PERSONAL INJURY – LOSS OF INCOME Loss of Income - wages or benefits that are lost due to injury from an accident. As part of your injury settlement you are entitled to be reimbursed for lost income because of the accident and your resulting injuries. This will include the time you are unable to work at all and time that you miss because you are undergoing treatment for your injuries … [Read more...]
Alabama Personal Injury Lawyer
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“Dead Man’s Curve”- Mobile Alabama
THREE ADULTS AND ONE TEENAGER LOSE THEIR LIVES ON “DEAD MAN’S CURVE” – MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA On Sunday afternoon, October 11, 2015, 50 year old driver, Michael W. Weatherspoon, 38 year old Crystal Dawn Cassity, 31 year old Melvin Louis Sowell and 14 year old Teresa Sowell were killed in the van in which they were riding on Chunchula Georgetown Road when they approached a bend in the road … [Read more...]
ALa. 181- Baldwin County – Rezoning
Is the rezoning of the area along Ala. 181 just the tip of the iceberg? There are many pros and cons regarding this and as Commissioner Chris Elliot says, “"Commercial development generally follows residential and this is one of the issues Baldwin County will continue to face as we grow.” But isn’t the real issue how we grow and not that we just grow? The citizens of Baldwin County need a funded … [Read more...]
AN ELEMENT OF DAMAGE IN A PERSONAL INJURY CASE-PAIN & SUFFERING
PERSONAL INJURY – PAIN AND SUFFERING Pain and Suffering - noun. The physical and mental distress suffered from an injury, including actual broken bones and internal ruptures, but also the aches, pain, temporary and permanent limitations on activity, potential shortening of life, depression, and embarrassment from scarring, all of which are part of the "general damages" recoverable by someone … [Read more...]
SHAREN SHIELDS KILLED ON HIGHWAY 98, FOLEY ALABAMA
On May 1, 2015, Sharen Shields a passenger in a vehicle on Highway 98 when the vehicle she was in was rear-ended while stopped in traffic. Ms Shields was taken to a local hospital and later died of her injuries. Sharen Shields' sister, Karen Sims, and her niece, Natalie Sims, all were injured in the crash. The driver of the vehicle that caused the tragic accident, was arrested and charged with … [Read more...]
CONFEDERATE FLAG
Confederate Flag, should it stay or should it go?Unless you have been staying on a desert island this week with no communication to the world, everyone knows that the Confederate Flag is coming down from flagpoles all over the country. This allegedly racist flag has been a major conversation piece - especially for the State of Alabama even though the issue began because of a racist shooting in … [Read more...]
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
Since 1791, there have been 22,137 known line of duty deaths in America. In order to honor fallen police officers around the United States, in 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The week that May 15th falls has been designated as National Police Week. The main events are held in Washington D.C. and tens of thousands of people … [Read more...]
ACCIDENT CAUSED BY DEER
Good Question! Do I need an accidental injury lawyer? In Tennessee there are between 950,000 and 1,000,000 deer. Around 168,000 are harvested by deer hunters, and there were “6,135 deer-related crashes, accidents in 2013”. Accidents caused by deer and deer related crashes have increased by 15.3% since 2009 (see Tennessee Highway Patrol Statistics). Deer related accidents increase each fall. … [Read more...]
Holiday Driving
Holiday Driving. As 2012 winds down in holiday cheer, drivers across the mid-South will be ramping up their activity on the road. We here at Ron Kim Law would like to remind our family, friends, and fellow mid-Southerners to exercise extreme caution when holiday driving. Far too often, we are saddened to take on cases involving death on hazardous wintry roads; we beseech you to take the … [Read more...]
Personal Injury Attorneys
The need for a personal injury attorneys is ever increasing. In 2007, there were 10.6 million automobile accidents in the United States. 1,210 drivers died in Tennessee, 1,110 drivers died in Alabama, and 3,214 drivers died in Florida; this is not to mention the millions that were injured and the billions of dollars in car repairs that were lost. Of those that went to court, those who went to … [Read more...]