We are investigating a claim where a man had heart issues that resulted in severe heart damage and resultant disability. As part of that investigation is was learned that a prescription antibiotic drug that he had taken, azithromycin, is now the subject of a federal Food and Drug Admininstration (FDA) alert that…
An increasing number of surgeries are conducted with the assistance of robots – and the medical malpractice claims arising from such surgeries is beginning to increase. Doctors who perform robotic surgery sit and video-game style consoles and watch a high-definition monitor hooked to a 3-D camera that shows the work…
People who are involved in personal injury accidents often have financial issues. Medical bills pile up. Work is missed and wages lost. There is even more than the usual uncertainty about the future, and thus people are reluctant to put any of their savings at risk. So, one question that…
Many states have laws that place some restrictions on elderly drivers, but Tennessee does not. Here is a list of the limitations that other states have placed on elderly drivers.
As a Tennessee automobile accident attorney for over three decades, I have seen lots of incidents where cell phone use (either for calls or texting) causes car wrecks. This study from the West Virginia School of Public Health puts numbers to our experience. The study finds that in 2003, cell phone use by vehicle…
The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed and tried in Dickson County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012. Here is the data; Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: – 52…
The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012. Here is the data; Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: – 1768 Total personal injury and wrongful…
The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed in Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012. Here is the data; Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: – 1044 Total…
Yes, current Tennessee law permits a person who has been involved in a Tennessee automobile accident or some other type of Tennessee personal injury case to recover money from the at-fault party’s insurance company for time missed from work tor medical reasons. This is true even if the time was…
The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed in Lebanon and Wilson County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012. Here is the data; Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: – 126 Total…