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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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Toll Free: 800-574-4332
In the US: 251-432-0612
Fax: 251-432-0625
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ARBITRATION BILL TO PROTECT NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
/by Billy CunninghamLast Tuesday, a new administration was sworn in and with some significant changes in Congress there is real optimism that the S. Bill 2838, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act may pass this year. This bill provides that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement between a long-term care facility and a resident (or anyone acting on the […]
Contingent Fee Agreements: How A Lawyer Evaluates The Case
/by Pete MackeyMost people are familiar with the concept of a contingent fee agreement with a lawyer. The lawyer gets a percentage of the recovery as a fee and is not paid if there’s no recovery. What most folks are not familiar with are the steps an attorney goes through to determine whether to take a case […]
Lilly Ledbetter and Equal Pay
/by Pete BurnsAs a society we claim a commitment to the proposition of equal pay for equal work. If two people do the same job they should get the same pay regardless of race, gender, religion or disability. If the US Senate acts responsibly President Obama will have an early opportunity to sign a bill that will […]
Aortic Dissection
/by Pete BurnsThere are about 2,000 cases of aortic dissection in the United States each year. With timely treatment the survival rate is approximately 85%. Without treatment 25% of patients die in the first 24 hours, 50% die within the first week, 75% the first month and a whopping 90% the first year. Along with Daniel Evans […]
Fire Alarms
/by Pete BurnsDeaths from fires and burns are the fifth most common cause of unintentional injury deaths in the United States (CDC 2005) and the third leading cause of fatal home injury (Runyan 2004). In nearly 75% of the cases where a fire fatality occurred there was either no fire alarm present or it malfunctioned. NFPA Standard […]