Category Archives: cell phones

No Texting When Driving Law

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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 [...]

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Drive Like An Olympic Champion

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One of the things that I do as an attorney is a lot of driving. This past week I drove up to Huntsville for the  mediation of a case. Another day, I was headed to the Lovelady Center to lead the Alpha Course, a basic course on Christianity. I noticed [...]

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Strange But Really True

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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Cell Phone Causes Death

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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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Accidental Death | Cell Phone

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