Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris

The Alabama personal injury lawyers at Cory Watson are ready and willing to take your case to trial if the responsible parties won’t cooperate or offer you reasonable compensation for your grievances. We have a winning track record and believe there is no case too big or small when it involves fighting for the rights of injured people. 


No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services preformed by other lawyers. To the extent the State Bar rules require us to designate a principal office and/or single attorney responsible for this site, Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, P.C., designates Hirlye R. "Ryan" Lutz, III as the attorney responsible for this site. He is located at 2131 Magnolia Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama 35205

Archive for January, 2009

Coal Ash Exposure

Stephen Hunt January 19th, 2009

What is coal ash, or fly ash?  It is a gray powder composed of various metals such as arsenic, aluminum, lead and mercury.  Coal ash is the byproduct of burning coal for energy. 

Considering the recent spill of coal ash from a Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, disposal site, there has been a surge in concern of the effects of coal ash.  For a good account of the regulatory history of coal ash disposal, go here.
Coal ash is considered harmful by many experts, and among other things, exposure to coal ash can increase the risk of getting cancer.  Our firm is curently investigating the effects of coal ash and would be interested in talking to anyone that has been exposed to coal ash or knows of a coal ash disposal site near their home.  Please use the contact form on this page if you would like to speak with an environmental attorney about coal ash.