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Alabama Contributory Negligence: The 1% Rule and Its Exceptions

September 22, 2026 | Knox Boteler | Case Tips

In Alabama, being 1% at fault can end your injury claim entirely. Here is how adjusters try to establish that 1%, the exceptions that survive it, and what to do in the first week after a Mobile or Baldwin County crash.

E-Bikes, Scooters, and Motorized Bikes in Mobile: What Alabama Law Says Now — and What May Be Coming

August 26, 2026 | Knox Boteler | News

Walk down Dauphin Street on a Saturday and you’ll count a dozen different things with a motor and two wheels: rental scooters, pedal-assist bikes, throttle bikes, gas-motor bicycles, and the increasingly common electric dirt bikes that look like motorcycles. Legally

The Clock Is Already Running: Filing Deadlines for Alabama Car Wrecks, Work Injuries, and Offshore Claims

August 12, 2026 | Knox Boteler | Car Accident FAQs, Personal Injury

Almost every week, someone calls our office with a strong case and a bad date on the calendar. The wreck was real, the injuries were documented, the other driver was clearly at fault — and the deadline to do anything

U.S. Car Accident Statistics: How Many Crashes Happen Each Year?

July 14, 2026 | Knox Boteler | Car Accident FAQs

There are approximately 13 million car accidents in the United States every year, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). An estimated 39,000 people were killed in auto crashes in 2022, and another 2.6 million people visited emergency departments for

How Many Accidents Are Caused by Semi-Trucks?

July 5, 2026 | Knox Boteler | Car Accident FAQs

In 2024, approximately 120,724 large trucks were involved in crashes resulting in an injury in the U.S. — a 5.4% increase from 2023. That same year, large trucks accounted for 9% of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes. Since 2016,

AVOIDING A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE IN AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

January 24, 2024 | Mark Wolfe

BY: Attorney Mark Wolfe The purpose of this article is to explain why analysis of a non-compete clause can be legally complex and what you can do to void or avoid a non-compete clause so as to expand future employment

Why You Should Have an Attorney Review Your Employment Contract

January 2, 2024 | Mark Wolfe

There are many reasons you should have a proposed employment contract reviewed by an attorney. These reasons not only include fully understanding such terms as non-compete clauses or restrictive covenants, venue and choice of law terms, arbitration conditions, training repayment

Remote Working and Potential Violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act

May 15, 2023 | Mark Wolfe

Remote Working and Potential Violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act Introduction: The advent of remote working has brought about significant changes to the traditional workplace dynamic. With the increasing prevalence of remote work arrangements, it is essential to consider

Water Supply Contamination Claims

May 10, 2023 | Mark Wolfe

PFAS Contamination in Our Water Supply? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products worldwide since the 1950s. They are found in m any everyday products, including food

Hair Relaxer Lawsuits

May 3, 2023 | Mark Wolfe

Hair Relaxers A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found that women who used hair straightening products more than four times in the previous year were twice as likely to develop uterine cancer than those who did not

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