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Make Every Month Safety Month
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Although a simple statement, the thought applies well to accident prevention and legal remedies. Putting a focus on safety saves lives and lawsuits. Sponsored by the National Safety Council, June was National Safety Month. The theme for 2013 was Safety Starts With Me. The goal […]
What to Do After a Hit and Run Accident
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPUnder Alabama law, anyone who is injured in an accident that results from the reckless or negligent actions of someone else is entitled to compensation for medical expenses and other losses. In a car accident, the insurance company representing the at-fault party typically ends up paying these damages. But what happens if you are injured […]
Increase Rest, Decrease Truck Accidents
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPAs a personal injury firm, we represent clients hurt in motor vehicle and truck accidents. A contributing factor of those accidents is often fatigue, an issue recently addressed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). In Alabama, accidents with trucks including utility, pick-up and semi-trucks took the lives of more than 300 people in […]
Supreme Court OKs DNA Collection by Police
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPFingerprinting is a valuable forensic tool for verifying the identity of a criminal defendant. DNA can provide a more accurate way to establish whether a person was physically present at a crime scene and is being utilized as evidence in a growing number of cases. However, the practice in several states, including Maryland, of swabbing […]
Understanding the Brain — and Brain Injuries
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPCurrently there is no cure for the often permanently disabling damage of brain trauma. But in April of this year, the White House announced an expansive initiative to explore brain function, map its circuitry and develop new ways to address brain injury and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) […]
Alabama Domestic Violence Laws
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPWe tend to think that acts of violence are committed by strangers, but many involve people who know each other intimately through a family or personal relationship. In Alabama, domestic violence laws apply to current or former spouses, housemates or dating partners, as well as parents and children or co-parents. Domestic violence includes physical or […]