Personal Injury

Amputations are some of the most physically and emotionally devastating injuries that can be suffered in preventable accidents in Alabama. Many different accidents can cause dismemberment or the loss of a limb, including motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents and agricultural disasters. If a victim plans on seeking compensation for an amputation injury, our experienced...

In an age where it’s normal to share your life with strangers on the internet, it may seem harmless to post about your personal injury case or recent accident on social media. This is a major mistake, however, that can come back to hurt you later. If you are involved in a personal injury...

The injuries involved in some accidents in Alabama are categorized as catastrophic. This means that they will have a substantial effect on the circumstances of the victim’s life. Although you may qualify for financial compensation if you are diagnosed with any type of injury, it is even more important to seek compensation if you...

One of the many adverse outcomes of a personal injury accident is missing time from work while you are on the mend. If you have to take weeks or months off of work because of a debilitating injury, you and your family must deal with significant lost wages and earnings. If you qualify for...

When you hear “workers’ compensation,” you might imagine a slip and fall, car accident, or act of violence – some type of one-time incident that causes injuries. Most employees do not think about repetitive motion or musculoskeletal injuries that can occur over time, such as carpal tunnel. Yet these are also work-related injuries that...

When property owners fail to protect visitors from slip and fall hazards, they may be responsible for the visitors’ injuries. Businesses throughout Alabama do what they can to prevent such hazards, including using wet floor signs to warn of spills, but these signs aren’t a fail-safe against litigation. Ensuring their property is well staffed,...

Hospital liens are a right of hospitals and emergency care services. Liens enable a hospital to receive first payment from the negligent third-party to the injured victim. In other words, while you file your claim against the responsible party of your accident, the lien gives the hospital first rights to any payment you receive...

https://youtu.be/zCbniuZpZBM   If I was partially at fault, can I still recover for my personal injury claim? Alabama law allows victims of negligence to sue for compensation for their injuries. However, in a personal injury claim, the legal doctrine of contributory negligence prevents the victim from recovering if they were also at fault for...

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cQYOxZ33U4[/embed] Alabama accident victims frequently need a personal injury lawyer to seek compensation for their damages. Not knowing an attorney, they will sometimes turn to advertisements, billboards and TV ads. Bad idea. In this post, we will give insider tips on how to find the best lawyer for your injury claim. Step 1 -...

Our personal injury firm has consistently battled with certain unfair rules and procedures in Alabama law that create an uneven playing field for injury victims. So, we thought we would make a top-seven list for those rules that are the most egregious and unfair to plaintiffs: 1. Alabama law prevents the jury from knowing...