Tag Archives: Nashville Accident Lawyer
Single Vehicle Accidents
A driver in Brentwood recently died in a single vehicle accident on Interstate 65 in Brentwood. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the motor vehicle driver was driving north when the accident occurred. The accident occurred because the motor vehicle went off the right side of the road and up an embankment before becoming… Read More »
Vehicle Fires In Tennessee
Earlier this month, a bus that was transporting forty marines from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to a Marine Corps’ event in Nashville caught fire while traveling along Interstate 24. All of the bus’s passengers quickly got off the bus. Fortunately, none of the bus’s passenger were injured in this event. The Rate Of… Read More »
ATV Accidents in Tennessee
While ATVs offer an exciting and entertaining ride, there is still the possibility that accidents can occur while riding one of these vehicles. The United States Product Safety Commission reports that approximately 90,000 people a year are injured and 120 people are killed due to ATV accidents in the United States. Within the past… Read More »
New Laws for Tennessee Residents
On July 1, 2016, a series of new laws take effect in Tennessee. Many of these laws are directed at better monitoring and decreasing the risks associated with automobiles. While perhaps the most noticeable law to come into effect is that wine will now be available in supermarkets, which might increase the number of… Read More »
Chattanooga Mother Of Two Dies In I-65 Crash In Nashville
Authorities are investigating the cause of a recent crash that killed a 24-year old mother of two on I-65 in Nashville. The young mother died when her 2003 Hyundai Elantra veered of the highway around 5 am and slammed into an overhead sign pole to the side of the road. Inside the vehicle were… Read More »
Tennessee Supreme Court Remands Lower Court Ruling on Non-Economic Damages
Another ruling came down on the state of Tennessee’s cap on non-economic damages from the Tennessee Supreme Court. Back in March of 2015, Judge Neil Thomas, a circuit judge in Chattanooga, held in Cain v. Clark,that Tennessee’s cap on non-economic damages violates the plaintiffs’ right to due process and equal protection under the Tennessee… Read More »
Car Crashes into Local Bar in Nashville
Early in November, a 50-year-old woman named Jennifer Casassa crashed her SUV into the 3 Crow Bar on Woodland Street in East Nashville. She was arrested by the Metro Police Department on suspicion of drunk driving. According to police, Cassasa had failed to make a turn when she was crossing over 11th Street. This… Read More »
Man Killed in Collision with Nashville Bus
A 30-year-old man was killed recently when he had a head-on collision with an MTA bus in Midtown. The accident occurred around 6:00 a.m. at the intersection of Charlotte Avenue and 19th Avenue North, near Saint Thomas Midtown. Nashville police have identified the victim as William Forsythe, who is from the area. This is… Read More »
Motorcyclist Dies after Hitting Pothole
Officials in Nashville have identified the man who died in a motorcycle accident earlier this month in a multi-vehicle crash. According to Nashville Metro police, John LaSalle, 55, of Ashland City was heading northbound on Briley Parkway when his motorcycle hit a pothole and veered to the right, sideswiping a Honda Accord. Mr. LaSalle… Read More »
Uninsured Motorist Arbitration Statute not Applicable to Outside State Policies
A Tennessee Court of Appeals recently ruled late last month about whether the arbitration provisions found in the state’s uninsured motorist statutes apply to insurance policies issued and delivered outside of the state. The court ruled that auto insurance policies that were not issued or delivered in the state could not be considered Tennessee… Read More »
