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Vestavia Hills passed a local ordinance that makes it illegal to text while you drive. Our Alabama Legislature did not pass the bill that had been introduced. While there may be some issues relating to Vestavia’s ordinance, the fact of the matter is that what they are trying to do is protect you [...]
Okay, I hope that I got your attention. Pretty cool video about the white deer, isn’t it? Sometimes in lawsuits, people think something is strange and not true. One of the biggest misconceptions the public has is that you cannot be seriously hurt from a low impact rear end wreck (what people [...]
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I’ve written about this before, if there is an injury case that is going to trial, there is insurance!!! I read about a $3.5 Million verdict in Clanton in a wrongful death case involving a logging truck that did not stop in time. The deceased driver was stopped waiting to make a [...]
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There is a common injury that you may not know about that occurs in car or vehicle accidents. It’s a pulmonary contusion which is a bruising of the lung. This occurs most often when the chest strikes the inside of the car. About 70% of pulmonary [...]
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Monday’s Birmingham News had an article on page 2B about a man killed in Phoenix City in an accident after he reached down to pick up his fallen cell phone. He was 28 years old. His step-father was taken to the hospital for treatment.
I’ve written about the dangers [...]
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You’ve probably heard that cell phone are dangerous when someone is driving. Distractions of any kind when driving are dangerous. Don’t even think about texting when driving!
“Death by Cell Phone” is the title of a new billboard advertisement the National Safety Council launched. A wrongful death case I had not that [...]
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Most people this time of the year take a vacation. One thing that many people don’t know about is the Alabama Guest Statute. I covered it in my book, Seven Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Alabama Injury Claim which you can receive FREE!
So, what is it? The statue reads:
The [...]
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Many times people want to wait too long before hiring an attorney. Evidence can quickly disappear! Many times one of the first things an attorney does when they are representing someone is to preserve the evidence. When there is an accident or wreck, the accident scene can quickly change or be [...]
One thing that you should not have to see is the death of your son, daughter or loved one because of an accident. No parent expects to see their child die before them. I previously wrote that in Alabama, we are the fourth highest in Teenage Deaths. I discussed in another post which is the [...]
Sometimes, the problem is that the highway is dangerous and causes deaths. Such a dangerous highway is the 2-mile stretch of road from Littleville to Spring Valley on U.S. 43. There have been three deaths there in a week according to the Florence Times Daily. Mayor Kenneth Copeland said he knows of 15 people who [...]