Feb
Microsoft accuses Google of exploiting Internet Explorer
February 21, 2012On the heels of the discovery that Google has circumvented the default privacy protections on Apple’s Safari browser comes a statement from Microsoft accusing Google of doing the same to their Internet Explorer (IE) browsers. In a blog post on MSDN.com, Microsoft’s Dean Hachamovitch, Corporate Vice President for the company’s IE line, states: “When the [...]
Feb
Google in hot water over Safari exploit
February 21, 2012Google’s social media service, Google Buzz, was once the target of consumer complaints and ultimately an investigation by the FTC over user privacy concerns. One of the features implemented through Buzz, for example, was auto-following email contacts; as a result, users discovered that their personal information was available even to those with whom they would [...]
Feb
New bills would ban texting while driving
February 20, 2012The Alabama House of Representatives is expected to pass a new bill banning texting while driving. The vote will take place on Tuesday. The bill calls for graduating fines, as well as other penalties. Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, noted that although his aim is to make government smaller and more efficient, “we also have an [...]
Feb
Legionnaire’s Disease claims Italian woman
February 19, 2012The Lancet reports that an 82-year-old Italian woman has died from Legionnaire’s Disease, which she contracted from water in her dentist’s office. Scientists investigating the case reached their conclusion due in part to the apparent fact that the woman did not leave her home except to visit the dentist during the disease’s incubation period. Tests [...]
Feb
Wininger performs original song
February 17, 2012I don’t get on Facebook enough. Mostly I answer emails from friends and clients, and of course I try to post helpful blogs about the law and our law firm. But this time I wanted to share a video of my beautiful and talented daughter, Catherine, performing one of her original songs at the Vestavia [...]
Feb
Qantas grounds A380 amid EASA inspection order
February 9, 2012Qantas has grounded one of its Airbus A380 aircraft pending investigation of hairline cracks found in certain structural components inside the plane’s wings. The cracks, the largest of which amounted to less than an inch in length, were not as large as those discovered by Airbus itself last month. Airbus states that those cracks, termed [...]
Feb
Alabama affected by egg recall
February 8, 2012Alabama is one of over a dozen states affected by a recall of cooked eggs in brine believed to be contaminated with listeria. Michael Foods, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, issued the recall. The egg batch was mainly sold in pails weighing 25 pounds, intended for institutional use. The affected brand names are: Columbia Valley Farms; [...]
Feb
Illinois highway accident devastates Alabama family
February 7, 2012Tragedy struck an Alabama family last week when a car driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 in Illinois slammed into a car driven by Jason Wepsiec, 34. Investigators say Wepsiec was killed instantly. Police called Wepsiec’s parents, Jim and Sue, at 4:30 in the morning to inform them of their son’s death. The accident [...]
Feb
Costa Concordia lawsuits multiply, face challenges
February 6, 2012The Costa Concordia disaster has prompted a growing number of class-action lawsuits directed at Costa Cruise Lines and its parent company, Carnival Corp. The financial incentive for filing in the U. S. rather than Italy is strong: damages can far exceed any actual financial loss. Punitive damages may be awarded if the plaintiff demonstrates gross [...]
Feb
Man adopts girlfriend prior to wrongful death trial
February 2, 2012A wealthy Florida man who stands accused of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and leaving the scene of an accident has legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend. The charges are the result of a February 2011 traffic accident that claimed the life of 23-year-old Scott Wilson. According to the sheriff’s report, 48-year-old John Goodman drove through a [...]
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