Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
-- Thomas Edison

Notable Settlements

  • $3,200,000.00 settlement – defective product case
  • $2,000,000.00 settlement – alcohol-related death
  • $1,100,000.00 settlement – commercial trucking death
  • $1,060,000.00 settlement –18 wheeler death (limits of all insurance coverage)
  • $950,000.00 settlement – business dispute
  • $920,000.00 settlement – Medicare fraud
  • $730,000.00 settlement – denial of insurance claim
  • $610,000.00 verdict – sexual harassment in workplace
  • $275,000.00 settlement – unpaid overtime compensation
  • $250,000.00 arbitration award – nursing home pressure ulcer case
  • $215,000.00 settlement – car wreck case
  • $200,000.00 settlement – 18 wheeler injury case
  • $175,000.00 settlement – nursing home fall case

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Alcohol Related Injuries

contact-articleEvery minute (60 times every hour / 1,440 times each day / 10,080 per week / 524,160 a year) someone is injured in a car wreck that was caused by a driver who had been drinking.  Many, if not all of these wrecks and resulting injuries could have been avoided if one or more people had simply used good judgment.

Unfortunately, the irresponsible acts of some can have life-altering effects on others who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Far too often, the resulting consequences are fatal.  In 2009, the number of men, women, and children who died in automobile wrecks involving a drunk driver was a staggering 10,839.  Of these deaths, 280 resulted from wrecks that occurred in Alabama.

(Sources:  United States Department of Transportation; Mothers Against Drunk Drivers).

Complete Compensation / Full Accountability

Victims of wrecks caused by drunk drivers, in addition to their families, deserve to be fully and completely compensated for their losses.  Individuals and businesses responsible for the harms and losses inflicted by intoxicated drivers must also be held fully accountable for their actions.  This includes not only the drunk driver, but those who made the decision to serve or sell alcohol to the individual who became intoxicated.  Then and only then are the victims and their families likely able to obtain closure and put this tragic and otherwise avoidable episode behind them.  

Under Alabama law, a business cannot sell or even give alcohol to someone who is visibly intoxicated or under the age of 21.  Whether it be a convenience store, a restaurant, or a bar, each is required to ensure the safety of their customers by not allowing them to leave the premises while intoxicated, unless they are certain that someone else will be driving.  If an intoxicated customer causes injury or harm to another person, the business, along with the drunk driver, could be liable.  Likewise, the parents of a minor (under the age of 21) may also pursue a lawsuit against a business that sells or provides alcohol to their child.

Let Us Help You and Your Family

At The Ryder Law Firm we understand the tragedy associated with injuries or even death resulting from the irresponsible acts of drunk drivers.  We do not nor have we ever represented individuals who have been charged with DUI.  Our clients are the victims and families of victims who have been injured or killed by drunk drivers.  Through our years of experience, we know what actions must be taken to promptly preserve key evidence, to include blood and urine specimens, skid marks, preservation of all vehicles involved so that a thorough crush analysis can be performed, receipts for the alcohol consumed, and other key records from the business or businesses that sold or served the alcohol to the responsible drunk driver.  Only by taking these actions can we maximize the likelihood of our clients being made whole for their resulting harms and losses.  At The Ryder Law Firm, it is a responsibility that we take seriously.

If you or a loved one has been injured (or killed) by a drunk driver, contact us today and let us put our years of expertise and considerable resources to work for you.  If you or a loved one has been injured (or killed) by a drunk driver,, contact us today and let us put our years of expertise and considerable resources to work for you.

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