In 2006 about 4,935 people were killed riding motorcycles. Approximately three-fourths of these motorcycle accidents involved collision with another vehicle, usually a passenger vehicle. The failure of motorists to detect and recognize motorcycles in traffic is the predominating cause of motorcycle accidents according to “Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures,” a study conducted…
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…
When you listen to this below and hear Nick and Hulk Hogan talking on the phone while Nick is in jail, do you think Nick’s driving was wanton and reckless? The Alabama jury instructions state in part: The purpose of awarding punitive or exemplary damages is to allow money recovery to the plaintiff by way…
Nick “Hogan” Bollea, Hulk Hogan’s son, a juvenile is serving an eight month sentence for felony reckless driving. Bollea pled no contest in May to a charge of reckless driving involving serious injury and was sentenced to eight months in jail. Nick’s passenger, who was not wearing his seatbelt, was left paralyzed due to the…
clipped from afp.google.com The story is that a good man was hit by cars that did not stop and neither did many others! Video shows Arce Torres, who had just bought milk at a convenience store, crossing a street, and while trying to avoid being hit by two cars hurtling down the avenue in the…