If you are in a crash on a road trip in Alabama, you should call 911, seek medical attention, and exchange information with other drivers involved before leaving the scene. Take photos, get witness names, and avoid discussing fault until you have spoken with a local attorney. Being away from home and across state lines […]
We see the same mistakes over and over, and they can be devastating in Alabama because of our harsh contributory negligence rule. The contributory negligence rule prevents injured people from recovering any compensation if the other side can prove their negligence – no matter how minor – was partly responsible for the accident. Mistakes to […]
When a car accident case goes to trial in Alabama, a judge or jury reviews the evidence, hears testimony, and decides who was at fault and what compensation the injured person should receive. Most car accident claims settle before anyone sets foot in a courtroom. But when an insurance company will not offer fair compensation […]
Wrong-way accidents occur for a variety of reasons, and they’re some of the most severe collisions that happen on Alabama roads. Wrong-way drivers frequently cause head-on collisions, during which victims experience high forces that can easily break bones and cause internal injuries. How common are wrong-way accidents, and why are they so uniquely dangerous? If […]
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently signed a new law that has the goal of reducing the number of work-zone crashes in the state by deploying speed-enforcement cameras in construction areas. According to a press release from the governor’s office about the 2026 Alabama Work Zone Safety Act, more than 2,500 crashes occurred in highway work […]
If you were injured in an Alabama car crash, securing surveillance camera footage or traffic camera videos of a car accident in Alabama could be the difference between a fair payout and a preventable claim denial. Video footage can get deleted or overwritten quickly, and the window to preserve it is narrow, so swift action […]
No, rear-end accidents in Alabama are not always the rear driver’s fault. Alabama’s strict fault law cuts both ways: it can be used to shift blame onto you, but it can also work against the other driver. Here are the basics of what you need to know about how fault actually works in rear-end collision […]
Alabama is one of the harshest states in the country for injured drivers, and small mistakes can wipe out an otherwise strong claim. From sharing one wrong post on social media to missing a single deadline, the factors that destroy car accident cases often have nothing to do with who actually caused the crash. Below […]
Yes, you can pursue a car accident claim without a police report in Alabama, but doing so could make proving your case significantly harder. For example, Alabama’s pure contributory negligence rule means being assigned even a small share of fault can bar you from recovering compensation entirely. Without information from an official police report supporting […]
In the heat of the moment, right after a car crash in Alabama, you might instinctively approach the other driver and say, “I’m sorry!” Apologizing is such a natural impulse that it might never have occurred to you that it could be a problem, but apologizing after a car accident in Alabama could add a […]
