By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Premises liability typically comes into play in personal injury cases when the injury is caused by an unsafe or defective condition on someone else’s property. Alabama premises liability categorizes visitors into three classes: (1) invitees, (2) licensees, and (3) trespassers. Invitees...
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. According to a 2021 report from the Insurance Research Council, about one in eight drivers don’t carry car insurance. Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage allows you to recover damages that you incurred in an accident caused by a driver who doesn’t...
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Employees only have the right to bring a lawsuit against their employer prior to a deadline known as the statute of limitations. Statutes of limitations are the periods of time during which you may file a lawsuit for a particular...
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. After you’re injured in an accident, you and your attorney will discuss how the accident occurred and who bears the legal responsibility for it. In some instances, another party is the sole cause of your injury. In other situations, your...
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Various federal laws prohibit employers from discriminating against an employee or applicant due to pregnancy, childbirth, or any complications relating to pregnancy or childbirth. In addition to providing protections from discrimination, federal laws also require employers to provide accommodations for...
I was injured on the job and I am unable to work while I’m recovering. What is TTD? If you are injured on the job in Alabama, you may be eligible to receive benefits under workers’ compensation. One of the benefits available is Temporary Total Disability...
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. What are Underinsured and Uninsured Motorist Coverage? Uninsured Motorist coverage pays you for losses resulting from an accident caused by a driver that does not have any insurance. If the person who caused your accident has insurance, but it isn’t enough...
By: Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with 15 or more employees, unions, and employment agencies from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of their race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. When an...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. After a car wreck, the at-fault driver’s insurance company will rarely let you know that you are entitled to vehicle depreciation also known as diminished value. What that means is that you the others diver’s insurance...
By: Ray Foushee, Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. What is a Wrongful Death Claim in Alabama? Alabama Code 6-5-410 is the statute that provides for wrongful death actions. It defines wrongful death as “the wrongful act, omission, or negligence of any person. . . whereby the...