Author Archives: Jay Butchko
What Sets Alabama Truck Accidents Apart?
Being involved in an Alabama car accident can be life-changing, even if one’s injuries are minor. However, being involved in an accident with a large commercial truck can cause even more physical damage, never mind the mental or emotional cost. An accident involving a commercial truck is almost always more dangerous, and those who… Read More »
Third-Party Personal Injury Claims In Alabama
There are countless different reasons why on-the-job injuries occur, but what the average person may not know is that only some of them will be compensable by workers’ compensation. Some work injuries are the fault of the employee, who may have been engaged in activity that had nothing to do with their job. Others… Read More »
Surgical Errors & Alabama Medical Malpractice
Despite the continuing evolution of medicine and surgical techniques, most people still find surgery to be an intimidating endeavor. The strong majority of medical professionals do their best with every procedure, providing care that is commensurate with the prevailing professional standard. However, doctors do make mistakes – even surgeons – and when that happens,… Read More »
Sexual Misconduct In Alabama
Every U.S. state defines its crimes slightly differently. In some states, the phrase ‘sexual misconduct’ is more colloquial, referring to a broad category of sex crimes that may or may not include sexual assault and rape. In Alabama, the phrase has a specific meaning, codified in the state’s judicial code. That said, it is… Read More »
Goldasich, Vick & Fulk obtained a $70,000,000 Verdict Against Tyson Farms, Inc. and HydraService, Inc.
Attorneys Dennis Goldasich, Josh Vick, and William McCartney of Goldasich, Vick & Fulk recently obtained a $70,000,000 verdict against Tyson Farms, Inc. and HydraService, Inc. at the close of a four-week trial in Walker County, Alabama. The case, which was litigated for more than six years, involved an environmental exposure claim filed on behalf… Read More »
Reporting Elder Abuse In Alabama
Elder abuse is defined in Alabama as the abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of those over the age of 60. While most of the time, cases of elder abuse involve a physical element, this does not always have to be the case. Neglect or financial exploitation of an elderly person is considered just as… Read More »
What Is An Attractive Nuisance?
Alabama’s law of premises liability creates a specific duty of care for a property owner toward their visitors, though it will differ depending on the status of the visiting person. For example, a landowner only has the duty to refrain from willfully injuring a trespasser, while they must instead warn an invitee of any… Read More »
Understanding Alabama Negligent Security Claims
Negligent security is a type of personal injury claim that is brought when a business owner or property owner allegedly fails to make the property safe enough for people who are legally on the property. These types of cases can be complex in terms of taking them to trial, but with the right evidence… Read More »
Helping Alabama Veterans With VA Claims
There are approximately 6 million U.S. veterans who qualify as disabled to some degree, with as many as 30 percent of them having a “service-connected” condition. That said, care from the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) is not always easy to get – legal and procedural red tape can easily confuse and scare disabled veterans… Read More »
Sexual Assault Against Disabled Or Impaired Victims
Sexual assault is one of the most vicious criminal offenses one can perpetrate, because unlike homicide, the victim survives the assault, and must live with the memory of violation. This is even more true when the victim is disabled or temporarily impaired, because they usually can neither consent nor defend themselves from attack. If… Read More »
