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Can a Gap in Medical Treatment Hurt My Alabama Car Wreck Case?

Can a Gap in Medical Treatment Hurt My Alabama Car Wreck Case? A car wreck happens on Monday.  You are sore that evening, but you think the pain will go away. You take over-the-counter medication and try to continue working.  By Friday, your neck and back hurt worse. You finally go to an urgent-care clinic. Read More

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What If I Had a Preexisting Injury Before My Alabama Car Wreck?

What If I Had a Preexisting Injury Before My Alabama Car Wreck? One of the first things an insurance company may investigate after a serious Alabama car wreck is your medical history.  If you injured your back five years ago, had previous neck surgery, already had arthritis in your knee, or had an MRI showing Read More

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Why Are Alabama Construction Workers at High Risk for Serious Work Injuries?

Why Are Alabama Construction Workers at High Risk for Serious Work Injuries? Construction workers build the roads, homes, offices, factories, warehouses, hospitals, and other structures Alabama depends upon.  But construction work also places employees around heights, heavy equipment, moving vehicles, electricity, trenches, power tools, falling materials, and constantly changing worksites. The latest Alabama workplace-fatality statistics Read More

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My Family Member Was Killed in an Alabama Car Wreck. Can I File a Wrongful Death Claim?

My Family Member Was Killed in an Alabama Car Wreck. Can I File a Wrongful Death Claim? Few events are more devastating than losing a family member unexpectedly in a car wreck. When the wreck was caused by another driver’s negligence or wrongful conduct, surviving family members understandably have questions: Who can file a wrongful Read More

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What Damages Can I Recover After a Car Wreck in Alabama?

What Damages Can I Recover After a Car Wreck in Alabama? If another driver causes a car wreck in Alabama, you may hear lawyers, insurance adjusters, and courts use the word “damages,” But what does that actually mean? Damages are the losses for which Alabama law allows an injured person to seek monetary recovery from Read More

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How Much Is My Alabama Car Wreck Case Worth?

How Much Is My Alabama Car Wreck Case Worth? After a serious car wreck, one of the first questions an injured person understandably asks is: How much is my case worth? There is no Alabama statute, insurance formula, or settlement calculator that can answer that question simply by entering the amount of your medical bills.  Read More

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The Insurance Company Offered Me a Settlement After My Car Wreck. Should I Take It?

The Insurance Company Offered Me a Settlement After My Car Wreck. Should I Take It? Receiving a settlement offer after an Alabama car wreck can initially sound like good news.  The insurance company has accepted that it is willing to pay money. You may have medical bills piling up, you may have missed work, and Read More

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I Was Injured While Working as a Truck Driver in Alabama. Can I Get Workers’ Compensation?

I Was Injured While Working as a Truck Driver in Alabama. Can I Get Workers’ Compensation? Professional truck driving is much more than sitting behind a steering wheel.  Truck drivers climb in and out of cabs and trailers. They inspect equipment. They secure and unsecure loads. They move tandems. They connect and disconnect trailers. They Read More

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What Are the Most Dangerous Jobs in Alabama?

What Are the Most Dangerous Jobs in Alabama? Every job carries some risk of injury, but working at a desk does not expose an employee to the same hazards as driving an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer, working several stories above the ground, operating industrial machinery, cutting timber, or caring for patients who must be lifted and moved. Read More

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I Was Injured as a Passenger in an Alabama Car Wreck. Can I Recover Damages?

I Was Injured as a Passenger in an Alabama Car Wreck. Can I Recover Damages? You were riding in someone else’s car when a wreck occurred. You weren’t driving. You didn’t control the speed of the vehicle, decide when to turn, or determine whether the driver stopped at the intersection, but you were the person Read More

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