On December 26, 2024, following a 6-day arbitration hearing conducted by Bodewell Legal Group attorneys Rhett Owens and Tyler Pritchard, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) arbitration panel ordered Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC dba Wells Fargo Advisors and its employee, Stephen L. Smith, to pay our client, as executor of his mother’s estate, more

What is Negligence? Negligence is a legal concept that applies when a person or company has a legal duty and fails to fulfill it. Negligence can arise both from negligent acts and from the failure to take action that should have been taken to prevent damage or injury. Negligence can lead to liability, which means

From the heart of Atlanta to the back roads of rural Alabama, commercial trucks are a common sight. While these commercial trucks and 18-wheelers are critical to our economy, in the rush to meet deadlines and ensure our shelves are stocked with the goods we need and desire, a silent peril lurks—driver fatigue. Driver fatigue