Accessibility is an important part of society, allowing those with a range of disabilities to be active participants in their communities. However, accessibility and disability accommodations have to be done properly to make a difference. When executed without forethought or planning, these accommodations are at best, unhelpful—at worst, incredibly dangerous for users. Has an unsafe […]
As someone who has moved five times in the last ten years, I am very familiar with home inspections and the concern that every seller has when an inspection report shows some evidence of termite damage. Normally a home inspector is not qualified or trained to look for extended termite damage beyond what the untrained […]
The Mobile Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Program acknowledged Peter S. Mackey, partner at Burns, Cunningham & Mackey for his contribution of over 100 hours of civil legal assistance to low income Mobile County residents. Mr. Mackey’s contribution to the Volunteer Lawyers Program has been a great example which all of the associates at Burns, Cunningham & Mackey […]
This week the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals in McKelvin v. Smith, (CV-09-900847) refused to adopt a much stricter pleading standard established by the United States Supreme Court in Ashcroft v Iqbal, 129 S. Ct.1937(2009).
