It happens far too often. First, someone sells you an item advertising how it works or how useful it is. Next, you discover the item is broken or doesn’t work at all how it was purported to. What can you do to get your money back? The Alabama government created a special protective law for consumers known as the...
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(Athens, Alabama March 4, 2022) — On March 2nd, Edgardo V Pacheco, 54, of La Vergne, Tennessee and an unidentified 18-year-old tragically died when a box truck fell off an overpass above I-65 and collided with a train. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the State Troopers received a call around 5 a.m. that a box truck driving...
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Workplace injuries are commonplace in various environments, but they differ in severity based on what type of job is being performed. Manufacturing jobs create plenty of opportunities for injury because of their complex nature. Factory workers are a significant part of the economy of Alabama and provide valuable services. It is estimated that 17.18% of Alabama’s total economic output...
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When you suffer a serious injury, you are usually treated by medical providers soon after. Treatment costs money, and in Alabama, there is a specific hospital lien statute that helps hospitals get paid when they provide care to someone injured in an accident. Alabama lien laws allow hospitals to place a lien on any legal settlement you might reach...
Continue Reading(Lowndes County, Alabama February 16, 2022) — On Monday evening, February 14th, a Montgomery man was killed following a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 65. Demontray O’Neal Likely, 23, was tragically killed when a 2006 Ford Ranger, driven by Nicholas Angelo Mims, 56, of Pine Apple, slammed into the back of his 2007 Nissan Altima while he was stopped in...
Continue Reading(Auburn, Alabama February 15, 2022) — On February 14th, Patrick Wayne Swearingen, 31, was killed in a multi vehicle crash on I-85 near Auburn. According to the coroner’s office, Swearingen was on active duty with the US Navy at the time of his death, and was set to retire soon. The crash occurred in the northbound lane of I-85,...
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Drinking and driving is never a good idea, even if someone is under the legal limit. Alcohol impairs your judgment and slows down your reaction time. The decision to get behind the wheel can have disastrous results and cause drunk driving injuries to everyone involved. If you were injured by a drunk driver, you might have the right to...
Continue Reading(LaGrange, Georgia January 27, 2022) — On Tuesday afternoon, January 25, 2022, a woman tragically died after a two-vehicle car crash in LaGrange, GA. According to the LaGrange Police Department, the crash occurred when the driver traveling south on Lukken Industrial Drive failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a vehicle traveling westbound on Pegasus Parkway. The...
Continue Reading(Moulton, Alabama January 27, 2022) — On Thursday morning a Moulton man tragically died after a two-vehicle wreck occurred near Moulton, AL. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Norman G. Barnes, 49, was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Pickup when it was struck by a tracker-trailer driven by Bobby L. Gladney, 35. Barnes was not wearing a seatbelt...
Continue Reading(Mobile, Alabama January 26, 2022) — On January 24, 2022, a single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a pedestrian, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Alabama State Troopers with ALEA said Marcus C. Hansley III, 45, of Grand Bay was struck around 7:24 p.m. Monday by a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 52-year-old Theodore man. Hansley was pronounced dead...
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