On October 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they reached a settlement with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation (Fairway). This settlement addresses allegations of redlining in majority-Black neighborhoods in Birmingham,
Johnny Mims, the band director for Minor High School in Adamsville, Alabama, who was shocked with a stun gun by Birmingham police after he refused to stop his band's performance after a football game said he was trying to celebrate
A builders risk claim denied by Travelers insurance company following a September 2018 fire in Birmingham, Alabama, resulted in a verdict totaling over $27 million last week.1 The case scenario is not that different from many smoke, soot, and ash
I spoke with David Gaskey, the Founding Shareholder at Carlson, Gaskey & Olds in Birmingham, Michigan, and the Co-Founder with Vasu Mahavishnu, the Chief Technology Officer, at Altumatim, an e-discovery and investigations software platform. We discussed the
Lee Equity Partners has announced it has acquired a majority ownership interest in Bradford Health Services from Centre Partners and other investors.
Bradford Health, based in Birmingham, Ala., is a substance use disorder treatment provider in the Southeast. Founded in
Stewart v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 21-11919, __ F.4th __, 2022 WL 3221296 (11th Cir. Aug. 10, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Newsom, Tjoflat, and Hull).
Courts typically review ERISA benefit decisions under one of two standards:
As reported in this AP piece, an “Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago was executed Thursday night despite pleas from the victim’s family to spare his life.” Here is more:
Joe Nathan James Jr. received
CHEMUK 2022 brings together all the stages of chemical and chemical product development, specification, and processing/manufacturing communities with crucial supply chain supplier groups. Acta is a proud sponsor, and Steven P. Brennan, Ph.D., Senior Manager, REACH and Emma Louise
Lately Social Security has been sending initial disability claims filed online to a Workplace Support Unit (WSU), instead of the local field office. There are several of these WSUs around the country, set up to do overflow work. I have
