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

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

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

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
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How Many Accidents Are Caused by Semi-Trucks?

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,
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AVOIDING A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE IN AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

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
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Why You Should Have an Attorney Review Your Employment Contract

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
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Remote Working and Potential Violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act

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
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Water Supply Contamination Claims

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
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Hair Relaxer Lawsuits

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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Sometimes it Pays to Get a Second Opinion on Your Legal Matter!

BRW attorney Mark Wolfe recently helped a client that had her auto-crash claim turned down by a law firm that advertises heavily on TV and billboards. Ms. B. had called the TV law firm right after her crash. A man
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