In Tennessee personal injury and wrongful death cases there are two new classification of damages that cause some confusion. The phrases, "economic damages" and "non-economic damages," were added to the law by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2011 and are applicable to all Tennessee personal injury and wrongful death cases…
The fungal meningitis outbreak has expanded to 26 people in five states, each of whom received steroid injections. Four people have died, including two Tennesseans. Tennessee has the most victims (18) followed by Virginia (3), Maryland (2), Florida (2) and North Carolina (1). In addition to the two deaths in…
The maker of the steroid solution that was used at Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Center has voluntarily recalled the product. However, theTennessean reports that there has been no definitive link between the steroid solution and the fungal meningitis infections that have injured nine people and killed two. The company that…
Two patients from the Specialty Surgery Center in Crossville, Tennessee have contracted fungal meningitis, according to a recent report of the Tennessee Department of Health as reported by Channel 2 News. The facility has stopped performing lumbar steroid injections but has not been closed. Earlier news reports indicated that the…
Health insurance companies know that certain types of injuries are often caused by trauma, and that trauma many times is caused by the negligence of one or more people other than the person who has hurt. So, when a health insurance company is presented with a claim that involves an…
Local news outlets are reporting that some eleven patients who had lumbar epidural steroid injections at Nashville’s Saint Hospital have contracted meningitis. Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which is the membrane surrounding your brain and spinal cord. Usually meningitis is caused by a viral infection, but it can…
An updated article in The Tennessean reveals that the meningitis outbreak at the Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Clinic was caused by a fungus. Some eleven patients have contracted a strain of fungal meningitis – all of them received epidural steroid injections at the Outpatient Neurosurgery Clinic between July 30…
A dog presents a real hazard to bicyclists. A dog can attack the bicyclist, or the bicycle, and cause a crash. An attacking dog can cause the bicyclist to swerve, running off the road into a ditch or into the road and a passing car. And, when you fall on…
One question frequently asked by our Tennessee automobile accident clients is why they have to repay their health insurance company out of any settlement they receive in their automobile accident claim. The clients feel that they have paid for the health insurance for many years and, when they have to…
Under Tennessee law the responsibility of a landlord for dog bites or other attacks by dogs owned by the landlord’s tenant depends on the facts of the case. The landlord is responsible only if he, she or it knew or had notice of the vicious propensity of the tenant’s dog…