Business owners should use wet floor signs to warn customers and other people entering their business of a potentially hazardous situation. While a wet floor sign alone may not eliminate a business owner’s liability, it may help protect them. If you have been injured slipping and falling on a wet floor at a business, you …
Alabama Insurance Coverage: Everything You Need to Know
Insurance agents will tell you about the insurance policies they offer. They will tell you the easiest way to pay your bill. They will also tell you what minimum coverage is required in your state. But they might not tell you how important it is to opt into uninsured or underinsured (UM/UIM) coverage and other …
Can You Sue for Emotional Distress in Louisiana?
In Louisiana, if you suffer emotional distress due to the trauma of an accident, you can seek to recover compensation for that distress if it accompanies an injury. An experienced personal injury attorney from Morris Bart can properly value your claim to include compensation for emotional distress if there is medical documentation to back up …
How Long does a Settlement Take After a Demand Letter?
One of the most crucial steps in filing a personal injury compensation claim is writing a demand letter. It contains your demands regarding the injuries you’ve sustained and the amount you need as your compensation. The fact that you’ve written a demand letter doesn’t automatically guarantee a prompt response from the insurance company you’ve written …
What If I Am Partly Responsible for an Accident in Alabama?
Car accidents often happen in the spur of the moment, but the consequences may last a lifetime. Even the most cautious pedestrians and drivers can get involved in an accident because it all happens so quickly. Likewise, an error in judgment or a small mistake is all it takes for an accident to occur. Between …
Can I Sue for Pregnancy Complications Following a Car Accident?
You can sue for pregnancy complications following a car or any motor vehicle accident. You can file a claim in court if you are experiencing complications in your pregnancy or you have lost your child. What you need is a hard-working, experienced lawyer. Demanding compensation is your right. We are here to assist you in …
Louisiana Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Disclaimer: Thank you for visiting our informational page regarding Louisiana Unemployment Insurance Benefits. At this time, we are not accepting cases regarding unemployment insurance benefits. However, if you feel that you have any questions about other legal concerns that we may help you with (see our other Practice Areas), please call us. Unemployment insurance is …
Important Alabama Motorcycle Laws
Motorcycle laws vary from state to state. It’s important to know the rules enforced in any state you travel through on your bike. Following them could keep you safe and help you avoid a ticket. Whether you live in Alabama or just plan to ride through, the state’s motorcycle laws will apply. You will want …
What If the Police don’t Show Up After an Accident?
Most people know that the first thing you should do after a crash is report the car accident to the police. However, what are you supposed to do if the police don’t show up? You may have to take extra steps after your collision. You want to protect yourself after an accident, especially when filing …
What Are the Top 6 Causes of Head-On Collisions?
The vast majority of car accidents are minor fender-benders. But when vehicles crash head-on at a high speed, the results can be devastating. Victims often face steep medical expenses and lost income while they recover. These steep losses can jeopardize a family’s financial security. The best way to protect yourself from a head-on collision is …
Safety & the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge
The Lake Pontchartrain causeway bridge is the second-longest bridge over water in the world. It spans 24 miles across the lake from Metairie to Mandeville on the Northshore. An estimated 12 million vehicles use the bridge annually, and unfortunately, not all of them make it across safely. The causeway is an especially dangerous stretch of …
Insurance Says Your Car Is Totaled; Now What?
Breaking Down Four Common Symptoms of PTSD After a Car Accident
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious condition that can affect a person’s relationships, career, and quality of life. Although PTSD is commonly associated with military action, it can affect anyone who experiences a traumatic event. A study by the American Psychological Association shows that motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of PTSD in …
Why Is Wearing a Seat Belt So Important?
Despite recent safety features, seat belts are still the most effective injury-prevention devices in your vehicle. Fortunately, more people are buckling up every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 83% of Mississippi drivers and passengers wear their seat belts. However, that means 17% of vehicle occupants are at a high …
How to Get a Motorcycle Endorsement in Louisiana
Many of us ride motorcycles, whether for recreation, for daily transportation, or both. While the operation of a motorcycle in a safe manner is always important to avoid motorcycle accident injuries, this is particularly so when a motorcycle is sharing the road with other vehicles. In Louisiana, before you are allowed to ride a motorcycle, …
Do Pedestrians Always Have the Right-of-Way in Mississippi?
Understanding the pedestrian right-of-way laws in Mississippi is critical for any road user. It’s one of the first things new drivers and pedestrians must learn to prevent car accidents. Right-of-way laws vary from state to state, and if you use roads in Mississippi, it is essential to understand the pedestrian traffic rules. Even with traffic …
Determining Fault After a Left-Turn Car Accident in Mississippi
In a Mississippi car accident involving a driver making a left turn, the driver making that turn is usually considered to be at fault. That’s because Article § 63-3-803 of the Mississippi Code requires drivers making a left turn to yield the right of way. However, other drivers or pedestrians involved in a left-turn accident …
Will a Birmingham Car Accident Attorney Accept Your Case if the Statute of Limitations Is Near?
It may be difficult to get a Birmingham car accident attorney to accept your case if the statute of limitations is near. The statute of limitations creates a deadline for filing a lawsuit in a civil matter in Alabama. Missing this deadline generally prevents the victim from recovering compensation. It makes it difficult to negotiate …
Can I Start a New Job While Receiving Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Birmingham?
Yes, you can start a new job while receiving workers’ comp benefits in Birmingham. In fact, you can even take another job for the same company if they have one available with duties you can handle. Some employers will offer their injured workers positions that have “lighter duties” for less pay until they can return …
How to File a Personal Injury Claim in Birmingham
Recovering compensation for your injuries through an insurance claim is not as easy as filling out some paperwork and letting the insurer know you were hurt. To convince the liable party’s insurance company to pay you fair compensation, you will want to have strong support for your claim and a good understanding of what you …
Weird Alabama Laws
State laws are meant to regulate a safe society, and at the time our laws go into effect, they usually make sense. However, times change, society evolves, and some irrelevant laws are still technically in effect, even as they sit in the dusty vault of history. All states have some weird laws from the past, …
Understanding Mississippi Car Insurance Policy
Motor vehicle insurance is a legal requirement in Mississippi. Every motorist must carry a minimum amount of coverage and proof of this coverage when operating their vehicle. However, although this insurance is in place to protect drivers and passengers in the event of an accident, it may not be enough to cover all the losses …
Weird Laws in Arkansas: Walk Your Cow Before Lunch!
Taking a look at laws from other decades (or centuries) is super interesting, as they provide a glimpse into details of life that have long been lost to history. But since they often come to us without their original context, they can seem really bizarre! We’ve dusted off these funny old laws said to …
Right of Way: Who Is at Fault in an Accident?
Ever wondered how to determine fault in a car accident? It is important to understand car auto accident fault determination rules in right-of-way driving accidents and what effect they have on insurance settlements for your personal injuries and property damage. Fault is determined in alignment with traffic laws – and the driver who had the …
Esurance Insurance Accident Claims
Filing Esurance insurance accident claims is not a difficult process – but getting the compensation you deserve based on the facts of your crash case may be. If you begin the claims process without understanding the tricks and tactics that insurers often use, you could hurt your case and fail to protect your legal right …
How the State of Alabama Determines Negligence in Car Accidents
At the core of every car accident lawsuit is the concept of negligence. Like other states, Alabama allows victims to recover compensation if they can show that another party acted negligently and caused their accident. If you were injured due to another person’s carelessness or recklessness, you may have grounds for a civil lawsuit. How …
Meet Na’Lani Zeno and Brooke Butler, Recipients of the 2020 Morris Bart, LLC Community Service Scholarship
Morris Bart, LLC is proud to announce that this year, two students will receive the Morris Bart, LLC Community Service Scholarship. For the first time since we established this national scholarship, two of the entrants were so strong that we decided to award each of them the $2,500 scholarship. Congratulations to Na’Lani Zeno and Brooke …
Road Trips: COVID-19 Tips
With the COVID outbreak negatively impacting many travel and tourism industry channels, many Americans are now resorting to road trips as a safer alternative. While risks are still present, check out a few tips that can help you road trip safely and avoid common pitfalls. Planning Your Road Trip Nearly every facet of the country …
Morris Bart Employees Volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank as the Need for Nutrition Assistance Rises During the Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty across the globe, Second Harvest Food Bank is stepping up to fill one of the most crucial needs for Louisiana communities: ongoing access to well-stocked food banks. Second Harvest already serves over 30 million meals each year to residents in 23 parishes, but with the economic fallout …
Morris Bart Response to COVID-19
Clients, friends, and colleagues: At this time of great disruption in our lives we want to assure all existing and prospective clients that uninterrupted representation is of paramount importance to us. As one of the largest and most technologically advanced firms in the area, we are continuing our daily operations and remain prepared to handle …
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