(Tuscaloosa, Alabama November 20, 2021) — On Friday afternoon, November 19, 2021, an elderly couple was fatally injured in Tuscaloosa County when their 2005 Scion was struck by a 2015 Kenworth tractor trailer. Frank Stanley Wharton, 87, and Mildred Wharton, 84, both from Vernon, were pronounced dead on the scene. The wreck occurred on Alabama Highway 171 near the...
Continue Reading(Athens, AL, November, 15 2021) – A forklift hit a woman in an Athens lumberyard on Monday morning, and the woman tragically died. The fatal forklift injury occurred at Sunbelt Forest Products Corporation on Highway 127 in Athens around 7 a.m. Cassandra Hill, 45, of Athens, Alabama was killed in the accident. Sunbelt Forest Products Corporation has confirmed Hill...
Continue Reading(Sumter County, Alabama November 14, 2021) — On Sunday morning, November 14, 2021, Ronald J. Daniels, 44, from Eutaw was fatally injured when the car he was driving collided with another vehicle. The crash occurred on I59 around the 23 mile marker, which is 5 miles north of York, AL. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (“ALEA”), the...
Continue Reading(Madison County, Alabama November 14, 2021) — On Sunday morning, November 14, 2021, Junior R. Melson was fatally injured when the 1997 Ford Ranger pickup he was driving collided head-on with a 2021 Jeep Compass driven by Shreei Sears, 39, of Decatur. The crash occurred at 7:00 a.m. on East Upper River Road just four miles east of Priceville, Alabama....
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(Birmingham, AL, October 18, 2021) — An Alabama Department of Transportation employee died after he fell out of a truck on Monday morning. The bucket truck that carried Joseph John Bonner was traveling on Daniel Payne Drive. Around 10:00 AM, Bonner fell out of the truck while he was working on an interstate sign. The bucket truck was elevated,...
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One of the unique features of personal injury law is that lawyers don’t necessarily charge by the hour. Instead, they might offer a “no win, no pay” compensation structure, where you owe them nothing unless they win your case. How Contingency Arrangements Work In a contingency arrangement, the lawyer invests in the likelihood that you will win your claim....
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If you’ve been injured in an accident, you can bring a personal injury lawsuit to recover for your accident-related damages. While there is no legal requirement that you have an attorney represent you, most accident victims choose to retain an experienced Alabama personal injury lawyer. Not only can a lawyer make the recovery process much smoother, but they can...
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After any type of accident, you can bring a personal injury lawsuit against the party you believe to be responsible for your injuries. In the vast majority of personal injury cases, you must prove that the other party was legally negligent before recovering any damages. To prove another party acted negligently, Alabama negligence law requires you to establish each...
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At some point, everyone needs a good auto body repair shop. If you are recovering from a car accident, you probably have a lot on your mind. From filing an insurance claim to settling any medical bills and hiring an attorney to repair your vehicle, there are a lot of logistics you must figure out. Selecting a qualified body...
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If another driver caused an accident that injured you, you deserve full compensation. That means compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, and even pain and suffering, among other components of damages. If you or the other driver was changing lanes during the accident, however, you have to prove that the accident was the other driver’s fault. And that...
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