AL House/Senate Bills Target Texting While Driving

Both the Alabama senate and house of representatives are set to vote on two new bills that will make it illegal to text message while driving. The senate bill, introduced by Senator Waggoner, will impose a fine on drivers who are caught text messaging while driving: $25 for a first offense and $50 for a repeat offense. This bill will have to be passed by both the house and the senate in order to become a law. A similar bill, which passed a house vote on Thursday, would only have to be passed by the senate to become a law.

The two bills only serve to confirm that text messaging while driving has become standard practice for many people in Alabama. Drivers who are distracted by activities such as texting while driving, cause scores of traffic accidents each year. According to a recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTII), driver distraction contributes to 80 percent of all automobile accidents. When a distracted driver causes an accident, he or she is responsible for any injuries that result.

If you have suffered a personal injury in a Birmingham auto accident that was caused by a distracted driver, contact an experienced Birmingham accident lawyer at 1-877-925-5373 to discuss your legal options. We provide aggressive representation to personal injury victims in Bessemer, Birmingham, Fairfield, Helena, Homewood, Hoover, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Tarrant, Trussville, and Vestavia Hills. The Birmingham personal injury lawyers at The Walker Law Firm work on a contingent fee basis, which means that you pay nothing unless you receive money for your injuries.

Alabama Company Recalls Peanuts After Salmonella Outbreak

Summerdale Peanut Co. has just announced a voluntary recall of fried peanuts in the wake of a recent salmonella outbreak. The recalled fried peanuts, which were distributed to Summerdale by a Georgia company, were sold in 10-ounce cellphane packaging labeled "Baldwin County Fried Peanuts." Products at the plant of the Georgia firm have tested positive for salmonella. Nearly 500 people have become ill and six have died since September 2008 as a result of contaminated peanut products, many linked to the same Georgia plant that distributed peanuts to Summerdale.

Personal injury cases stem from a wide variety of accidents and involve many different types of injuries, including salmonella poisoning. Illness from salmonella poisoning can range from mild to severe, and can be life threatening in people with weak immune systems, such as the very young and the very old. Several personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits have already been filed across the country against manufacturers of tainted peanut products.

Alabama injury victims should not hesitate to call our Birmingham personal injury lawyers at 1-877-925-5373 for a free consultation regarding their case. We provide aggressive representation to personal injury victims in Bessemer, Birmingham, Fairfield, Helena, Homewood, Hoover, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Tarrant, Trussville, and Vestavia Hills. The Birmingham personal injury lawyers at The Walker Law Firm work on a contingent fee basis, which means that you pay nothing unless you receive money for your injuries.