Category Archives: Personal Injury
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 »
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 »
Alabama Construction Injuries Can Cause Life-Long Harm
Workplace injuries are an unfortunate fact of life, but if a person works in construction, their chances of being injured on the job are significantly higher than in most other industries. Falls, burns, and the like can cause anything from minor bruises to death, and if you are injured on a construction site, it… Read More »
Explosion & Burn Injuries In Alabama
An explosion is one of the last things anyone ever expects, unless in certain specific environments – but even there, the fallout can be a shock. The injuries resulting from explosions can also stay with a person for life, causing flashbacks and emotional pain even after the physical symptoms have healed. Still, it can… Read More »
Foreseeability & Negligent Security In Alabama
In most states in the U.S., the owner of premises has a duty to exercise reasonable care toward their guests (though ‘reasonable’ may differ depending on the visitor’s status). This is known as the law of premises liability, and it primarily deals with instances where a property owner has been negligent. If a guest… Read More »
The Alabama Extended Manufacturer’s Liability Doctrine (AEMLD)
The concept of product liability is one that is simple at its core, but can quickly become difficult to understand. ThIs is because there are different types of defects that a product may have, and the defect can be introduced into the product at countless points in its creation process, which clouds the issue… Read More »
When To File An Alabama Premises Liability Lawsuit
The law of premises liability, at common law, held that a business or property owner is liable for the injuries suffered by visitors to their premises under certain specific conditions. Alabama’s legislature has made slight modifications, but many things about the doctrine remain the same. If you have been injured on another person’s premises,… Read More »
Mass Torts In Alabama
A tort is essentially the civil law equivalent of a crime. If someone has been the victim of a tort, they have the right to seek money damages from the alleged tortfeasor (the defendant in their case). If many different people are injured in the same way, they can file suit against the tortfeasor… Read More »
Recovering For Alabama Burn Injuries
Alabama is home to several industries that involve potentially dangerous work, from construction to working on an oil rig. Burns are a regular fact of life for many of these workers, whether from chemicals, explosions, or some other cause – and if you are injured on the job, you may be able to receive… Read More »
When Can I Hold An Alabama Property Owner Liable For Injuries?
In Alabama and in most other U.S. states, visiting premises that belong to another person or commercial entity comes varying amounts of risk. Sometimes, one is held to have assumed some risk by their mere presence on the property – for example, if someone goes to a race at Talladega, they accept a small… Read More »
