Articles Posted in Automobile Accidents

Many states have laws that place some restrictions on elderly drivers, but Tennessee does not.  Here is  a list of the limitations that other states have placed on elderly drivers.

As a Tennessee automobile accident attorney for over three decades, I have seen lots of incidents where cell phone use (either for calls or texting) causes car wrecks.  This study from the West Virginia School of Public Health puts numbers to our experience. The study finds that in 2003, cell phone use by vehicle…

The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts  has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed and tried  in Clarksville and Montgomery County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012: Here is the data; Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: –…

If you received a summons and complaint (the documents which initiate a civil lawsuit in Tennessee) you need to immediately notify your insurance company that you have been sued.  If you have already reported the claim, the insurance company will already have told you to whom  you should send the…

Deaths on Tennessee roads increased in 2012 over a year earlier.  Here is some of the key statistics as gathered by the Tennessee Department of Safety: Total fatalities – 1022, up 85 from 2011 Teen driver involved in death – 115 Senior driver involved in death – 190 Rural deaths…

A shocking number of pedestrians – 67 – died in Tennessee accidents in 2012, according to a report prepared by the Tennessee Highway Patrol that gave details on the number of motor vehicle accident deaths in Tennessee for the entire year. Although the law protects pedestrians who cross the street in…

Seventy-nine (79) more people died on Tennessee highways in 2012 than the total deaths reported in 2011, according to figures released by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Some 1016 people died on Tennessee highways in 2012, compared with 937 deaths in 2011. Here are more statistics from the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s…

Sleepy drivers pose a hazard on Tennessee roadways, not only to themselves put also to others using the roadway.  Drowsy drivers pose a risk to drivers of cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and even pedestrians on Tennessee roads. Drowsy drivers cause 2.5% of fatal motor vehicle crashes and 2.0% of all…

A high percentage of Tennessee car accident cases are settled before a lawsuit is filed. However, if a lawsuit is necessary, there are new rules about where a lawsuit against an individual sued in a Tennessee automobile accident case be filed. Under the new rules, an individual can only be…

Recent data suggests that 24% of Tennessee drivers do not have liability insurance on their vehicle. Liability insurance exists to make monetary payments to those who are injured as a result of a negligent error by a person who has the insurance.  Tennessee state law requires every driver to have…