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Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C., Attorneys at Law
50 St. Emanuel St.
Mobile, AL 36602
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Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C.
P.O. Box 1583
Mobile, AL 36633
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What Kind of Injuries are Covered by Workers’ Compensation?
/by Pete BurnsMost people go to work, do their job and go home. They do it everyday without incident. It’s an unfortunate and tragic day when someone goes to work and gets injured on the job. It happens more often than people may think and, if it happens to you, you may be wondering what your rights […]
The Most Common Mardi Gras Injuries — and How to Avoid Them
/by Pete BurnsMardi Gras is a well-known celebration that many people have attended at least once in their lives. While it’s one of the most fun events of the year, if you really think about it, it is a situation that is placing thousands of people at risk of injury. Think about this: Multitudes of people […]
Lori Carver Speaks Out For The First Time Regarding The Pill Mill Case
/by Pete MackeyRecently Lawrence Specker of al.com wrote an article about Lori Carver and her part in taking down two Physicians’ Pain Specialists of Alabama (PPSA) clinics. Drs. Xiulu Ruan and John Patrick Couch were found guilty of running a pill mill out of the PPSA clinics, for this reason, the clinics were shut down by the […]
Coal Case Update
/by Pete BurnsCOAL DUST IN MOBILE ALABAMA Mining, hauling and transferring coal are legitimate business activities and should be allowed so long as the public is protected from the toxic coal dust those activities create. The Fox 10 News environmental documentaries, by investigative reporter Kati Weise, leave no doubt that coal dust is a huge problem in […]
Mobile Bar Association President Pete Mackey’s December Comments
/by Pete MackeyWhen I took over from BRIAN MCCARTHY in December, he told me that one of the hardest parts of the job was writing this column every month. He was right. This month was the hardest, though I am not sure why. In any event, my wife cured my writer’s block with one sentence. ”Relax Pete, no […]