May
Stay Away From Power Lines
May 24, 2013Earlier in May in Jefferson Co, Al, a man identified by the coroner’s office as Harlan Miles, age 61 of Walker Co. was electrocuted in the Forest Park area of Birmingham. First responders were called to the 3700 block of 6th Ave S late in the morning at which time they found that the deceased [...]
May
Congratulations to Mrs. Una Battles
May 24, 2013We would like to join in saying, congratulations to our long time friend and client Una Battles, who is retiring as headmistress of Advent Episcopal after 44 years. Advent is directly across 21st street from our law office. We couldn’t ask for better neighbors or friends. As much as we love the Battles family for [...]
May
David Wininger and “Blue Moon” Odum
May 15, 2013David Wininger with John “Blue Moon” Odom. Odom was signed as a hard-throwing right hander to a professional baseball contract by Charles O. Finley of Ensley, AL who had acquired ownership of the Kansas City Athletics, also referred to as the A’s. The same team later moved to Oakland, CA where it won [...]
Apr
Man Injured in Construction Accident Awarded $1.7 Million
April 14, 2013On October 30, 2009, Christopher Hill was on a man-lift installing overhead cranes during the construction of the ThyssenKrupp Steel Mill. While standing in the man-lift eighty feet in the air, the wire ropes holding the lift broke, causing Hill to fall twenty-five feet. In the fall, Hill was seriously injured. The femur in his [...]
Apr
Deputy Completes Bicycle Trip for Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness
April 8, 2013In July of 2004, Christopher Wilson was riding his motorcycle at a very low rate of speed when, because of a bump in the road, he flew over the handlebars landing on his head. Tragically Wilson was not wearing a helmet at the time, and what should have been an off-road motorcycle accident with minor [...]
Mar
Airport Panel Falls on Family
March 31, 2013On Friday, March 22, a flight information panel at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport fell on a family, killing a ten-year-old boy and injuring his mother and two siblings. Luke Bresette, of Overland Park, Kansas was killed when the sign at the newly renovated Birmingham airport fell. Bresette was taken to Children’s Hospital of Alabama where [...]
Mar
Four Charged in Salmonella Outbreak Plead Not Guilty
March 24, 2013It is very rare that food poisoning cases lead to federal criminal indictments. However, when a company has shown by its actions a complete disregard for consumers and have endangered the health of the public to increase their profits, it will be held accountable by the federal government. In 2009, more than 1,000 people were [...]
Mar
Birmingham lawyer David D. Wininger helped New York Yankee outfielder Curtis Granderson with the annual charity event GRAND KIDS recently in Tampa, FL.
March 19, 2013Birmingham lawyer David D. Wininger helped New York Yankee outfielder Curtis Granderson with the annual charity event GRAND KIDS recently in Tampa, FL.
Mar
McCalla Man Killed in ATV Crash
March 17, 2013A 23-year-old man driving his new ATV was killed when he lost control and flipped the vehicle, ejecting both himself and his younger brother. Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Phillip Russell has identified the man who died last Thursday afternoon as Harold Ray Rose, Jr. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Rose died at the [...]
Mar
Stay Safe Over Spring Break
March 10, 2013With one of the most anticipated weeks of the school year for all school-aged children approaching, law enforcement officials are gearing up for a busy, but hopefully, a safe spring break. With thousands of vacationers expected to spend their time in gulf coast cities throughout the month of March, county and municipal agencies, along with [...]
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