If you have a termite control company to treat your house and later find termites, get ready to call a lawyer. From our in-take file — an Alabama family paid the pest control people for termite protection and then found the nasty bugs eating their house. The pest...
Penalties for uninsured drivers in Alabama are going up, but that probably won’t help you. Take my legal advice … insure yourself. Starting Nov. 1, 2017, penalties for those who don’t have car insurance will increase by a few hundred dollars. This money goes to the...
Work Related Car Accident If you are injured on the job and have been told that workers’ comp is the only money available, you might have been told wrong. I have had cases where I have been able to go after product manufacturers and even other people to get my clients...
Mobile, AL You have a lot more in common with a linebacker than you think…. especially if you have had a traffic accident. All those symptoms you are hearing about concerning football players … memory loss, headaches, aggression … can be experienced by you or a loved...
Contingency Fees When I tell injured clients that they can hire me for no money out of their pocket, they are often shocked. Friends have told them that lawyers are expensive and to stay away. That is not the case if you are hurt. Give me a minute to explain why and...
People lie to lawyers. Man, do people lie. I have 4 go to strategies that I use to discredit a liar (mostly in court) and you may be able to use them if you get accused of something you didn’t do. Number One — MOTIVATION. What does the liar have to gain by making this...
Clients often ask me why I gather all those medical records about their past medical condition. That is their condition BEFORE the accident. It is to stop one of the insurance companies’ biggest tricks. Let’s say your leg is causing you a lot of pain after a traffic...
Let’s talk football. Here in Alabama we love our game, but nobody wants to see his or her child hurt or permanently disabled. Step in the lawyers. If it were not for the lawyers, the game would be more dangerous and more people would be sidelined. It is the threat of...
Golf Course Injury If you signed a waiver of liability in Alabama, it is like giving your right to sue away. Depending on the wording of the release, you are assuming the risk for whatever happens to you. Say you are at the gym. If you signed a release that states you...
What Not To Do After A Wreck Let’s say you are going down I-10 (or more likely stopped) and have a minor collision with another car. Do you have to call and make an accident report? Well in some cases, no. But you should. First, the legal reason. By law you are...