In subdivisions all around Middle Tennessee, you routinely see teenagers driving golf carts with their friends. At lake communities, neighbors use them to get down to the water and to get to the neighborhood get-together. In downtown Franklin, residents use them to go to dinner. And while golf carts are…
Halloween is one week away, and October is Pedestrian Safety Month. That is probably not a coincidence. Of course, pedestrian safety is not just for Halloween or October. The simple truth is that we are all pedestrians. When you drive to Target and get out of your car to walk…
Middle Tennessee public and private schools are now back in full swing for the new school year. That means students biking and walking to school as well as children boarding and exiting school buses. Drivers have special obligations towards pedestrians, bikers and around school buses. Would you receive a passing…
Part of our job is to attempt to keep up with what our opponents (the insurance industry and their lawyers) are thinking and doing. One of the many ways we try to do that is by reading insurance industry publications such as Claims Journal. In a recent Claims Journal article,…
Dogs are often referred to as “man’s best friend”. Apparently, the expression has its origins from an 1870 trial in Missouri, Burden v. Hornsby. Lawyer and senator, George Vest represented a man whose dog, Old Drum, had been shot by a neighbor for allegedly killing the neighbor’s sheep. In his…
For Valentine’s Day, I received a gift card for a spa. When I began to book an appointment online for the massage, I was asked to electronically sign a Release of All Claims. Among other things, the Release of All Claims for a massage at this spa stated that if…
The first person killed as a pedestrian in the United States was Henry Bliss. In 1899, Mr. Bliss had just exited a streetcar when a New York City taxi struck and killed him. More than a century later and despite significant advancements in technology and awareness, pedestrian deaths continue to…
Golf carts are no longer just for golf. If you go to the beach, the lake or even in your own neighborhood subdivision, golf carts are likely to be on the road. In our little area at Tims Ford Lake, 80% of the residents have a golf cart. The Days…
Our award-winning lawyers see a steady flow of dog bite and dog attack cases. Unfortunately, sometimes man’s best friend is a menace. While we have a lot of information on our website (links to pages below), here are some quick answers to other common questions: Can dog bites be stitched? …
Kristen Chenoweth, the Emmy and Tony winning actress, has a new book out, and this week she has been giving interviews to promote it. In the interviews, she has talked at length about the serious injuries she sustained in an accident on the set of the television show “The Good…