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Stay Safe on St. Patrick’s Day With These Safety Tips

Stay Safe on St. Patrick’s Day With These Safety Tips

St. Patrick’s Day is a great time to let loose with family and friends, but it can be a dangerous holiday due to its…

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Post-Auto Accident Checklist

Post-Auto Accident Checklist

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What to Do When Meeting Your Lawyer for the First Time?

What to Do When Meeting Your Lawyer for the First Time?

What To Do When Meeting your Lawyer for the First Time. When meeting your lawyer for the first time, make sure you are as…

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5 Mardi Gras Parade Safety Tips

5 Mardi Gras Parade Safety Tips

Mardi Gras is just around the corner. If you’re planning on attending any parades or celebrations along the Gulf Coast, it’s important to be…

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What Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know About Hiring a Lawyer?

What Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know About Hiring a Lawyer?

Car accidents aren’t just painful and traumatic—they’re also expensive. If you were recently hurt in a crash in Alabama, your injuries may require extensive…

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3 Steps You Should Take to Protect Your Injury Claim After a Crash

3 Steps You Should Take to Protect Your Injury Claim After a Crash

If you were recently injured in a car accident, you may be in pain and in shock. The aftermath of your crash can seem…

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Deadly Car Accidents on the Rise in Baldwin County, Alabama

Deadly Car Accidents on the Rise in Baldwin County, Alabama

Although advancing technologies continue to make automobiles cleaner, faster, and safer, car accidents continue to result in tragic consequences around the country. In 2015, more that…

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Crime Rates In Alabama Show the Most Dangerous and Safest Cities in Alabama

Crime Rates In Alabama Show the Most Dangerous and Safest Cities in Alabama

The Foley criminal defense lawyers at Caldwell Wenzel & Asthana, PC examined the crime rates in Alabama to determine the safest and most dangerous communities…

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  • Substantive vs. Procedural Law: Which State’s Law Applies?

    Quick answer: Which state’s law applies to your personal injury case depends on the type of legal issue involved. The state where your accident happened generally controls substantive issues like fault standards and available damages. However, filing deadlines are often treated as procedural, meaning the law of the state where the case is filed may …

  • Admissibility of Absence of Evidence in Court

    Quick answer: The absence of evidence, including missing surveillance footage, no police report, and no witnesses, does not automatically kill a personal injury case in Alabama. Courts and juries consider why evidence is missing, who was responsible for preserving it, and what other proof exists. In some situations, the fact that evidence is gone can …

  • How Cell Phone Records Can Be Used as Evidence in Your Case

    Quick answer: Cell phone records can be powerful evidence in an Alabama personal injury case. If a driver was talking, texting, or using an app at the moment of a crash, those records can establish distracted driving and help prove fault. Getting them requires legal action quickly, because carriers only retain data for a limited …

  • Why Tire Marks Are Key Evidence in a Car Accident Case

    Quick answer: Car Accident tire marks at an accident scene can show how fast a vehicle was traveling, whether a driver braked before impact, and where each vehicle was positioned on the road. In Alabama, where even 1% of fault can eliminate your right to recover, that physical evidence can be the difference between a …

  • How Road Rage Affects Your Car Accident Case in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi

    Quick answer: A road rage accident can strengthen your personal injury case, but the legal impact depends on where the crash occurred. Alabama may allow punitive damages for wanton conduct; Florida applies modified comparative fault, and Mississippi follows pure comparative fault. Because road rage is often treated differently than an ordinary accident, understanding your state’s …

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