INFORMATION CENTER

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Personal Injury Matters

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At Elizabeth Hunter, personal Injury cases consists of car accident-related injuries, bus accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bite accidents, slip and fall accidents, products liability accidents, medical malpractice claims, and workers' compensation claims.

Municipal Liability  

Alabama has set a limit of $100, 000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence for claims based on personal injuries and $100,000 for a property loss. For deliberate offenses, a limit on compensation is at $1,500,000 (Polson, 2022). Moreover, the Code of Alabama section 6-2-38 limits a two-year deadline for filing any civil lawsuit for damages to an injury to a person. Oftentimes, the time starts on the date of the accident (Goguen, J.D., 2022).

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The Code of Alabama Section 11-47-190 states: “no recovery may be had under any judgment or combination of judgments, whether direct or by way of indemnity under Section 11-47-24, or otherwise, arising out of a single occurrence, against a municipality, and/or any officer or officers, or employee or employees, or agents thereof, in excess of a total $100,000 per injured person up to a maximum of $300,000 per single occurrence, the limits set out in the provisions of Section 11-93-2 notwithstanding.”

In addition, at Elizabeth Hunter, you get help for these cases: (DUI) driving under the influence, traffic offenses, domestic violence, property crimes, drug crimes, expungement, homicides, appeals, sex crimes, and municipal violations.

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Criminal Matters 

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Here at Elizabeth Hunter, we represent those dealing with all types of criminal legal issues, such as (DUI) driving under the influence, traffic offenses, domestic violence, assault, battery property-related crimes, drug crimes, parole/probation violation, homicides, , sex crimes, municipal violations, etc..

Like every State, Alabama divides its offenses by degree; Traffic, Misdemeanor, and Felony Offense. Often times, sentencing may consist of  Jail time, Probation, imposed fines, or all of the above. 

In Alabama, fines usually consist of the following:

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1. Class A misdemeanor (theft of property or services worth $500 or less, cruel treatment of a dog or cat, dog fighting, possession of marijuana for personal use, third-degree assault or assault with bodily fluids (including saliva), third-degree domestic violence or violation of a domestic violence protection order: one year and/or $6,000,

2. Class B misdemeanor (resisting arrest, second-degree stalking, theft of cable TV service, menacing someone: six months and/or $3,000, and

3. Class C misdemeanor (directing abusive language at someone, harassment, trespassing on property, taking a shopping cart from a store premises, misconduct: three months and/or $500.

Finally, the maximum sentence for each offense are as follows Class A misdemeanor, one year or less, but more than six months; Class B misdemeanor, six months or less, but more than thirty days; or Class C misdemeanor, thirty days or less, but more than five days.

So, get your free consultation now with an experienced attorney at Elizabeth Hunter, LLC.