Tag Archives: Nashville Personal Injury Lawyers
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 »
Tennessee Fair Ride Accidents
Many people attend fairs to partake in several types of entertainment, including fair rides. Unfortunately, fair ride accidents have been known to occur. Last month, several people including a ride operator were taken to the hospital after a fair ride accident at Delta Fair in Memphis. The accident occurred on a ride called the… Read More »
Sexual Assault Claim Filed Against Nashville IRS Worker
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a Nashville IRS worker who was indicted in October 2015 recently filed a $1 million sexual battery claim against her alleged assailant. The suit, filed in the Middle District of Tennessee, alleges the agency failed to properly train the alleged attacker and should be liable… Read More »
Horrific Six-car Crash In Antioch Leaves One Dead
A Nashville man is facing several criminal charges after causing what investigators called a “horrific” crash involving a total of six vehicles. The chaos led to one fatality and sent seven others to the hospital, including the suspect and his four young children, ages 2 to 6. The 30-year-old suspect faces multiple criminal counts… Read More »
Pittsburgh Woman’s Defamation Suit Against Bill Cosby Is Dismissed In Court
Bill Cosby, who has been the subject of a national scandal, recently won a court victory when a federal judge (U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab) in Pennsylvania dismissed a civil lawsuit filed against him by one of the five-dozen women who have accused him of drugging and/or sexually assaulting them. A woman named Renita… Read More »
Tennessee Woman Files $1.75 Million Excessive Force Lawsuit
A 61-year-old woman named Nancy Mason has filed a $1.75 million lawsuit in Hamilton County Circuit Court that accuses six law enforcement officers of excessive force against her. According to Court filings, Ms. Mason was cooperative when she was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on March 21, 2015. They patted down the frail… Read More »
Lawsuit Alleges that University of Tennessee Inaction Led to Sexual Assaults
In February, six women filed a federal lawsuit in Nashville, Tennessee accusing the University of Tennessee of allowing gender discrimination that led to sexual assaults by athletes and lack of punishment for the perpetrators. All six plaintiffs are listed as Jane Does. According to the complaint, three rapes were committed by football players, one… Read More »
FAA Investigates Plane Accident in Nashville
In the midst of peak travel season this past December, Southwest Flight 31 coming from Houston, rolled off a taxiway at Nashville airport and into the grass. It was a Boeing 737 carrying 133 passengers and five crew members. According to a Southwest spokesman, the nose gear of the Boeing 737 collapsed, causing it… Read More »
Tennessee High School Athlete Undergoes Surgery After Hazing Incident
Over the week of Christmas, a high school hazing incident of a Tennessee high school basketball player required him to undergo surgery and led to the dismissal of three of his teammates. Gatlinburg police are investigating hazing allegations after a player from the Ooltewah High School basketball team was brought to LeConte Medical center… 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 »
