Posts by Luke Williams
Coup Contrecoup Injury: Understanding Double-Impact Brain Trauma in Alabama
The brain slams forward into the skull, rebounds, and strikes the opposite side—all within milliseconds of a car crash, creating damage at two distinct sites that doctors call coup contrecoup injury. This devastating double-impact trauma affects Alabama residents each year, often leaving victims with complex neurological symptoms that insurance companies struggle to understand and frequently…
Read MorePersonal Injuries Attorney: Your Guide to Legal Representation in Alabama
The emergency room doors swing open for another stretcher—a construction worker who fell from scaffolding, a mother rear-ended at a stoplight, an elderly man who slipped on a wet grocery store floor. Behind each injury stands a complex legal system where insurance companies deploy teams of adjusters and attorneys to minimize payouts, while injured victims…
Read MoreDiffuse Axonal Injury: Understanding Your Legal Rights in Alabama
Within milliseconds of impact, a brain traveling 60 mph comes to a sudden stop while the delicate axons connecting billions of neurons stretch, tear, and snap like overstretched rubber bands—forever altering the victim’s life. This devastating reality of diffuse axonal injury (DAI) affects thousands of Alabama families each year, often leaving them facing astronomical medical…
Read MoreHow to Write a Minor Car Accident Settlement Letter
The insurance adjuster’s initial offer arrives: $500 for a fender bender that left you with whiplash, three chiropractic visits, and a week of missed work. This lowball figure represents a common reality for Alabama drivers—insurance companies often undervalue minor accident claims by 40-60%, hoping victims will accept quick settlements rather than pursue fair compensation through…
Read MoreAccidents at Work Claims: What Injured Employees Should Know
The forklift operator who suffers a back injury lifting heavy pallets, the construction worker who falls from scaffolding, the nurse who slips on a wet hospital floor—workplace accidents happen when least expected, leaving Alabama employees facing mounting medical bills and lost wages. Understanding your legal rights after a workplace injury becomes a financial lifeline that…
Read MoreHuntsville School Board Member Seeks Legal Challenge to CHOOSE Act
Huntsville City School Board Member Andrea Alvarez is rallying support to legally challenge Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act, arguing the school voucher program unconstitutionally diverts millions from public education while creating an unequal system without transparency. As the program begins its first year, Alvarez seeks to build a statewide coalition to file suit against what she…
Read MoreAlabama’s FOCUS Act Sparks Debate Over Phone-Free Schools
As Alabama students returned to classrooms this fall, they encountered a new reality: mandatory separation from their smartphones under the FOCUS Act. The law, formally known as “Freeing Our Classrooms of Unnecessary Screens for Safety,” requires all public schools to restrict cell phone use during the school day, igniting passionate debate between educators who celebrate…
Read MoreJefferson County Jury Awards $660K to Family After Baby Exposed to THC at Birmingham Daycare
In a touching courtroom moment following a $660,000 jury verdict, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Fred Bolling let young Zeriel try on his black judicial robe—a gesture symbolizing justice served for the toddler who suffered THC exposure at just nine months old. The verdict against Baby Duck Academy in Birmingham represents both punitive and compensatory damages…
Read MoreAlabama Workers Can Finally Sue Over Unemployment System Delays
After three years of legal roadblocks, Alabamians who faced severe delays and errors in the state’s unemployment system during the COVID-19 pandemic can finally have their day in court. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday, September 12, 2025, that these citizens can proceed with their lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Labor, following intervention…
Read MoreThe Leading Causes of Scaffold Accidents on Job Sites
Falls from scaffolds remain one of construction’s “Fatal Four” hazards identified by OSHA, claiming workers’ lives and causing devastating injuries across Alabama job sites each year. These elevated platforms, essential for reaching high work areas from Birmingham high-rises to Mobile shipyards, transform from productivity tools into danger zones when safety protocols fail or equipment deteriorates.…
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