Fault & Liability in Car Accidents in AL

Alabama is one of the last states to follow pure contributory negligence, where being even 1% at fault can bar your crash claim. Here are the exact rules, the statutory and case-law exceptions, and the filing deadlines that apply in Alabama.

Alabama pays crash victims through an at-fault system with no PIP, and its pure contributory negligence rule can bar recovery from a driver who was even 1% to blame. Here's what that means for your claim.