Northport Personal Injury Lawyers
45 years of accomplished representation for personal injury victims in Alabama
The possibility of suffering a personal injury rises every time you drive on an Alabama road, walk or ride a bicycle, use a product, shop at a local store, or just leave your house. Accidents change lives, sometimes forever. At Prince Glover Hayes, we have the experience and working relationships with liability and medical professionals to help you obtain justice. Justice for personal injury victims means holding the people and businesses who caused your injuries accountable for all your financial and personal damages. Justice for the families of loved ones killed in a Northport-area accident includes obtaining a wrongful death verdict or settlement.
If you or a loved one suffered injuries or died in a vehicle accident, a premises liability accident, a defective product accident, or other types of accidents; we’re ready to help you now. Our Tuscaloosa County injury attorneys have earned the respect of former clients, insurance companies, and the legal community for our impressive record of recoveries.
We represent accident victims who suffer injuries while driving on north-south Highway 43, east-west Route 82, Highway 69, Highway 171, Rose Boulevard, Mitt Lary Road, and all other highways and local roads that run through and near Northport. Our Northport personal injury lawyers also represent accident victims who visit or use any part of Northport’s urban, rural, and residential centers; and Alabama’s cultural landmarks, including the Northport Historic District, Black Warrior Riverwalk, or Lake Lurleen State Park.
How can we help
- What is a personal injury claim?
- What types of personal injury claims do you handle in Northport, AL?
- What types of personal injuries do you handle in Northport, AL?
- How do your Northport, Alabama, injury lawyers fight for accident victims and families?
- What is the statute of limitations for personal injury claims in Northport, AL?
- Do you have a Northport, Alabama, personal injury lawyer near me?
What is a personal injury claim?
There are three basic parts to a personal injury claim:
- Someone owes you a duty of care. For example, drivers owe everyone on the roadway a duty to drive safely.
- The person who owes you the duty breaches their duty of care. For example, a property owner fails to repair any known dangers, like slippery surfaces.
- The breach of the duty of care must be the proximate cause of your injuries. For example, you hit your head on the dashboard of a car after a driver runs a red light, causing you to have a traumatic brain injury.
Normally, a personal injury claim begins by demanding compensation from the defendant’s insurance company. This demand is accomplished by notifying the insurance company in writing of our representation and filing a formal complaint against the defendant(s).
Personal injury claims normally require showing that a defendant’s lack of reasonable care (negligence) caused the accident that harmed you. We also file strict liability claims (there is no need to prove negligence) when a defendant is required to ensure their products are safe, or in other situations, which we can explain.
We file claims against everyone responsible for your accident. Often, there are multiple defendants, such as when truck accidents occur. The truck driver and the trucking companies involved in the shipment may all be liable.
What types of personal injury claims do you handle in Northport, AL?
At Prince Glover Hayes, we handle most types of accident claims, including the following:
Car accidents
Our Northport personal injury lawyers handle all types of car accidents, including head-on crashes, broadsides, rear-end accidents, intersection accidents, single-vehicle accidents, and multiple-vehicle accidents. We represent injured drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and bicycle riders. Our lawyers also represent families when car accidents tragically take the lives of loved ones.
Truck accidents
At Prince Glover Hayes, we handle jackknife accidents, rollovers, wide-turn accidents, underride accidents, blind spot collisions, and all other types of truck accidents.
Our lawyers understand the unique challenges involved when truck drivers cause accidents. These challenges include determining which trucking companies may be liable in addition to the driver. We work with federal and state officials, and through the discovery process, to examine any black boxes, electronic driving logs, and smartphones to help determine the cause of the accident.
Motorcycle accidents
Motorcycle accidents are much more deadly and cause more catastrophic injuries than car and truck accidents because motorcycles are more difficult to control and provide virtually no physical protection. We file wrongful death claims when loved ones die in Northport motorcycle accidents. Our attorneys also file personal injury claims when riders suffer broken bones, burn injuries, or any other type of serious injury. Our lawyers understand the rules and regulations that govern motorcycle riding in Alabama.
Premises liability
At Prince Glover Hayes, we hold commercial property owners, nonprofit owners, and homeowners accountable when their negligence causes harm to anyone who has permission to be on their property. Property owners have a duty to conduct regular inspections to prevent slip and fall (or trip and fall) accidents, attacks due to negligent security, dog bites, and other types of harm. Owners have a duty to either make timely repairs or warn customers and visitors of known dangers. We also hold maintenance and repair companies liable when they fail to protect you.
Product liability
Defective products can harm children, adults, and seniors. Our Northport personal injury lawyers represent victims who suffer harm from defective auto parts, medical devices, electronic products, work tools, household products, and products designed for children. We file the following types of product liability claims:
- Strict liability. Manufacturers are generally strictly liable (no need to prove negligence) if their product is defective and the defect causes personal injuries or death. Products may be defective due to faulty design, workmanship, usage instructions, marketing, or the failure to provide reasonable warnings.
- Breach of warranty. Manufacturers are generally liable to consumers for any products that breach their express or implied warranties.
- We can always file a negligence claim to show a manufacturer failed to act in accordance with industry standards.
We work with product safety experts and review recall notices to help obtain justice in your product liability case.
Other personal injury cases
We also handle personal injury cases due to:
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Construction accidents
- Environmental actions
- Workplace accidents
- Mass torts
Our lawyers also file wrongful death claims when accidents take the life of family members.
What types of personal injuries do you handle in Northport, AL?
At Prince Glover Hayes, we work with your doctors (and our own network of doctors when necessary) to verify your personal injuries, the medical treatments you’ll need, and all the ways your injuries are affecting (and will continue to affect) every aspect of your life. Our Northport personal injury lawyers handle serious, permanent, chronic, and catastrophic injuries, including:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries and paralysis
- Traumatic amputation/loss of limb
- Fractures/broken bones
- Burn injuries
- Internal bleeding and organ damage
- Nerve, muscle, tissue, tendon, and ligament damage
- Loss of hearing or vision
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Emotional injuries
- Death
How do your Northport, Alabama, injury lawyers fight for accident victims and families?
Our lawyers have 45 years of experience fighting for personal injury clients. We work with investigators, the police, traffic reconstruction experts, building code officials, product safety experts, physicians, and other liability and medical professionals. Our Northport personal injury attorneys thoroughly question everyone with knowledge about your case. We examine the various physical types of evidence and records that impact your recovery.
At the appropriate time (normally after we complete the investigation and discovery phases of your claim), we negotiate with the insurance companies. Many of the cases we handle settle for the insurance policy limits. When a settlement cannot be reached, we have the advocacy skills to persuasively argue your case before a judge and jury.
Compensation for your personal injuries
At Prince Glover Hayes, we demand compensation for all your current and future damages, including all your:
- Medical bills of every kind
- Lost income and benefits including long-term disability compensation
- Physical pain and emotional suffering
- Property damage, such as damage to your car
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Loss of bodily function
- Inability to enjoy life’s pleasures
- Loss of consortium (enjoyment of marital relations and company).
We seek punitive damages when the defendant’s conduct is wanton or reckless.
Compensation for the wrongful death of a loved one
Unlike personal injury cases that focus on the amount of financial and personal damages, wrongful death cases in Alabama are meant to punish the wrongdoers for unconscionable conduct. There is no cap on the amount of damages in wrongful death cases.
Our notable successes
Some of our highest recoveries in personal injury claims include the following:
- $40 million for harmful exposure in the workplace
- $8.75 million when a product failure caused the death of a loved one after four years of suffering
- $7 million for a family when an 18-wheeler (driven by a distracted driver) caused the death of a loved one
- $6.1 million for two clients injured in a rear-end accident involving a tractor-trailer.
- $5.5 million for the family of a man who was killed when a crane toppled onto him.
What is the statute of limitations for personal injury claims in Northport, AL?
Please contact us as soon as possible. Alabama generally has a two-year statute of limitations (Ala. Code § 6-2-38(l) (2024)), but shorter time limits may apply in some cases. Practically, we need to investigate the accident and speak with witnesses while the evidence and the memories of the witnesses are fresh. We also want to ensure you’re receiving proper medical care for your injuries.
Do you have a Northport, Alabama, personal injury lawyer near me?
Prince Glover Hayes meets Northport clients at our office located at 2311 University Boulevard, Suite A, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. If your health prevents you from traveling, please call our offices so we can find another way to meet you. We also conduct conversations by phone and through online video consultations.
Our lawyers will answer your questions and guide you through the claims process.
Get help now by calling our Northport personal injury lawyers today
Injuries change lives. Sometimes, for months or years. Sometimes permanently. You have the right to hold those responsible for changing your life accountable. At Prince Glover Hayes, we’re ready to help you now. Our seasoned trial lawyers handle personal injury claims on a contingency fee basis. Call us or fill out our contact form to schedule a free consultation. We serve clients in Lake View, Moundville, Holt, and the surrounding areas from our Tuscaloosa office.