Image by MrsHBalentine via Flickr The religious season – football – in Alabama starts this labor day weekend. Many people are excited about the beginning of the season. Many will be traveling to games, the lake and other outings for a last hurrah of end of summer. This is also one of the most dangerous…
Yes, it’s March Madness when we have the contest to determine who has the best basketball team. I was commenting to my friend last night as we were watching a game that I could remember when they put in the 3 point rule. Back then, few could consistently make the shot. However, last night guys…
The Montgomery Advertiser today ran an article on the fact that one in four in Alabama do not have driver’s insurance. I’ve written about this problem earlier. What that article does not tell you is what I’ve been telling people for a long time. Check your own insurance for uninsured coverage to be sure you…
(Connor Ebbinghouse, my nephew, is the wiz with the Yo-Yo). If you’ve been hurt in an accident and feel like you are on the end of a Yo-Yo getting jerked around by the insurance company or person who hurt you, you have found the right place for information. Check out my Frequently Asked Questions page. You…
“Trick or Treat!” I remember as a child the excitement as Halloween approached. We would get in our costumes and go around the neighborhood with the largest sack we could find to collect candy. Everyone knew everybody in the neighborhood and looked after the children to make sure we were safe. Part of the danger…
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…
clipped from www.dothaneagle.com The following wreck was reported July 1st in the Dothan Eagle. The conflicting reports on the cause of accident on U.S. 84 East are typical in an accident case:
Alabama State Troopers Post reported that just after 12:00 noon today one person was killed and another injured in a two vehicle accident on Highway 431 about 4 miles north of Alexandria. View Larger Map A 19 year old who was driving a 1994 Honda Accord was taken to Gadsden Regional Medical Center for treatment,…
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…