Join us live on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Football season is over (Roll, Tide), and it is time to return to our 30-minute legal call-in format for NBC 15 LawCall, here in Mobile, AL. As it has been for roughly a decade, the show is on at 10:30 Sunday nights,...
One of the questions I get most often is, “Can I just handle my case myself?” Well, you can. But you shouldn’t. Now, it is true that I have been known to tell potential clients that the offer an insurance company has presented them is fair. In that case, they...
Because of less traffic but the same number of troopers on the road this Christmas and New Year’s, my prediction is you will see more tickets being given for what are considered minor infractions. So, to keep you safe and ticket free, here are some reminders of...
I like Christmas lights. But what do you think of the car pictured above? The Royal Canadian Mounties tweeted this photo after pulling over the car and issuing the driver a warning. The tweet included, “Please don't do this, it can be dangerous if they [the...
Have you heard --- the main reason for delays in settling injury cases is the pandemic? It seems to make sense. It just isn’t true. Rather, the current delay is all about money. Bottom line, the insurance company wants to keep and make as much of it as...
The pandemic is frightening many Gulf Coast people from trying to collect the money owed them after being hurt at a business or someone’s home. These concerns have hit a particular type of injury law -- what we call “slip and fall.” Some examples are when a person...
This year, you may think there is little to be thankful for with rough elections, a pandemic, and storms. But that is not true. The other day I heard a young man interviewed, and what he said touched my heart -- and yes, it does have a bit to do with the law....
Terminix doesn’t want you to go to court over your termite damage or their fraudulent pricing schemes. Why? From my decades of practicing law I can assure you, it is because they want to pay you pennies on the dollar. No company is going to sign on to a deal...
Getting money from Terminix may sound good, but is it good for you? We have been telling you about the blatant consumer fraud by some Mobile area termite protection companies. Now, Terminix has settled with the state of Alabama for $60 million. But before you...
The storm damage we have seen in and around Mobile can expose a major home problem – rotting wood that has been literally hollowed out by termites. The problem is so severe that reportedly some pest control companies have been rushing out to treat homes in the...