Sometimes I have to advise my clients on not what is legal but what is practical. Here is the real question you want to ask yourself -- Am I willing to lose my job over not taking this shot? I won’t take a stand on whether you should have the vaccine or not,...
Allen A. Ritchie
Can I Reopen My Settled Personal Injury Case?
Wanting to reopen a personal injury case usually comes when the injured person needs additional medical treatment. Sadly, here is the answer I generally must give – once you sign a settlement with an insurance company, that is it forever. Now there are some...
Terminix Settlement with State of Alabama Could Cost Mobile and Baldwin Residents Big Money
Signing the Alabama-brokered Terminix Settlement Agreement could cost you tens of thousands of dollars. Internal Terminix documents acknowledge the company is aware that wronged customers usually receive much more money for their claims when represented by an...
The 3s of Product Injury
Products are required to be safe. When they are not, you can expect the manufacturer to pay for your injuries. Of course, they probably won't do that without a fight. Here are 3 things that can make a product defective. Bad Design – the way that the product was...
When Tragedy Destroys Your World
After a serious accident, you can never go back to before. For my legal clients, some will never celebrate a Christmas the same way or drive past a specific intersection without feeling sadness, fear, and perhaps regret – all because of a horrifying accident....
Ask Your Legal Questions Live!
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,...
Should I Handle My Own Injury Case?
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...
Avoid That AL Trooper Ticket
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...
Is it Legal? Christmas Lights on Cars
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...
Is the Pandemic Why My Case Is Taking So Long?
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...