Alabama readers may have heard the news that NBA legend Kobe Bryant and eight others perished in a helicopter crash in late January. Now, the families of four passengers killed in the accident are suing the companies that owned and operated the doomed aircraft. On...
Month: April 2020
Injured – But Afraid to Go to the E.R. Can I Still Sue?
I got a call this week from a person who was rear-ended and wanted to know if he had a case. He said he was suffering pain but was afraid to go to the emergency room. He feared catching the COVID-19 virus and, therefore, was trying to treat himself at home. I...
Judge Tells Lawyers to Wear Clothes When Video Conferencing
Do you video call? Did you do it before the coronavirus attack? Well, many lawyers did not, and they are having some trouble adjusting to the new freedom. To keep our social distance, we now video call into the courtroom, video conference to take depositions...
Teen drivers more likely to crash with a peer in the car
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that if teen drivers invite even a single peer as a passenger into their car, they raise their risk for an accident by 44%. Parents in Alabama should be aware that their newly licensed teens are inexperienced and so more...
You Can Not Legally Cover Your Face in Alabama … But Do It Anyway
Let me give you a little bit of Alabama law history to argue about while confined. Here we go. It is generally illegal in our state to cover your face in public. I say generally because Mobile altered the law; so that, you guessed it, we could wear masks during...
What I Learned from Being in a Crisis … That Can Help You
What you may be going through because of the coronavirus is not that different than what my clients and I go through after a serious injury. Here is what I have learned from facing trouble for more than a few decades: Stay level-headed. Be realistic. Look at...
Local Lawyer Says Help However You Can
Can you help others during the virus crisis? Local personal injury attorney Bill Eiland says that you will find things to do if you just look. One example is that Eiland and his staff delivered lunch to the emergency room at Springhill Medical Center on Dauphin...