What Is Personal Injury If you are injured, I strongly suggest you keep a journal. I used to call it a diary, but some southern boys just don’t like the idea of a diary. What those boys do like is a bigger check to help pay for their recovery after a traffic accident....
Allen A. Ritchie
Explain: Wreck Check in Alabama
Should You Settle? If you think someone is just going to give you money for no reason, think again. No person or company is going to hand over thousands of dollars if they do not have to do so. That is why sometimes you must have a judge or jury force that hand....
Alcohol and Bama Law
DUI-Mobile,AL I had a friend and his daughter was just starting a new job. Part of that job is serving drinks. He wanted to know if his daughter was liable if a customer got drunk and hurt someone, for example in a car crash. Here is the answer. YES. Now, I help...
Win Your Auto Wreck Case in Alabama
Accident Diary Who is to blame for your auto accident? No amount of he said, she said is going to get you the money to pay your medical bills or fix your vehicle. You need at least one of three things going for you …eyewitnesses, evidence you can hold or a violation...
Give Your Stuff the Right Send Off … Think About a Will
Here at the end of the year, we have spent so much time with our family that it might not be the best time to think of what we are leaving them. Still, I am going to take this time to encourage you to work on you Last Will and Testament. Here is the bottom line: if...
You May Need a Divorce If You Were Never Married
This is the year (2017) that Alabama ended common law marriage. But if you were common law married in 2016 or before, you may need a divorce even though you have no marriage license. As the year grows to a close, let’s look back on one of Alabama’s strangest...
The Case of the Repo Man and the Preacher’s Car
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Christmas Hazard
Here is a real case that caught my attention — what would you decide? Here are the facts: A Florida family loved the holidays so much; they made their house into a Christmas wonderland. It included more than 200,000 lights, a 30-foot Christmas tree, a 20-foot Ferris...
The Insurance Stall, Get a Lawyer
Insurance Claims Why won’t the insurance company pay up? Why is my case taking so long? Where is my money? These are questions you can hear at Thanksgiving dinner, football Saturdays and even lawyers’ offices. The answer can be one of many reasons, but there is one I...
Why Does My Doctor Care About My Injury Lawsuit?
If you go to the doctor or emergency room, you will probably be asked if you were injured in an accident and if you are involved in legal action. You might ask, “Why does it matter?” You are there for medical treatment, not a research project. Here is the reason why....