Quick Answer: How Do I Get My Alabama Crash Report? You can obtain your Alabama crash report (also called an Alabama accident report) three ways: online through the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) crash portal, by mail using ALEA’s Crash Report Request form, or in person at any ALEA Driver License Office. Online is fastest, you can usually download...
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When you present a personal injury claim to an insurance company, you expect them to handle your claim with professionalism and to resolve it within a reasonable amount of time. The last thing you want is the insurance company dragging their feet in resolving your claim. Unfortunately, you will often encounter delays from not only the defendant’s insurance company,...
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Yes, you need a motorcycle license in Alabama. Every operator must hold a Class M license or a Class M endorsement on their existing driver’s license under Ala. Code § 32-12-22, and riding without one is a misdemeanor. Riders 16 and older can earn the full Class M; riders as young as 14 can get a restricted version limited...
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Last Updated August 20, 2026 Quick Answer The U.S. Department of Justice’s official position is that Camp Lejeune attorney fees are capped by the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 2678): 20% of your recovery for an administrative settlement, 25% if it resolves after a lawsuit is filed. Fob James Law Firm charges those capped rates — never...
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ArticlesQuick Answer In Alabama, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice is two years from the date of the negligent act or omission — not from the date you discovered the harm. This deadline comes from the Alabama Medical Liability Act, Alabama Code § 6-5-482. If the injury could not reasonably have been discovered within those two years, a...
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ArticlesUS Highway 431 in Alabama is a 353 mile stretch of road between the Alabama and Tennessee border. Often referred to as the “Highway to Hell,” Hwy 431 in Alabama obtained the reputation for the deadliest highway in the world. If you are involved in a car accident on Highway 431 in Alabama, a qualified personal injury attorney can...
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Insurance companies frequently offer money settlements to injured parties after accidents happen. Last Updated: July 16, 2026 Before You Accept a Settlement — At a Glance The five questions: does this cover future medical care, are all liable parties and policies included, what liens must be paid back, exactly what am I releasing, and what would this case net...
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Alabama Accident NewsMontgomery County, Alabama | August 25, 2026 Both drivers were killed and a passenger was seriously injured early Saturday morning in a two-vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 85 on Montgomery’s east side. When officers arrived, one of the two vehicles was on fire. The Montgomery Police Department is investigating, and no cause has been announced. Two families lost someone...
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Jefferson County, Alabama | August 25, 2026 Two people were killed early Sunday morning when the Honda Civic they were riding in was involved in a two-vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 65 at the Green Springs exit in Birmingham. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as a 24-year-old Birmingham man and a woman whose age and hometown...
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ArticlesWritten by Fob James IV, Esq. | Fob James Law Firm, LLC | Last Updated: August 22, 2026 Hair Relaxer Litigation — August 2026 Status No settlement exists. No global settlement has been announced and no plaintiff has been paid through the MDL Roughly 11,800 cases are pending in MDL 3060 before Judge Mary Rowland in the Northern District...
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Alabama Accident NewsA 65-year-old Mountain Brook man was killed when a vehicle struck the bicycle he was riding on Crestwood Boulevard in Irondale on August 17, 2026.
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Alabama Accident NewsA 39-year-old Odenville woman was killed and two children were injured in a head-on crash on U.S. 411 in Moody on August 17, 2026.
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ArticlesAlabama is one of the most heavily forested states in the country, with timberland covering roughly two-thirds of the state, and that timber moves on trucks. Log trucks are a daily presence on rural highways from Clanton to Camden, and they combine nearly every risk factor in trucking: extreme weights, shifting cylindrical cargo, slow entries onto fast two-lane roads,...
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Autauga County, Alabama | August 15, 2026 A 58-year-old Elmore man was killed on the night of Wednesday, August 12, 2026, when the car he was driving was struck from behind by another vehicle on Interstate 65 in Autauga County, roughly 10 miles north of Prattville. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle,...
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Alabama Accident NewsEscambia County, Alabama | August 14, 2026 A 72-year-old Flomaton man was killed on the afternoon of Thursday, August 6, 2026, when the farm tractor he was driving was struck from behind by a semi-truck on Alabama Highway 113 in Escambia County. He was towing a hay baler at the time. State troopers pronounced him dead at the scene....
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Alabama Accident NewsTuscaloosa County, Alabama | August 14, 2026 A 60-year-old Sawyerville man riding a cruiser motorcycle was killed on the evening of Wednesday, August 12, 2026, when an SUV struck his bike on Alabama Highway 69 in Tuscaloosa County. He was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV and a 14-year-old passenger...
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Alabama Accident NewsJefferson County, Alabama | August 13, 2026 A 35-year-old Birmingham man riding a motorcycle was killed on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 11, 2026, when his bike and another vehicle collided at Crestwood Boulevard and Frederick Street on Birmingham’s east side. He was the only person on the motorcycle. Emergency crews transported him to UAB Hospital, where he was...
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