Davenport, Lavette, & Cleckler

11/23/2015

$15 Million Verdicts Affirmed

On November 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of Alabama released an opinion affirming a $7 Million wrongful death verdict obtained for a Davenport, Lavette & Cleckler client, part of over $15 Million in total jury verdicts affirmed in four consolidated Bessemer, Alabama cases. The verdicts included $13.…

11/23/2015

Store that sold alcohol to minors in fatal crash will have to pay $15 million

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday affirmed a $15 million verdict against a Bessemer convenience store and its owner for selling alcohol to an underage driver that led to a 2007 crash that killed a 13-year-old boy and injured three others. Seven of the justices affirmed the verdict against Nineteen…

08/11/2015

There are almost 100,000 apartment fires each year which kill over 300 and injure nearly 4,000 people. Many of these fires occur in Alabama.

There are almost 100,000 apartment fires each year which kill over 300 and injure nearly 4,000 people. Many of these fires occur in Alabama. There are special areas of concern when it comes fire safety in apartments. Families in apartments live closer together; affecting each other’s risks assoc…

08/05/2015

Modern free-standing electric and gas ranges are much lighter than models of years gone by. So much so that there is a well-recognized danger that the range will tip over if sufficient weight is applied to an open door. It does not take much pressure to make the range tip forward, and even small chi…