Recent Blog Posts
Food Poisoning as a Personal Injury
As our nation’s food system grows more vast, outsourced, and industrialized, the risks of food poisoning will increase. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that one in six people will suffer from food poisoning in the United States each year, while 128,000 are hospitalized. Another estimated 3,000 will die. It was… Read More »
Suspected Drunk Truck Driver Arrested After Fatal Motorcycle Crash
According to news reports, the driver of a semi-truck, who was involved in a fatal crash recently was arrested and charged for leaving the scene of the accident, and trying to hide the damage on the truck. Officials with Metro police say that a truck driver named Jose Oscar Gallardo-Lopez was traveling Westbound and… Read More »
Who is Liable for Sports Injuries?
This year has seen no shortage of football and sports-related injuries in the state. Recently it was reported that Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota would not play against Atlanta because of a sprained knee. As of the report, Mr. Mariota was still out of commission, and the Titans announced that they would hold him… Read More »
The Basics of the Discovery Process in Personal Injury Litigation
Personal injuries unfortunately are all too common. They occur every day in workplace accidents, car crashes, and even due to defective products. Litigation in the personal injury context is complex. When one is injured, a lawsuit may be resolved in various ways. It can resolve before any lawsuit is filed (ie. your insurance or… Read More »
Walk Bike Nashville Worker Struck By Car
A Belmont University student and bicycle safety advocate suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a car on West End Avenue in Nashville while riding on his bicycle. Michael Tregelles, an audio engineer student at Belmont, worked for Walk Bike Nashville as an advocate for safe biking streets in Nashville. Tregelles underwent… Read More »
Death Of Inmate Placed In ‘spit Hood’ To Cost Metro $150k
Recently, it was announced in the news that the Metro Council in Nashville was prepared to pay $150,000 for a negligence lawsuit by the family of a man named Michael David Jones. Mr. Jones died on Nov. 20, 2013, three hours after he was arrested and taken into custody by the Davidson County Sheriff’s… Read More »
Former State Lawmaker Arrested for DUI in Rhea County
Former Tennessee State Representative Jim Cobb, who once represented Rhea County, has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Recently, an arrest report from the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department states that officers pulled over a white Ford 150 truck who was swerving in and out of lanes, heading into the… Read More »
‘Clerical error’ delays towing cars of TN’s uninsured drivers
This past summer, the Tennessee General Assembly came out swinging at uninsured drivers after one of them killed an insured Memphis driver last summer. Tennessee Rep. William Lamberth, (R) Cottontown, and Sen. Bill Ketron, (R) Murfreesboro, introduced companion bills that would triple the misdemeanor fine on drivers who violate the state’s financial responsibility law… Read More »
Fatal Crash on Nashville Road in Warren County
According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, over 2.35 million people are injured or disabled in car accidents in the U.S. every year. Car accidents are a fact of life. And while most car accidents involve two vehicles and lead to a direct insurance claim, sometimes it is more difficult for an… Read More »
Tennessee Man Breaks Neck in Mexico
Greg Smalley was body-surfing with his son on the beach in Cancun, Mexico on a family vacation, when a wave smashed him into the sand causing him to break his neck. He instantly lost his ability to move, and had to be pushed to shore by his small son. While this is an unfortunate… Read More »
