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A truck accident can leave people with serious injuries and have a devastating impact on their lives. The fact is that most accidents are caused by negligence. It is up to truck drivers and trucking companies to take steps to make sure trucks are safe on the road. At Shuttlesworth Law Firm LLC, we know...

Motor vehicle accidents caused by commercial truck drivers often turn out to very different from car accidents for many different reasons.  Why are truck accidents so different and what are the challenges that injury victims and their families often face? What factors make truck accidents different? Motor vehicle collisions caused by commercial truck drivers are...

Alabama truck accident lawyer explains why accidents are up nationwide Distracted drivers often cause serious truck accidents. In recent months, the number of distracted driving truck accidents has actually increased, even though fewer drivers have been on the road due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent nationwide study of truck accident data....

Recent crash data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that overall traffic fatalities in 2019 decreased compared to the previous year. Despite this, traffic fatalities involving large commercial trucks continue to rise. Truck drivers are held to a high standard because large commercial trucks can weigh up to 80,000 lbs. when...

Large commercial trucks keep our goods and services moving and are essential to Alabama's economy. There are many truck drivers who act responsibly and comply with all state and federal traffic laws. Unfortunately, not all truck drivers act responsibly. In some cases, the companies they work for act negligently or attempt to cover up wrongdoing...

The elderly population is the most vulnerable to infectious respiratory diseases, such as influenza and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). It only takes one person to spread a virus to another to result in a devastating outbreak in a nursing home. Attorney Perry Shuttlesworth recently reached out to Governor Kay Ivey in a letter addressing a dangerous...

The older population is among the most susceptible to disease, especially those caused by contagious viral infections. Since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) began spreading across the U.S., we have seen how devastating this disease can be in nursing homes. Alabama health officials have failed to heed the warning. The Jefferson County Health Dept. recently sent a...

Very few people are lucky enough to survive large truck crashes with nothing more than minor injuries. Due to their size and weight truck crashes can wreak havoc on Alabama roadways and injure or kill multiple people. Underride truck crashes, however, are among the worst types of truck crashes. Once a motorist's car gets crushed...

Uber, not surprisingly, gives itself passing grades in its accident report on fatal crashes. The report says Uber’s overall fatality rate per mile is about half the national average. Uber found 97 fatal crashes and 107 total deaths combined for 2017 and 2018. For 2017, that’s about 0.59 fatalities per 100 million miles. The numbers...

When we think about traffic crashes, being struck by a wheel is one of the last things that comes to mind. While it's typically rare, wheel detachments on high-speed roadways can be catastrophic. Wheels can detach from small cars and large commercial trucks. On major interstates, wheels can shoot across several lanes at a rapid...