Category: Personal Injury

Sep 30, 2025 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

Fall sports are in full swing! Even though we don’t have a professional sports team in Alabama, no state can compare with our passion for high school and college sports, particularly football. Storied Alabama college football rivalries include Alabama vs. Mississippi State, Alabama vs. Oklahoma, Alabama vs. Georgia, and, of course, Alabama vs. Auburn. 

Aug 29, 2025 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

You’ve probably been reading a lot about artificial intelligence recently – how it has started to significantly impact day-to-day life, including in education, the healthcare sector, logistics, and manufacturing. It likely won’t surprise you, then, to learn that artificial intelligence has now come to personal injury litigation. 

Jul 31, 2025 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

Personal injury law includes a concept known as premises liability. Premises liability sets out the rights and obligations of the parties when a person is injured on the property of another. Think about all of the ways that someone can be hurt on another person’s property: there can be swimming pool accidents, burn accidents, construction accidents, and others. But one of the most common premises liability accidents is slip and fall cases.

Jun 30, 2025 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

Personal injury law in Alabama, also known as tort law, seeks to address the issue of compensation for plaintiffs injured in automobile accidents, swimming pool accidents,  motorcycle accidents, and similar accidents. It provides a framework for determining liability and recovering damages for medical costs, lost wages, other out-of-pocket costs, emotional distress, loss of companionship, and other types of harm.

May 30, 2025 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

Personal injury law in Alabama seeks to make individuals whole for the losses and damages they have suffered due to the actions of others. Personal injuries can be the result of car accidents, toxic torts, swimming pool accidents, and a variety of other types of accidents, catastrophic or not. In personal injury law, an act that creates liability for compensation can result from another person’s negligence, willful misconduct, or strict liability.

Apr 30, 2025 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

Personal injury in the state of Alabama takes many forms: car accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and many others. One type of personal injury that doesn’t get a lot of attention is dog bites. But it should. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, nearly 5 million people report dog bites each year, and 60% of the injured are children. Dog bites are dangerous and disfiguring, and can even result in death. What remedies are available to people who are victims of dog bites?

Dec 31, 2024 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

Personal injury is a legal cause of action based on tort law. It allows plaintiffs to recover for the injuries they suffered due to the negligence or willful or intentional misconduct of the defendant or defendants. Personal injury in Alabama includes such things as medical malpractice, vehicle accidents, swimming pool injuries, and other accidents or injuries related to you and your body. 

Nov 29, 2024 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

What if you’ve been injured in a truck accident, car accident, swimming pool injury, or some other accident that was caused by the negligence of another? Can you represent yourself in Alabama? The short answer is yes, but most people with experience in the law don’t recommend it. Nearly all attorneys who represent harmed individuals in an Alabama personal injury case work on a contingency fee, which means you won’t owe them any fees unless you win your case.

Oct 31, 2024 - Bus Accidents by Cross & Smith

In the United States, we rely upon buses to transport people within our cities and towns, to perform long-distance transportation, and to carry children to and from school.  Each year, it’s estimated that up to 700 million people travel by bus. These bus passengers and their families have a reasonable expectation that they will safely arrive at their destinations. The term “bus” refers to large private and public vehicles that transport passengers for a fee. In Alabama, this includes:

Sep 30, 2024 - Personal Injury by Cross & Smith

Alabama football is a way of life in Tuscaloosa. With the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide commanding the respect of those following the college football scene, game days bring tens of thousands of fans to Bryant-Denny Stadium and the surrounding areas. While these events are thrilling, they can also be chaotic. From packed parking lots to rowdy tailgates and crowded stadium seating, the potential for accidents and injuries is high.