Media report after media report has discussed the dangers of the roadways after the pandemic. Researchers and reporters reviewed the data, analyzing the reasons behind the spike in accidents and finding drivers took the roads traveling too fast and too often choosing...
Wrongful Death
Who can seek justice after a loved one is killed in a truck accident?
In a perfect world, nobody would die because somebody else acted with negligence. Unfortunately, people in Birmingham, including commercial truck drivers, regularly cause fatal injuries due to poor decisions or inaction. Then the victim's family must find a way to...
OSHA lists four common causes for construction deaths
The construction industry makes up over 20% of all deaths on the job in the private sector. In order to raise awareness about the dangers of this industry, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a so-called "fatal four" that causes nearly...
Number of Deaths in Local Jails & Custody on the Rise
The number of people who die behind bars each year in this country is going up. This from a report just released by the Justice Department.The number of people who die in jail or prison has been steadily increasing since 2011.While an inmate in a state prison...
Man dies in explosion at workplace
A wrongful death lawsuit could be filed in a variety of situations including medical mistakes, product defects, nursing home abuse and motor vehicle accidents. They can also be filed following the death of an employee in a workplace accident. When a fatal workplace...
Wrongful death lawsuit may be filed following workplace death
Throughout the state of Alabama individuals work hard for a living. Those individuals get up and go to work each day expecting that they will safely return home at the end of their shift. While in many cases this is what happens, sadly there are occasions when...
Static stats on general aviation deaths bother NTSB official
There are many different ways a person can die. If the cause is due to natural events, the loss may be felt deeply, but the grief can be easier to work through. If the cause is the result of some accident and attributable to another person's negligence the anguish may...
Powdered caffeine: a supplement to be very wary of
Shakespeare asks in one of his plays, "Can one desire too much of a good thing?" Everyone in Alabama likely has his or her own answer to the question.There are those who argue that too much of anything, even if it's good, carries risks. Food is good. Too much tends to...
Wrongful death case draws attention to shooting in Alabama
After the recent incident involving Michael Brown, a black man, who was killed by a white officer in Missouri, another cop-on-civilian homicide has come up again into the news. The family of a white teen who was killed by a black officer in Alabama has been the center...
Alabama boaters’ rights after a drowning-related wrongful death
Drowning is one kind of accident that can happen due to negligence in Alabama. For instance, if someone is drinking alcohol before driving a boat, then the boat could be crashed or otherwise driven negligently. This could lead to passengers being thrown into the...