If you are injured and want your money fast, settle with the wrongdoer’s insurance company. But, there is a price to pay. If you settle quickly, you are probably getting less than you could. That’s right. A quick settlement almost always means you got pennies...
Eastbound I-10 Tunnel – Mobile, AL Courtesy: YouTube This may shock you. It did me. A new 2020 law in Alabama helps uninsured motorists and, indirectly, hurts anyone hit by them. Here is what the state has done. It has changed what happens if you are caught driving...
Join us live on Sunday, January 5, 2020. Football season is about over, and it is time to return to the 30-minute long legal call-in show, NBC 15 LawCall, here in Mobile, AL. As it has been for roughly a decade, the show is on at 10:30 Sunday nights right after the...
If you are thinking of spiking that eggnog, here is what you need to know. Don’t serve anyone under 21. Alabama is firm that you cannot legally serve alcohol to anyone under 21 years old. That means even if his or her parents say it is ok, even if it is for religious...
Ah, time to rush around with last minute Christmas buying. Until, you hit another car in an Alabama parking lot. Two Main Questions Here are the two questions I get most: will my insurance cover it and what is up with a shopping mall parking lot being private...
A Drone Before Christmas - Alabama's Christmas Lights 2015 Courtesy: SkyBama.com Alabama loves Christmas. In fact, we were the first state to legally recognize the holiday … even before the country did. In 1836, our state made it a holiday. The federal...
The tragedy of the Pensacola shooting will touch us all. How could it not? For decades, I have seen what the horrible news of a tragedy does to those remaining — both those directly touched by the incident and those sympathetic to the tragedy. Here is a little...
Was there someone absent from your Thanksgiving dinner because of an accident? Was the family confused about what to do? This is not surprising. I get calls, often after a holiday gathering, for advice of how family members can be helped. Take this case, a...
Courtesy of @DisneyDragon on Twitter This story is real. The lawsuit isn’t. I give you this, so you have something else except football, to argue about at Thanksgiving dinner. Here we go. Case: A Dad wants to be a good Dad. His kids were afraid to cross the...
Courtesy: pests.org We just had a case where a home worth more than half a million dollars had to be demolished because of termites. These homeowners had pest control inspections and treatments … or at least they thought they did. Here is what we found out. There was...