It is returning to school time here in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. You probably know the Alabama laws for driving a car, but do you know the state laws for walking? It may interest you that originally the legal rule stated, "all persons have an equal right in...
One of the most common factors in highway deaths and serious injuries in Alabama is distracted driving. Studies indicated that distracted driving plays a role in about 25% to 30% of all motor vehicle accidents, with many occurring during the day, affecting companies...
Do you know someone from Camp Lejeune? Are they suffering, perhaps from a mysterious illness? Step up and help them get to a lawyer. Contaminated water at the Marine Corp Base from 1953 to 1987 has caused thousands of people to suffer. Now, the federal...
Sick Marines (and other service personnel, workers, and their families) could collect money because of their time at Camp Lejeune. The reason is bad water on the base from the 1950s through the 1980s. The money will not come without a legal fight. In fact,...
Taking your kids to a trampoline adventure center is more dangerous than letting them jump in the backyard. This is the news this week and something I have been saying for years. I deal with injured children and adults and know that many trampoline businesses...
Lawsuits are flying across soccer fields in our country. The reason – concussions and the possibility of long-term brain damage. It is a subject I have to keep up on. Some of my auto accident clients’ concussions are no different than what a professional...
It’s hot, it’s the fourth, and it’s time to take drinking and boating seriously. Here is the bottom line: Alabama and federal law enforcement has had enough of drinking and boating. You may have been able to get away with some unsafe activities during holiday’s...
Summer Drinking: Stop Legal Trouble Now Stop drinking and driving. Stop drinking and boating. Stop drinking and lawn mowering. Seriously, it is becoming a problem here and around Mobile. I know it is hot; you want to go to the beach, fish for Red Snapper, and...
Is Alabama’s move over law a flop? The statistics are not looking good. When the law was enacted in 2009, our state had 9 work zone deaths. In 2020, there were 19. Basically, the move over law requires you to change lanes or slow down when you see a vehicle...
If an Alabama parent is killed in a DUI traffic accident, the drinker could be forced to pay child support to raise the dead parent’s children. Payments could continue until the children are 19 years old. This plan is one more way that families injured by the...