The moment metal meets metal on an Alabama highway, a complex legal clock starts ticking. Insurance adjusters mobilize, medical bills accumulate, and injured victims face a maze of decisions that will determine whether they receive pennies on the dollar or full compensation for their losses—decisions that must be made while recovering from trauma and managing…
Every day, ordinary Alabama citizens open their mailboxes to find the distinctive envelope bearing an official court seal—a jury summons that transforms them from spectators to participants in the justice system. The journey from receiving that summons to potentially sitting in the jury box involves a carefully orchestrated selection process that balances random selection with…
Many Alabama residents search for information about Lady Bird deeds, only to discover a frustrating reality: while neighboring states like Florida and Texas embrace this estate planning tool, Alabama law provides no statutory recognition for these enhanced life estate deeds. This legal gap leaves thousands of property owners seeking alternatives to avoid probate while maintaining…
When Alabama workers put in extra hours, they deserve every penny of overtime compensation the law guarantees. Yet employers across the state deploy sophisticated strategies to avoid these obligations, leaving hardworking employees without the wages they’ve rightfully earned through dedication and hard work. Common Unpaid Overtime Pushback Tactics Employers Use Employers across Alabama utilize various…
The Opp community is reeling after a devastating head-on collision on Friday, October 3rd, claimed the lives of two children under the age of 10, including a student from Opp City Schools. The crash, which occurred around 8:30 p.m. on the Opp Bypass between Highway 134 and Cool Springs Road intersections, has left families shattered…
From behind prison walls at William C. Holman Correctional Facility, Anthony Boyd’s voice carried over speakerphone on October 8, 2025, delivering a message he has maintained for over three decades: “I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t participate in any killing.” With just two weeks before his scheduled execution by nitrogen gas, the 53-year-old death row…
Fourteen out-of-state property owners secured a significant victory on October 3, 2025, when the Alabama Supreme Court partially reversed a lower court’s dismissal of their challenge to Tuscaloosa’s controversial business-license fee targeting large student housing developments. The decision breathes new life into claims that the city’s ordinance, which triples taxes on student-oriented housing with more…
As Roy Adams Jr. awaits a jury’s verdict on charges of homicide by vehicle, his case has become a flashpoint for understanding Alabama’s controversial new “Back the Blue” law that took effect Wednesday. The former Mobile police officer, accused of running a red light and killing Air Force veteran Sumner “Kahuna” Howard, represents exactly the…
A recent Alabama Supreme Court decision in Collins v. West Alabama Bank & Trust has ignited a judicial debate about whether a 97-year-old legal precedent still makes sense in today’s mortgage market. While the court ultimately ruled in favor of the bank in this foreclosure case, multiple justices expressed concerns that Alabama’s approach to determining…
A Labor Day weekend outing turned catastrophic at Indian Mountain ATV Park in Piedmont when a side-by-side vehicle crash claimed the lives of two parents and left seven children injured, some now orphaned. As the Cherokee County community grapples with the tragedy that occurred on August 30, 2025, legal questions are mounting about whether basic…