It is all ho, ho, ho until someone gets hurt. Prepare now, so your Christmas celebration is not spent in the ER. Here are 4 things we are seeing this year. Distracted Drivers Disasters You know about Alabamians who text and drive. Numbers are up. But it is...
By the end of the Labor Day holiday, roughly 300 people will be dead, and thousands of others will be injured in America. Some of those traffic accidents will be right here on the Gulf Coast. Think it doesn’t happen? Just look around. If you are...
Taking your kids to a trampoline adventure center is more dangerous than letting them jump in the backyard. This is the news this week and something I have been saying for years. I deal with injured children and adults and know that many trampoline businesses...
If an Alabama parent is killed in a DUI traffic accident, the drinker could be forced to pay child support to raise the dead parent’s children. Payments could continue until the children are 19 years old. This plan is one more way that families injured by the...
If you are hurt in an automobile accident, you need money to get your life back on track. Money to pay those medical bills and to compensate you for your pain and suffering. At the least, you need money to pay for car repairs. Where is that money coming from?...
Generally, you do not pay taxes on a personal injury settlement. Generally is the tricky part of that statement because sometimes you do. Now, please don’t rely on me for tax advice. The rules seem to change often, and there are lawyers and accountants who...
You know about the dangers of texting and driving. But now, you need to fear texting and walking … especially on a mountain … and especially if you are a male. A new study caught my eye because men are falling off mountains while holding their phones. At best,...
In Alabama, it is illegal for an employer to fire a worker who files a workers’ comp claim. Let me repeat that IT IS ILLEGAL FOR AN EMPLOYER TO FIRE A WORKER WHO FILES A WORKERS’ COMP CLAIM. If you are hurt on the job, one of the first things you should do is...
If you tried to get a new roof or a driveway poured, you know construction workers are in high demand in the Mobile area. They are so in need, and the pay is so high, that some Alabamians with little construction training are attempting to get into the trade....
We just got past Mardi Gras, and now it is St. Patrick’s Day. There is a lot of celebrating going on in Mobile, which can mean trouble. I have often spoken about how you need to take responsibility for your drinking – call an Uber or have a designated driver....