by: William Channing Brashaw, Attorney The decision to bring a wrongful death lawsuit in Alabama can be a stressful and even painful choice for the surviving family members left behind. It has the potential to turn a grievous and tense period even more stressful and confusing,...
by: William Channing Brashaw, Attorney Temporary Total Disability (TTD) is a benefit extended to Alabama workers who have to miss work for more than three days due to a work-related injury or illness. This benefit is determined by statute and is calculated the same of all injured...
by: William Channing Brashaw, Attorney The statute of limitations is a critical part of the process when it comes to filing and maintaining a lawsuit. Both the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require for plaintiffs to file their lawsuit...
by: Jeremy Schatz, Attorney Often, potential clients make the same statement, “I need to hire a lawyer but I can't afford one.” However, the use of contingency fees gives clients the ability to pay for legal services out of the clients' recovery should there be one....
By: Jeremy Schatz, Attorney Classifying workers as independent contractors come with multiple benefits to a company. For example, independent contractors are exempt from the Fair Labor Standard Act, Familly Medical Leave Act and companies do not pay payroll taxes for independent contractors*. Accordingly, companies have a...
by Ray Foushee In the always changing world of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat it is important to understand how these social media sites can affect a lawsuit one is involved in. Cases are won and lost in today’s world simply from what can be...
by James M. Patton, Founding Attorney Getting hurt on the job can disrupt anyone’s normal life and routine. At some point in an average Alabama worker’s career, they will likely be confronted with an on-the-job injury. Unfortunately, many people do not know the best course of...
by William Channing Brashaw, Attorney Many of the jobs in Alabama are what is commonly referred to as “at-will”. Generally, this means that an employer can terminate an employee for “a good reason, a wrong reason, or no reason” as long as the termination is not...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Attorney According to a 2017 report by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and National Public Radio found that more than half of LGBTQ adults experienced slurs (57 percent) or offensive comments (53 percent) and at...