If you are in a wreck and want that check, DO NOT POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I guess I have said this a thousand times. Now, one thousand and one, DO NOT POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. The reason should be obvious: insurance adjusters will read your Facebook, Instagram, or...
Allen A. Ritchie
Alabama Law: You Must Be Hurt to Sue a Doctor
Let me tell you the story of an Alabama man who was almost killed by a healthcare professional. His doctor prescribed a drug, but the pharmacist gave the man a different drug. If taken, that drug would have probably sent him into cardiac arrest and most likely...
Car Insurance Up, Way Up. Gulf Coast Residents Need to Help Themselves
Auto insurance rates are increasing dramatically. Here is what you need to do -- get uninsured motorist coverage now. This insurance is specially designed to cover YOU from the driver with little or no coverage. Here is my thinking. As insurance goes up, fewer...
Lawyers Don’t Fight for Your Money
You'll see ads where lawyers say they will fight for every dollar. Well, they don't. Fight, that is. The law is more a mental skill than a physical one. Here is the reality of what you will see. Any lawyer who screams or pounds the table in a courtroom may find him or...
Mobile & Mardi Gras Law: Keep Calm and Throw On
We love Mardi Gras in Mobile. I mean, WE LOVE MARDI GRAS IN MOBILE. Though the police seem to be more forgiving this time of year, there are some laws you are best to follow. Accept the Danger of Flying Moon Pies. If you get hit with a pastry that is shaped like a...
Alabama Accident: Learn This or Lose Money
Pass this around to your family and friends. They will need it when the time comes. I suggest you mentally practice these so that they become routine. Here we go. In an accident, admit nothing. If you are even 1% at fault in Alabama, you will collect nothing. Do not...
Accidents and Death: It Is So Odd in Alabama
Dead is “dead and forgotten” in Alabama. At least, that is the way it seems. Here is the reason why. In other states, the family of a person killed in, say, an auto accident can sue for the money that person would have contributed to the family income. Some examples...
Need To Know: Alabama Law & Traffic Accidents
Hit by another driver? Want your fair share of the available insurance money? To help in that, you need a "crash" course in Alabama auto wrecks. First, this might shock you, but every year, Alabamians receive about $4 billion in compensation for traffic accidents....
Alabama Roads: Night Walkers and Death
Here is the shocking truth: 75% of pedestrian deaths are at night. You need to know this fact because, one, you do not want to be hit, and two, you do not want to hit anyone else. Even more shocking is that this number of nighttime accidents does not happen in other...
Night Traffic Deaths: 9X more likely
If you drive at night, you are more likely to die at night. And I mean much more likely. Another study showing the increased danger of night driving has come to my attention. Not because there are significant traffic deaths after dark; we knew that, but...