Our Personal Injury Legal Blog

Alabama’s Dram Shop Act makes business owners who knowingly serve alcohol to a visibly intoxicated person legally responsible for injuries they cause due to their intoxication. Liable parties can include owners of bars, restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores,...

As experienced, resourceful and aggressive Alabama commercial trucking accident lawyers with the Gartlan Injury Law in Dothan, we realize that statistics reveal that: In America over ten percent (10%) of all automobile wrecks resulting in death involve big trucks like...

You could still qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in Alabama if you aggravate a pre-existing condition or injury while performing job-related tasks. But if you can’t prove the aggravating factors are related to your work, you might not get the...

Medical Treatment First, your personal injury lawyer and accident lawyer’s law firm should talk with you about your injuries and make certain that you take the advice of the medical professionals. We are not in the business of giving medical...

Alabama’s guest passenger law prohibits social passengers from suing the person who drove them after an accident. You might be unable to recover compensation for your medical bills and other expenses if your friend was responsible for the crash. However,...

David studied Goliath in excruciatingly close detail. He understood the weaknesses in his armor. He understood his own strengths relative to Goliath’s weaknesses. He no doubt surveyed the giant for a while. Just as important (and curiously enough), Goliath probably...

I don’t need to tell you that football is popular in the Great State of Alabama. We just so happen to be Paul “Bear” Bryant, Nick Saban, and University of Alabama football fans, but you also have the Auburn University...

In Alabama, workers can report their injuries to their employers. The employer will then file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits on their behalf. Workers should receive benefits after suffering a work-related injury. However, employers and their insurers sometimes delay...

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 miles per hour requires 196 feet to come to a complete stop under ideal conditions. Road surfaces, weather, and other factors can increase the stopping distance of...

The submarine effect occurs when a driver or passenger slides out from under their seatbelt during a car accident. The force of the impact or sudden change in momentum can make it difficult or impossible to remain immobile in the...