Posts by Clay Martin
How Can You Help Your Personal Lawyer Prepare Your Personal Injury Case?
At Martin & Helms, our Huntsville personal injury lawyers have been helping victims of negligence and wrongdoing get justice for years. We work with investigators, product safety engineers, your doctors, and others, when necessary, to help prepare your case for negotiation and trial. As much as we advise clients and help them prepare, sometimes the…
Read MoreCar Accidents and Injuries to the Spine
Car accidents are a leading cause of spine and spinal cord injuries. The spinal column is divided into 3 sections: cervical (neck), thoracic (upper back), and lumbar spine (lower back). It includes muscles, tissues, vertebra, tendons, and ligaments. Injuries to any part of the spine can cause extreme pain and loss of mobility. The spinal…
Read MoreThe Signs of Human Trafficking
The stories are crushing. “I was just blindly…I just…was just going along with going there. And, the hospital recognized me as a trafficked victim. And, they asked me ‘Ma’am, have you been trafficked? Are you being trafficked currently?’ And, I just remember breaking into tears, and just crying, and like…just, finally someone had a name…
Read MoreShould I Hire an Attorney for My Car Accident Claim?
If you’ve ever been involved in a car accident, then you know how much of a nightmare they can be. You not only have to deal with the damage to your car (or any other property that was damaged), but the physical and emotional injuries you sustained. If you had passengers, it can complicate things…
Read MoreCommercial Truck Safety is Cost Prohibitive. It Shouldn’t Be.
If you drive on a regular basis, you have probably seen this more than you ever should have – a tractor trailer flipped on its side, passenger vehicles crushed, and first responder vehicles scattered throughout the scene. Whatever the truck was hauling may be strewn everywhere, causing the roadway to be closed and traffic diverted.…
Read MoreThe Scope of Sex Trafficking throughout Alabama
The I-20 corridor, which runs from Birmingham, Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia, is known as the “sex trafficking super highway.” If you were unaware that Alabama had a sex trafficking problem, you are not alone: this particular crime is usually associated with more populous, urban environments, and Alabama is a largely rural state. As Christian Lim,…
Read MoreWill Lyft’s New Safety Standards be Enough?
Rideshare companies like Lyft and Uber have been under scrutiny for the last couple of years, especially from riders who claim the drivers assaulted them. The pressure to make riders safer has been building, and Lyft, it appears, is attempting to answer the call. In a blog post, Lyft announced “we’re taking further action toward…
Read MoreWhy Batteries in E-Cigarettes Can Explode
E-cigarettes (or e-cigs) and vape pens are relatively new products on the market designed to replaced traditional cigarettes which have surely borne the brunt of negative publicity and proven health dangers over the years. These devices are essentially vaporizers operated with a battery. “Vaping” is the term used to describe the use of an e-cigarette…
Read MoreWhy Accountability Matters When It Comes to Opioids and Medications
The big drug makers such as Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, are often assigned blame for propagating the nation’s opioid crisis. However, internal documents gathered from a number of pharmaceutical and retail companies indicate that generic drug manufacturers also played a great part in advancing the epidemic. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) kept records…
Read MoreE-Cigarettes Aren’t Safe. We Want Your Kids to Know.
There are a lot of misconceptions about e-cigarettes, and a lot of undisclosed (and undiscussed) dangers. While the majority of the stories we read deal with their tendency to explode – a serious and dangerous problem, we admit – we want to discuss the dangers they pose even when they’re in working order, especially to…
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