Automobile Accidents

• Need an Alabama Attorney - Ask Questions

  Jon Lewis | March 18, 2009 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Before You Hire A Personal Injury Lawyer Choosing the right attorney to represent you is a very important decision. Here is a list of questions that a client should ask an attorney before they...

• Bicycle Accidents and Contributory Negligence

  Danny Feldman | January 14, 2009 1:12 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL

  Alabama is one of only two states in the union that continues to allow defendants to escape any liability pursuant to the doctrine of contributory negligence. In essence what this doctrine...

• Immigrants and Accidents

  Jon Lewis | January 10, 2009 1:05 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL

  We all know there is a great debate going on in this country over illegal, or undocumented, immigrants. There are numerous problems with this situation: 1. Healthcare 2. Taxes 3. Access to social...

• Bicycle Accident - Insurance Protection

  Danny Feldman | January 06, 2009 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  I have been meaning to write some articles that I think will be interesting to cyclists as it concerns their legal rights, however, and I’ve written about this before: easily, the most...

• Injuries, Accidents, and Appellate Judges in Alabama

  Jon Lewis | January 04, 2009 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  In today's Birmingham News, there is an article regarding the upcoming appointment for the replacement of Greg Shaw on the Court of Criminal Appeals. Greg Shaw was recently elected to the Supreme...

• What Causes Car Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | December 10, 2008 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  A Birmingham News article in today's paper referenced a talk given by John Staddon, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Duke University. The talk was given at an advisory board meeting of the UAB...

• In an Accident? Your Fault?

  Jon Lewis | November 12, 2008 9:56 AM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL

  Have you been in a car accident? Was it your fault? What should you do? Contact your insurance company? Maybe. Maybe not. You might should contact your lawyer first. Why? So your own insurance...

• Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

  Jon Lewis | August 09, 2008 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  In today's Birmingham News, there were two letters to the editor. One is entitled, "Follow basic driving rules", and the other is, "Be courteous when driving". Each article discusses driving and...

• Six Deaths in Accidents Sunday

  Jon Lewis | August 05, 2008 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  According to the Birmingham News, six people were killed in traffic accidents in Jefferson County, Alabama on Sunday, August 3, 2008. One of the accidents involved a head-on collision on an...

• Trial or Settlement?

  Jon Lewis | August 03, 2008 9:00 AM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  The other day one of my partners and I were discussing a case which was set for trial. In the case, the defendant was clearly at fault, and the question became: what is the threshold settlement...