ArticlesMost Alabama wrongful death cases resolve within one to three years, with strong, clear-liability cases sometimes settling in under a year and complex corporate cases running longer. But the honest answer is that the timeline is built from stages, each with its own clock, and families who understand the stages stop feeling lost inside the process. Here is the...
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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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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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ArticlesSomewhere in the stack of papers your family signed on admission day, there is probably an arbitration agreement, a clause designed to move any future abuse or neglect case out of an Alabama courtroom and away from an Alabama jury. Facilities count on families never reading it, and later, on believing that a signature ended their rights. Neither is...
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ArticlesAfter an Alabama truck accident, the driver is almost never the only party who owes you money, and often isn’t even the most important one. As many as nine different parties can share liability, each with its own insurance policy, and the difference between a driver-only claim and a full multi-defendant case is frequently measured in hundreds of thousands...
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ArticlesHow to choose the best motorcycle accident lawyer in Birmingham: the 7 qualities that matter, the questions no firm can fake, fees, and red flags — a 2026 guide from Fob James Law Firm.
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The moments following a highway crash can be frightening. Traffic may continue moving at interstate speeds while damaged vehicles, debris, and injured occupants remain close to active lanes. After an accident on Interstate 65, protecting yourself from a second collision should come before exchanging insurance information or taking photographs. Once immediate danger has passed, several practical steps can help...
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A rideshare collision can quickly become complicated. Unlike a typical two-car wreck, an accident with an Uber driver may involve the motorist’s personal policy, coverage maintained for rideshare activity, and another vehicle’s insurer. What the Uber operator was doing in the app at the moment of impact can also affect available coverage. Knowing what to do afterward can protect...
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ArticlesAlabama Wrongful Death Distribution: At a Glance The will does not control: proceeds pass under the intestacy statute, even if a will exists Outside the estate: the money goes to heirs directly, beyond the reach of the deceased’s debts and creditors Fixed statutory shares: the spouse and children split by formula, not by negotiation Filing ≠ a bigger share:...
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ArticlesLast Updated: July 21, 2026 FELA Settlements — At a Glance Why FELA settlements outpace workers’ comp: FELA recovers full lost wages and earning capacity plus pain and suffering with no caps, while comp pays scheduled benefits and nothing for suffering What actually drives value: injury severity and permanence, your railroad wage history, the strength of the negligence evidence,...
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