Understanding a state’s driving laws can help ensure a smooth and safe driving experience. Here, we provide a comprehensive guide on Alabama driving laws. Alabama Licensing Requirements To get an Alabama driver’s license: To transfer an out-of-state license: Alabama Driving Laws: Rules of the Road While we can’t review all of the driving rules in…
Today’s highly connected world has made social media a large part of our daily lives. While there are both positives and negatives to this connectivity, one potential negative is that social media can sometimes impact legal matters like car accident claims. It is wise to have a thorough understanding of how social media can influence…
Car accidents can have consequences many years after they happen. For that reason, it’s helpful to understand laws about compensation and why they are important. According to Alabama Department of Transportation (ADOT) data, a traffic crash happens in the state approximately every three minutes and 55 seconds. This crash course will explain the basics of…
Distracted driving claimed 3,522 lives in the United States in 2021, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | NHTSA. In Alabama, there were 49 certified fatalities associated with distracted driving during that same year. These facts may only be numbers to you, but to many families, they represent the pain of a lost…
In the past decade, ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft have skyrocketed in popularity. It’s safe to assume most people have used or know someone who has used one of these services. Uber reported over two billion Uber trips in the U.S. from 2019-2020. Over 900,000 drivers provided those trips. In those same years, Uber…
Imagine cruising down the highway on a sunny day, feeling the wind in your hair, and enjoying the freedom of the open road. Suddenly, your car’s brakes fail, or the airbags deploy without warning, turning your leisurely drive into a nightmare. This terrifying scenario is more common than you might think. In Alabama alone, thousands…
Millions of vehicles drive U.S. roads daily. With this substantial number of vehicles on the roadways, it is reasonable to believe countless preoccupied, fatigued, inexperienced, and negligent drivers are behind the wheel. Accidents occur regularly. In Alabama alone, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ADOT) reported 138,827 car accidents in 2020. Some were minor collisions that…
We recently prosecuted a horrific car accident case involving personal injuries and multiple wrongful deaths. Unfortunately, the responsible driver only carried the minimum limits of coverage. This is a problem that we see too often. In this case, we were fortunate to be able to make claims with our client’s insurance carriers for underinsured/uninsured motorist…
Negligent entrustment is probably a term you’ve never heard before. However, it may come in handy if you’re ever involved in a car accident caused by another person. Negligent entrustment is when someone is legally liable for negligence because they provided another person with a dangerous instrument. As a result, that person caused injury to…