Tag Archives: Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Witnesses Report Speed May Have Been A Factor In Fatal Lamborghini Crash On Nolensville Pike
A 28-year-old man was killed recently when he was ejected from his Nissan Altima in a crash involving a Lamborghini on Nolensville Pike. According to police, the victim was struck as he attempted to make a left turn out of the parking lot of an Autozone near where the accident took place. The driver… Read More »
State Suspends Admissions to Upper Eastern Tennessee Nursing Home
Recently, the Tennessee health commissioner ordered an Eastern Tennessee nursing home, the John M. Reed Health and Rehabilitation in Limestone, Tennessee to stop admitting new residents. State surveyors allegedly found conditions that put residents in “immediate jeopardy,” ranging from the failure of staff to appropriately treat pressure wounds, administer antibiotics and inform residents’ doctors… 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 »
Man Killed, 6 Children Injured In Crash On I-440
Last month, a major crash on I-440 left one man dead and six children injured. Officials with the Metro police state that a 49-year-old man was driving in a van when it was hit head on by an SUV driven by a 22-year-old. The 22-year-old man said another SUV swerved into his lane, which… Read More »
Public Works Employee Killed by Garbage Truck
Recently, a 19-year-old Metro Public Works employee tragically died when he was crushed by a garbage truck in downtown Nashville. Chandler Harris of Timberside Drive was standing on the back of a garbage truck with a co-worker as another Public Works employee backed the truck into an alley near the intersection of 5th Avenue… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Police Officer’s Family
The parents of a Nashville Metro police officer have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a driver that struck and killed their son. Michael Petrina, 25, had been on the force for less than one year when the fatal accident occurred on the Old Hickory Boulevard exit on the interstate in May 2014. According… Read More »
