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Alabama’s Ban on Texting While Driving
On August 1, 2012, the state of Alabama joined the vast majority of other states in banning the potentially deadly combination of driving and text messaging. According to data provided by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting while driving creates a crash risk 23 times worse than driving without distraction. The goal of the… Read More »
U.S. Government Tackles Traumatic Brain Injury Epidemic
Recently, President Obama announced plans for a $100 million research project called the BRAIN Initiative, an acronym for the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies. The goal of the initiative is to assist in the acceleration of technology development to better study the brain and nerve cell function. Scientists hope that the funding allows… Read More »
Alabama’s Guest Passenger Law
Under Alabama law, if you are a guest passenger in a motor vehicle and are injured or killed, you or your loved ones cannot successfully sue the driver unless one of the following exceptions apply: You compensated the driver for the ride. The injury or death was caused by the willful or wanton misconduct… Read More »