rss=nlj discusses the large settlements that some State Attorneys General are recovering from pharmaceutical companies who engage in deceptive advertising. Aggressive attorneys general are […]
