About Us
- The PGH Way
  
  The PGH Way is simple: We counsel, we advocate, we litigate.
  
  With over 100 years of combined experience, the attorneys at Prince Glover Hayes have the reputation of being knowledgeable, hard- working courtroom lawyers who are devoted to their clients.
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  Frequently Asked Questions
  
  We thought it would be helpful to answer some of the questions we often receive. If you have a question about a specific case, be sure to use our chat feature to tell us your story.
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  Prince Glover Hayes was established in 1979 by Senior Partner Robert F. Prince in the Prince-Searcy Building in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We are a civil litigation firm concentrating in personal injury, environmental law, and insurance fraud. Under the leadership of its Senior Partner, the firm has earned some of the largest jury verdicts ever awarded in the state of Alabama.
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- Client Testimonials
  
  “If anyone ever needed an attorney and a friend in the case of an accident, I would deeply recommend Prince Glover Hayes Law Firm.” Pat McGhee, former client
  
  PGH serves clients throughout Alabama and is dedicated to providing first-rate civil litigation in the area of personal injury, environmental law and insurance fraud. Located in the heart of Tuscaloosa our law firm is close to the University of Alabama and is easily accessible. Here is what some of our clients have said.
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Our Areas of Practice
- Car Accident
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED DUE TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT?
  
  Our Tuscaloosa personal injury law firm has the resources to hire the experts necessary to get to the bottom of exactly how collisions take place. Determining the cause of collisions requires bringing in professionals to investigate the accident, talk to witnesses, inspect the cars and trucks involved, and examine the scene to gather evidence.
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- Insurance Fraud
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN A VICTIM OF INSURANCE FRAUD?
  
  Prince Glover Hayes has carved a special niche in the complex area of Insurance Fraud and Bad Faith and is a West Alabama leader in representing clients who are victims of unfair settlements or wrongfully denied claims. We never represent insurance companies and only represent individuals who have been treated unfairly by their insurance carriers.
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- Defective Products
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED DUE TO A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED OR MANUFACTURED PRODUCT? WERE YOU INJURED BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE INSTRUCTIONS OR WARNINGS REGARDING THE USE OF A PRODUCT?
  
  The attorneys at PGH have handled a wide variety of lawsuits involving defective products.
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- Personal Injury
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED BY SOMEONE ELSE’S ACTIONS?
  
  While car collisions are the most common type of personal injury case, we also handle other types of personal injury including slip-and-fall, injuries at home and work, premises liability, product liability and general negligence cases.
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- Camp Lejeune Personal Injury Attorneys
  
  HAVE YOU OR A LOVED ONE DEVELOPED CANCERS AND OTHER DETRIMENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS AFTER LIVING AT CAMP LEJEUNE BETWEEN 1953-1987?
  
  Camp Lejeune's drinking water was contaminated with several harmful chemicals, including benzene, vinyl chloride, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) between 1953 and 1987. Estimates state that the United States Marine Corp Base's water quality affected over a million military members, civilian employees and their children. The United States Government denied responsibility for the high illness rates on the North Carolina base for a long time.
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- Mass Torts
  
  WHAT IS A MASS TORT?
  
  Mass torts are civil actions that have many plaintiffs involved against one or several defendant corporations. If a toxic chemical is released and an entire neighborhood is impacted, each neighbor may have different injuries (one neighbor may have experienced skin rashes and another may have experienced respiratory problems). Since they weren’t injured in the same way, it is difficult to form one class for a class action suit. These types of situations are handled as mass tort actions.
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- Truck Wrecks
- Environmental
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN EXPOSED TO A TOXIC SUBSTANCE?
  
  Through successful prosecution, Prince Glover Hayes has gained a national reputation for prevailing in toxic tort and environmental litigation cases. We understand the immense challenge of protecting families and land from environmental abuse and we take that challenge seriously. Toxic tort and environmental litigation is an extremely complex area of law, often requiring scientific experts, such as toxicologists and certified industrial hygienists to provide analysis and evaluation. Our years of experience in this area have assisted us in establishing teams of qualified experts, fundamental not only in proving environmental negligence and abuse, but also in serving our commitment to justice. By securing significant verdicts and settlements against large corporations involved in toxic abuse, we create a safer world.
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- Wrongful Death
  
  HAVE YOU LOST A LOVED ONE BECAUSE OF SOMEONE ELSE’S ACTIONS?
  
  When someone is killed as a result of another person’s negligence or wrongdoing, his or her family is confronted with a devastating loss. Oftentimes, this loss is accompanied by financial stress, especially when the deceased was the key income provider. The Alabama Wrongful Death Statute is unique in that any money damages awarded are entirely punitive (designed to punish the wrongdoer), rather than compensatory. However, any recovery by the family (or other designated personal representative) can, of course, be used to compensate for lost income, lost future earnings and to offset expenses. On an emotional level, a wrongful death lawsuit brings not only justice, but also closure because the family knows steps have been taken to prevent others from experiencing a similar fate at the hands of those responsible.
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Referring Attorneys
- Referral Advantage
  
  We are humbled by the fact that a very large number of our cases are referred to us by past or current clients and by other attorneys across Alabama and the Southeast. Learn what you can expect by referring to us.
  
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- Testimonials from Attorneys
  
  “The Prince Glover Hayes law firm is probably the most respected, efficient, dedicated and caring law firm that I have been associated with. The staff is always professional and the attorneys do everything possible to ensure success for their clients.” Horace Kynard, Esquire
  
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Head-on Truck Accident Attorney

The typical passenger vehicle weighs about 5,000 lbs with many crossovers and cars weighing much less than this. In comparison, 18-wheelers in Alabama weigh as much as 80,000 lbs. Needless to say, when these trucks collide with lighter, smaller vehicles, the damage is devastating. Head-on collisions between vehicles of a similar size are the most deadly kind on the roadways. When one vehicle is significantly larger, such as in head-on truck accidents, the survival rate of those in the passenger vehicles drops significantly.

Truck drivers are significantly overworked in America due to a shortage of workers and an increase in the demand for shipping activities across the country. This often leads to fatigue, which causes many to fall asleep at the wheel. This causes some of the worst accidents as the trucker may not apply the brakes until it is far too late.

How Accidents Often Occur

When sharing the Alabama roads with truck drivers, it is important to watch out for unsafe driving behaviors. If you spot these early, you can take precautions, such as moving out of the lane or taking a different route altogether. Unfortunately, in most instances, the occupants of passenger vehicles never get the time to react.

Trailer Jackknifing: Exhaustion is just one of the many reasons a trucker may lose control of his vehicle. When this happens, the back swings forward, causing it to plunge forward into oncoming traffic at an angle.
Improper Passing Procedures: Generally speaking, truckers should maintain slower speeds than passenger vehicles. Still, many truckers speed to the point of overtaking smaller vehicles. If they fail to make it back into their lane in time, this can cause them to collide into oncoming traffic.
Disobeying Laws: You have probably seen a truck run a red light at least once in your life. If it was your turn to go, it was probably one of the most terrifying things you have ever witnessed. Running stop signs is another way truckers often collide with other vehicles.
Poor Turning: Turning a larger vehicle requires greater skill and concentration than turning smaller ones. If the trucker makes a wrong move, it could fail to correct a wide or too-close turn in time and collide with oncoming traffic.

Responsibilities of Truck Drivers

Some truck drivers are passionate about what they do. They get up every day before a major trip excited and ready to go. They are fully rested and have healthy meals planned for the days ahead. They abstain from substances and fully intend to comply with the rules of the road.

Then, there are other drivers that do not take their responsibilities seriously enough. Truckers have a greater responsibility than drivers of passenger vehicles. When they get behind the wheel of a vehicle that can have such damaging effects, they owe it to themselves and others to be in the best shape possible.

Over the past few years, several states and the previous administration stepped forward to limit how many hours truckers could drive daily. Many commercial drivers welcomed the change. Several others have since lobbied the current administration to consider overturning these laws. Overturning the previous laws would allow them to spend more time behind the wheel, putting passenger vehicles at even higher risk.

Complexities of Truck Crash Cases

An accident is a complex enough case to tackle whether you are the victim or the loved one of the affected individuals. Insurance companies often do not want to pay. Even worse, the driver may not be insured at all. In other instances, they may have taken off before you could observe anything to identify them.

What makes truck crashes even more complicated is that you may find yourself up against a company instead of just a person. These companies have millions or even billions of dollars at their disposal to fight the case and pay you nothing. Because of this, many victims and their families turn to a head-on truck accident attorney for help.

Without professional help, it would be difficult to win a case when the company insists they are not responsible. In other cases, they may admit fault but downplay your injuries to reduce the compensation you deserve. What’s even worse in these instances is when the person hired a head-on truck accident lawyer who charges his fees upfront. They now have to pay for a lawsuit they didn’t win.

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At Prince Glover Hayes, we don’t charge you anything if we do not win your case. This compels our lawyers to put their best foot forward every time to get you the highest compensation value possible. It also means that you never have to worry about legal fees if the commercial entity manages to sway the judge or jury in their favor.

The strength of your initial case is crucial to the chances of winning. Only an attorney can confirm if they believe you have enough evidence to go to court. Some compelling pieces of evidence include dashcam footage, eyewitness accounts, and detailed medical records. Give us a call at 205.345.1234.

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