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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...