Alabama Personal Injury Legal Questions

This question is remarkably similar to one I answered just recently. You collect by hiring a lawyer. You begin by hiring a lawyer. You ask if the store liable but you don't give us any information as to how the slip and fall occurred. The store could well be liable, but only if they were negligent and you have to be able to prove it. Even then, many stores resist claims no matter how legitiamate they are, because they are afraid of encouraging bogus claims.... Read More

Slip and fall cases are, by their nature, difficult. First, you must be able to prove negligence on the part of the property owner/occupant. Negligence could be defined as the failure to use REASONABLE care; the owner is not a guarantor. To do this, you must be able to prove that the owner put the slippery substance there, or that they had prior knowledge of the hazard and failed to take care of it promptly. Second, they will claim ?comparative fault?, meaning that you had a duty to watch where you were walking, and thus are partly at fault. The result is that most lawyers are reluctant to take a slip and fall case unless there are substantial damages, and there are at least some arguments to be made on the question of fault.... Read More

That will be the question. Your position will be that there was no other way and they should have used another register and shut that one down. Their position will be that it was an open and obvious danger and that you voluntarily assumed the risk. The issue will ultimately be up to a judge and/or jury. Good luck.... Read More

I am not sure what you mean when you say half, unless you are saying that they want to pay you for damages for both you and her.If they are paying per occupant, I would think she would be entitled to her occupant share. I would need to see the paperwork, first, though. Consult an experienced injury lawyer. Your question may also be a domestic relations one that should be answered by an experienced divorce lawyer. Consider consulting one. Good luck.... Read More

Of course you can sue. However (thanks to the doctor lobby) Med (and Dental) Mal cases are quite difficult. First, one must obtain a certification from an independent doctor that there was negligence. This is where the claim usually stops, as most lawyers will expect the client to cover the costs of this review/report (up to $5,000). Next, most malpractice insurance policies have a provision for approval of any settlement by the insured doctor. That doctor, human nature being what it is, will often refuse to approve any settlement, as he doesn?t think he did anything wrong. Finally, there is a cap on how much can be awarded for pain and suffering, thus making these cases unattractive to lawyers. There are lawyers who specialize in Med Mal; your local bar association may be able to refer you to one.... Read More

You can sue them, but the chances of winning seem small. If you had been drinking (and that's what most people do in a bar) then your negligence may exceed that of the owner of the building. On the other hand, he presumably had warning as a result of the other instances. Your damages may be high enough to discuss this with a skilled local personal injury lawyer, which I do suggest.... Read More

You can sue the hospital, but is it worth it for a few hundred dollars? Perhaps you can invite them to sue you, so you can raise the defense without incurring the court fees for filing a case. Best of all: locate the hospital official with the authority to correct the bill, and have a polite but firm conversation with him or her.... Read More