Jasper Personal Injury Law Blog

The semi-trucks and big rigs that you see driving through Walker carry a good number of the products that allow you to enjoy daily living. In your home or on the store shelf, these singular items may pose no threat whatsoever. However, stacked alongside thousands of duplicate and companion items, these can become dangerous (even deadly) projectiles in the event of an accident. Sometimes, they may even be the cause of a truck accident themselves. The question then becomes who is responsible for the security of such a load: the trucker transporting it or the motor carrier contracted to deliver it? 

Some may say neither. In many cases, a semi-truck's load is packed, secured and sealed by a separate shipping company. Knowing this, you might assume that the shipper is held liable if the load comes undone during delivery. However, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, only in rare cases would a shipping company share liability for a load failure. Primary responsibility for its safety is shared between the motor carrier and the driver. 

All too often, it seems as though it is you versus the rest of the world when riding on your motorcycle in Jasper. As many of those that we here at The Sapp Law Firm, LLC have worked with can attest to, many motorists seem to struggle with the thought of having to share the road the with motorcyclists. Thus, when collisions with motorcyclists do occur, motorists often try to shift the blame to them, saying that they had no way of knowing what the motorcyclists' intentions were. 

Knowing this, it is incumbent upon you to demonstrate to everyone on the road what you intend to do on your bike. One way to do this by learning the universal hand signals used to indicate intent on the road (while your bike does have blinkers, some drivers may claim that they are difficult to see). Among the most common are extending your left arm straight outward to indicate a left turn, or upward, with your elbow bent to a 90 degree angle and your palm facing forward, to show you plan on turning right. Extending the left arm downward in the exact opposite position indicating a right turn signals your intent to stop. 

Ask a sampling of random people in Walker what careers they consider to be dangerous, and you will likely hear responses such as law enforcement, public safety and construction. Any job in which you work in controlled indoor environment is probably not viewed as being risky. Several of the past clients that have sought our services here at The Sapp Law Firm, LLC have shared this same opinion, only to discover that the most common type of workplace injury can easily strike any member of any profession. 

According to The National Floor Safety Institute, the most common cause of workers' compensation claims in the country is falls. In this context, falls is not limited to falls from heights, but instead refers primarily to simple ground-level falls. Like many, you may have difficulty comprehending how a simple slip and fall can be so damaged. In the case of workplace falls, it often is not the extent of such injuries that makes them so troublesome, but rather the type. 

It is normal to drive while a little sleepy. Everyone has likely gotten behind the wheel of a car while tired, but there is a difference between driving while tired and driving while dangerously exhausted. Exhausted Alabama drivers are dangerous drivers, and research indicates that it is actually a significant health threat to every person on the road.

Driving while excessively exhausted can lead to a higher chance of a car accident. Like drunk drivers or distracted drivers, people who choose to drive while too tired to be safe are responsible for the choices they make. If you were hurt in an accident that resulted in injury and financial loss because of a drowsy driver, you have the right to explore your option to seek financial compensation.