On December 3rd, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for Crown Boiler home heating boilers. In the event of a blockage in the vent system, the air pressure switch on the gas-fired hot water boilers can fail allowing the hot water boiler to emit an excessive amount of carbon…
Let’s start this discussion with how the law handles sudden emergencies. Tennessee law recognizes that a driver faced with an unexpected or sudden emergency which calls for immediate action is unlikely to exercise the same good judgment as a driver who is operating his vehicle under normal circumstances. In the past,…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published some staggering statistics on teenage drivers. Here are just a few of them: 1. In 2010, seven teenagers were killed every single day as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. 2. Compared to drivers who are 20 years and older, teenage…
On December 4th, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled two toys: 1. The K2 Revo Kick kickboards/scooters with item code l10700100 — The front assembly of the kickboard/scooter can break and the handle can partially or fully detach, and this can cause a rider to lose control and/or loss of balance.…
Last Sunday morning a New York commuter train bound for Manhattan’s Grand Central Station derailed on a sharp curve killing 4 innocent people, critically injuring 11 people and injuring another 46 passengers. While the NTSB is still investigating the accident, early information indicates the train was traveling 82 mph on a curve…
Let me begin with a confession: I married a defense lawyer. Well, a former defense lawyer. She has since left the "dark side" and joined our firm. But before she found the light, she was involved in all types of injury cases for insurance carriers and major corporations. Below is list of some of the things…
The number of Tennessee health care liability lawsuits (formerly known as medical malpractice lawsuits) remains over 30% lower than it was just five years ago. What follows is a list of the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in each of the Tennessee judicial circuits in the one year period…
The National Transportation Safety Board describes wrong-way accidents as the most serious type of accident on the highway with fatality rates higher than any other types of accidents. More than half and possibly as high as three-quarters of all wrong-way accidents are alcohol-related. In fact, 9% of wrong-way drivers had been convicted…
The good news: technology exists which will prevent a large number of serious train crashes. The bad news: implementation of this technology will likely be delayed causing commuter train passengers and others to remain at risk. Below is the background of this important issue. In September of 2008, a Metrolink commuter train…
If you have been seriously injured in an accident with a state or local government employee, your case is subject to a number of special rules and procedures. Below is an explanation of two of the special rules and a practical hurdle our office sees time and time again. The first…