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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...

Goliath is not opposed to hitting below the belt in his quest to disparage personal injury lawyers. Here are famous examples. Several years ago, news services lit up with reports about a man who got hit by a baseball at...

It’s high time that you got the truth about Goliath. He and his cohorts have done an effective job creating and spreading around myths about “tort reform” and personal injury lawsuits. These exaggerations, half truths, and outright lies have become...

Can you get workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability benefits at the same time? Yes, it’s possible to collect both types of benefits at once if you have a qualifying disability. Your Social Security Disability benefits may be partly offset...

Let us clear two things up, right off the bat:  Your personal injury and bodily injury insurance adjuster is not your physician or treatment provider, and  Doctors working for an insurance company are not objective doctors These doctors are –...