Mobile Alabama Personal Injury Law Blog
Blackout Wednesday is coming: Drivers beware
Every year, the night before Thanksgiving earns the dubious distinction of being called “Blackout Wednesday.” Many bars consider it the biggest drinking day of the year -- bigger, by far, than St. Patrick’s Day or New Year’s Eve. How did Drinksgiving get started?...
Should you take a lump sum after a car crash?
You get injured in a car crash, and it’s clear that you did not cause the crash. The other driver made that critical mistake, and you got seriously injured as a result. The emergency crews rushed you to the hospital, where you had internal injuries and a brain injury....
Emotional changes are common after a brain injury
A traumatic brain injury can have a host of impacts on a victim. While some of these are physical, there are also some emotional changes that might come after an injury of this type. Coping with the emotional impacts of the TBI can be rather difficult, and they may...
Losing a limb is catastrophic in many ways
Limb loss can occur for several different reasons. In most cases, people lose a limb because of medical conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, vehicle accidents can also lead to the amputation of a limb. In addition to the injury itself, losing...
Why insurance isn’t always enough after a spinal cord injury
Motor vehicle liability insurance is a critical protection that makes it reasonably safe for people to drive on public roads. If you get into a crash caused by another driver, you at least know that there should be insurance benefits for the damage to your vehicle and...
A car crash could leave a child with a brain injury
Have you ever stopped to consider what would happen to your child in a car crash? While it is not a pleasant thing to contemplate, it can be a useful reminder to drive with extra caution. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are catastrophic injuries that could occur in a...
How can truck drivers reduce the risk of a crash?
If a truck hits you, then chances are you will end up in the hospital or mortuary. However well-built your car and however many air bags you have, it is unlikely to cope with the impact of a vehicle so much larger. Thankfully, most truck drivers are highly skilled....
How to reduce the risk you are in a car crash
Driving is probably one of the most dangerous things you do. While activities such as base jumping or felling a tree may carry more inherent risk, they are probably not something you do regularly, if at all. Getting into a car, however, is a daily activity for most...
Where does the U.S. rank in traffic deaths?
It’s sometimes hard to consider where countries actually rank in road accident deaths. For instance, if the United States has 40,000 deaths in one year, that sounds massive to a country with a population of 10 million. But the United States has over 300 million...
Don’t neglect the mental health impacts of spinal cord injuries
People who suffer a spinal cord injury have a lot to deal with all at once. Making the necessary changes to their lives can be rather challenging, especially because it is so sudden and encompasses so many aspects of their life. This can lead to mental health impacts...
