Automobile Accidents

• Did you pay Your Insurance Company to Represent the Other Driver?

  Jon Lewis | May 30, 2008 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  This one falls under the category of "Did you Know" or "Ripley's Believe it or Not". If you are injured in a car accident by an uninsured motorist, your own insurance carrier can hire a lawyer to...

• Protective Orders

  Jon Lewis | May 29, 2008 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  It seems as though defense attorneys are filing for protective orders on behalf of their clients on a more regular basis. Why is this? Well, there are several reasons, and none of them make a lot of...

• Car Accidents - Property Damage

  Jon Lewis | May 27, 2008 6:41 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  You've been in a car accident. It's the other person's fault. Your six month old car is totaled (In Alabama, that means the damage is greater than 75% of the value of the car). You owe the finance...

• Following Rules of the Road

  Jon Lewis | May 26, 2008 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Do you follow the Rules of the Road? Did you even know that Alabama has a code section (Section 32-5A-1) governing the rules of the road? Remember that little book (Driver Manual) you had to study...

• Jury Awards $6.5 Million to Crash Victim

  Gregory Zarzaur | April 16, 2007 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Last week, a Florida jury awarded several million dollars to a plaintiff who suffered brain injuries in a two car accident. According to the Herald Tribune, the injured man did not immediately seek medical treatment for his brain injuries because he did not appreciate the extent of them at the time. The brain injury affected the victims ability to earn income and his behavior. In addition, the...

• Train vs Car Accident

  Christina Cole | February 08, 2007 8:34 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  A person was injured in the third train verse car accident. The driver tried to outrun a train, police said.The train hit the car from behind, pushing it to the roadside. The driver was taken to the hospital but he his injuries were not serious or life threatening.

• Are they Really Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | June 09, 2009 8:52 PM | 4 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  I just finished a book called Safety 24/7 - Building an Incident-free Culture. The authors, Gregor M. Anderson and Robert L. Lorber, Ph.D, make it clear that there are very few true accidents. In...

• 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...

• Yankee's Andy Phillips Mother in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | March 03, 2007 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Yankee's first baseman, Andy Phillips, left camp Wednesday after being notified that his mother was involved in a serious car crash in Alabama.While the team didn't release many details, they did report the accident involved a truck and she is in intensive care in serious condition. These past couple of years has been tough for Phillips, whose wife underwent treatment for cancer last year after...