Image via Wikipedia 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…
The title to this post is a strong one. However, I was looking at a 1994 Alabama Supreme Court case today, Dykes v. Lane Trucking, Inc., 652 So. 2d 248 (Ala. 1004), and I thought what a stupid holding that risks the safety of your family and mine. Let me explain.
Reckless driving and buying alcohol for minors in Alabama can have huge liability implications for their parent. In a series of articles, I’ve been looking at the tragedy as a result of the driving of Nick Bollea, professional wrestler Hulk Hogan’s son, where the passenger was horribly injured from the standpoint of what would be…
Previously, I’ve written about the dangerous driving of Nick “Hogan” Bollea, Hulk Hogan’s son, a juvenile. If this had occurred in Alabama, what are the legal implications? In Alabama we have a legal theory called negligent entrustment. The idea behind the law is that if you know that someone is a dangerous driver, if you…