Automobile Accidents

• Driver dies in Alabama 17 accident

  Staff Writer | January 12, 2007 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A one-car accident on Alabama 17 in Choctaw County left a woman dead Wednesday, a report from The Press-Register said yesterday.Alabama State Troopers said the woman, who was driving a Ford Taurus, ran off the road and struck a tree. The cause of the accident is unknown, though alcohol has been ruled out. The victim was wearing her seatbelt.

• Gov. Riley creates committee on bus safety

  Staff Writer | January 11, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  After the recent school bus accident that tragically killed four students in Huntsville, Alabama Governor Bob Riley is examining school bus safety. Yesterday he appointed a committee of education, transportation and public safety officials to meet and determine whether seat belts would improve school bus safety for students. A report from the Ledger-Enquirer details the story:The committee...

• Terrible weather causes more Alabama accidents

  Staff Writer | December 26, 2006 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The busy last-minute shoppers and people traveling to visit family and friends combined with the bad weather over the Christmas weekend doubled the number of motor vehicle accidents on the roads, according ot a report from wtvm.com in Columbus.With wet roads, traffic jams and too many people on the roads, the number of accidents in the Columbus area was more than 100, rather than the normal...

• Residents for speed reductions on dangerous highway

  Staff Writer | November 09, 2006 1:12 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Citizens who live and work along an Alabama Highway known as Ga. Highway 151 are asking their local government to reduce the speed limits. After seven motor vehicle accident fatalities in the area in just 10 years, these concerned residents and business owners seem to have a point. A head-on collision on Oct. 3 that killed one and injured another has spurred this push for reduced speed limits....

• Transportation fatalities up in 2005

  Tom Methvin | October 13, 2006 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Transportation fatalities in the United States increased last year, according to preliminary figures released last month by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Deaths from transportation accidents in the United States in 2005 totaled 45,636, up from 45,092 in 2004. Based on our firm's experience in litigation relating to highway crashes, I was not at all surprised to learn of the...

• Riding a Bicycle without a helmet is just not smart

  Danny Feldman | May 17, 2009 1:00 PM | 9 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  This is the second in a six part series regarding dangerous and annoying cycling behaviors. Although motorists may not much care one way or another about cyclists who don't wear helmets, it should...

• Insurance Company Loses

  Jon Lewis | May 07, 2009 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  When will insurance companies learn? There was a lesson taught today by my partner, Danny Feldman. He represented a client in an accident caused by a teenage driver. The client had lost value on his...

• You had an accident, what to do next? Part 1 of 3....

  Troy Schwant | February 14, 2009 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  So many people are faced with this exact question if they have been injured in a car accident, slip and fall, or injured by product that was defectively manufactured or designed. Lets start with...

• My Case Is Going To Mediation. What Is Mediation?

  Michael Roberts | November 10, 2008 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  During the last several years, mediations have become more common as a means to try to achieve settlement in cases. Sometimes mediations are ordered by courts, and sometimes the parties simply agree...

• Is Your Health Insurance Accepted

  Jon Lewis | June 03, 2008 11:00 AM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL

  Hospitals have a new practice in Alabama. It's called, "Let's Wait and See What the Patient Recovers in the Accident." What do we mean? We'll give you an illustration below. Let's say a person is...