Colossal Case Seeks to Pump Justice from BP

What kind of justice can victims of the BP oil spill expect? And how soon? A preview of the massive litigation that gets underway in U.S. district court this month in New Orleans, from one of the Alabama attorneys on the victims’ team.

What kind of justice can victims of the BP oil spill expect? And how soon? A preview of the massive litigation that gets underway in U.S. district court this month in New Orleans, from one of the Alabama attorneys on the victims’ team.

Interview by Chris McFadyen

2011 Newsmakers

Business Alabama's wrap up of the state's 2011 news portfolio

By Chris McFadyen and Nedra Bloom

Tragedy And Aftermath

Mammoth tornadoes that swept through the South on April 27 hit Alabama the hardest, leaving 238 dead and thousands homeless.

Mammoth tornadoes that swept through the South on April 27 hit Alabama the hardest, leaving 238 dead and thousands homeless.

By Chris McFadyen

Alabama's Best - And First Cut

First and deepest cuts in the state budget went to what are clearly some of the state’s best resources—the natural kind. As an exercise in remembering who we are, take a look again at Alabama’s most popular 10 parks and natural destinations.

First and deepest cuts in the state budget went to what are clearly some of the state’s best resources—the natural kind. As an exercise in remembering who we are, take a look again at Alabama’s most popular 10 parks and natural destinations.

By Nancy Mann Jackson

Stars of Sustainability

Reacquaint yourselves with nine of Alabama’s outstanding leaders in sustainablility—from land conservation to haute couture.

Reacquaint yourselves with nine of Alabama’s outstanding leaders in sustainablility—from land conservation to haute couture.

By William H. Stevenson

BP Claimants Call in the Detectives

In a disaster, such as the BP oil spill or Hurricane Katrina, a business’ best friend can be a forensic accounting firm—“the intersection between accounting, investigation and the law.”

In a disaster, such as the BP oil spill or Hurricane Katrina, a business’ best friend can be a forensic accounting firm—“the intersection between accounting, investigation and the law.”

By Kathy Hagood

Oil Spill Panel Unloads

By Chris McFadyen