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Distracted Driving Kills

Distracted driving is taking lives on our highways, and this study takes a look at what is taking the attenion of drivers away from the road. According to police report data analyzed by Erie Insurance, a automobility liability insurer, of the more than 65,000 people killed in car crashes over the…

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Can I Still Bring A Lawsuit If I Was Hurt in A Car Accident That Wasn’t My Fault But I Was Driving Without A Valid License?

From time to time we are asked to represent people who are injured in a car accident but were driving illegally at the time of the wreck, that is, they did not have a valid license to operate a car or truck on Tennessee roads.  These people are obviously concerned…

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Azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax): Risk of Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythms

We are investigating a claim where a man had heart issues that resulted in severe heart damage and resultant disability.  As part of that investigation is was learned that a prescription antibiotic drug that he had taken, azithromycin, is now  the subject of a federal Food and Drug Admininstration (FDA) alert that…

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Injuries From Occurring From Robotic Surgery

An increasing number of surgeries are conducted with the assistance of robots – and the medical malpractice claims arising from such surgeries is beginning to increase. Doctors who perform robotic surgery sit and video-game style consoles and watch a high-definition monitor hooked to a 3-D camera that shows the work…

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Do I Have to Pay Legal Fees If I Lose My Tennessee Personal Injury Case?

People who are involved in personal injury accidents often have financial issues.  Medical bills pile up.  Work is missed and wages lost.  There is even more than the usual uncertainty about the future, and thus people are reluctant to put any of their savings at risk. So, one question that…

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Texting While Driving Injuries Increase

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…

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Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawsuit Statistics for Dickson County, Tennessee

The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed and tried in Dickson County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012. Here is the data;   Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: – 52…

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Statistics for Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Trials 2011-12

The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012. Here is the data; Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: – 1768 Total personal injury and wrongful…

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Statistics for Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases

The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed in Knoxville  and Knox County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012. Here is the data; Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: – 1044 Total…

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