As founder of Bailey & Greer, R. Sadler Bailey has battled his fair share of insurance giants and wrongdoers and has achieved numerous multimillion-dollar results for the victims of catastrophic injuries and their families. What’s more, he has been involved in more than 40 appellate court decisions affecting Tennessee personal injury law, including many landmark appearances before the Tennessee Supreme Court.
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When Do Implied and Express Consent Failures Constitute Medical Malpractice?
Victims of slip and fall accidents, motor vehicle crashes, and product defects often require medical treatments. Even Tennessee residents who don’t have accidents may need medical treatment for their diseases and medical conditions. These victims and patients aren’t doctors. They rely on their healthcare providers to inform them about their medical condition, the possible treatments,…
Read MoreWho Is Liable for a Truck Accident in Tennessee?
Truck accidents are extremely dangerous. The size and weight of tractor-trailers, rigs, and other commercial trucks mean that when cars and trucks collide, the occupants of the car are likely to die or suffer catastrophic injuries. Catastrophic injuries include spinal cord injuries, head trauma, burns, and internal organ damage. Truck accidents also cause broken bones…
Read MoreNon-Traditional Therapies for Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a series of disorders that affect mobility, muscle tone, and posture. CP is often caused by medical malpractice during the birth of a newborn. Children with CP generally have difficulty walking and coordination difficulties. They may have difficulty swallowing and speaking. Some children with CP have cognitive disabilities in addition to…
Read MoreWhat Are the Most Commonly Misdiagnosed Diseases?
When you’re feeling lousy, you need to see a doctor for help. You rely on the doctor to ask about your medical history and your current symptoms. You expect your doctor to conduct a physical examination that focuses on all your symptoms and complaints. Patients also anticipate that the ER doctors, their family doctors, or…
Read MoreHow Technology and Regulations Can Reduce Fatal Traffic Accidents
There are many different ways to try to make cars and trucks safer. New technology is constantly being developed to help drivers anticipate and respond to traffic emergencies. Regulations help ensure that cars have the equipment they need and that manufacturers ensure that their products are free from defects that cause terrible accidents. Litigation also…
Read MoreUsing Technology to Increase Driver Safety
All drivers should understand the basics of safe driving. Don’t drive while you’re distracted, tired, or intoxicated. Obey the Tennessee traffic laws. Drivers should understand how to drive when it’s raining, snowing, foggy, or too sunny. But as cars and trucks become more technologically advanced, driver safety may rely more on technology than good ol’…
Read MoreWhat Is the Most Common Birth Injury?
Of all the types of birth injuries a baby could sustain, the most common is a head injury. Head and brain injuries can be caused by trauma or oxygen deprivation, and they can have life-long repercussions for your child and your family. Medical providers like OB/GYNs or certified midwives should anticipate the many types of…
Read MoreWhat Are the Biggest Risks When Sharing the Road 18-Wheelers?
Driving near 18-wheelers and semi-trucks can be frightening. You do NOT want to have an accident with an 18-wheeler. Semis and rigs are much longer, higher, heavier, and wider than the average car, and a collision could be catastrophic. While lawsuits are often the best way to hold negligent truck drivers and defendants liable for…
Read MoreWrong-Way Crashes in Tennessee
The most fundamental rule of driving should be to drive in the correct direction. Yet every year, drivers kill or severely injure others because they are going the wrong way. Wrong-way driving is driving a vehicle in a lane or on a road in the opposite flow of traffic. According to the National Traffic Safety…
Read MoreThe Consequences of Multiple Misdiagnoses
Medical providers have a duty of care to thoroughly and completely investigate health complaints. When practitioners fail to address patient complaints, the consequences can be devastating. The worst outcome for any failure in care is generally considered to be the death of a patient. Unfortunately for some patients, living with the effects of serious medical…
Read MoreNashville’s Initiative to Keep Woman Safe in Bars Is Picking Up Steam
Many of us aren’t aware of the extraordinary lengths that some food and drink establishments go to in order to protect their patrons. Some, like Training for Intervention Procedures (or TIPS), are programs that offer businesses insurance discounts for having all employees certified. Others are more subtle, from parking lot security and surveillance to ensuring…
Read MoreGM Facing Yet Another Potential Class Action Lawsuit for Defective Motors
General Motors is a massive company – so massive, in fact, that it was one of the three automakers considered “too big to fail” during the financial crisis of 2008 and received a significant bailout from the federal government. The sheer size of GM means that it can be difficult to keep track of the…
Read MoreBoy Scouts of America Settles Sexual Abuse Allegations for $850 Million
Sexual abuse victims often find it difficult to come forward and assert their rights to hold their abusers accountable. The organizations that allow these abuses to occur, and fail to monitor or take strong steps to stop the abuse, can also be held accountable. Thanks to many new policies and laws in states around the…
Read MoreTennessee Physician Used the Incorrect Test to Clear Patients of COVID
Doctors need to order the correct diagnostic tests at the correct time. If they order the wrong tests or delay the diagnosis and the patient suffers harm, the patient has a right to file a medical malpractice claim to hold the doctor and any other responsible parties accountable. The Insurance Journal recently reported that the…
Read MoreThe Link Between Fetal Hypoxia and Gestational Diabetes
Bringing a child into the world is supposed to be one of the greatest experiences of your life. It has been a long nine months and you are ready to welcome your child into the world. The last thing on your mind is that something will go awry in the delivery room and that you…
Read MoreJet Ski Accidents Can Be Deadly
In the summer of 2020, there was a tragic accident that resulted in the death of a Mid-south man and his 6-year-old daughter. The driving mother and wife are distraught after what was supposed to be a fun day out on the water. Witnesses say that the father and daughter were on a personal watercraft…
Read MoreWhat Medical Specialties Have the Highest Rates of Medical Malpractice Claims?
Doctors are among our most trusted professionals. They help us stay healthy and play a crucial role in our lives. As a patient, you trust that your doctor is going to guide you in the best way possible to treat any ailments or conditions. When you undergo a medical procedure, you trust that you will…
Read MoreDeadly Pile-Up Related to Storm Reminds Us How Dangerous Weather Can Be
For many, summer is the beginning of nice weather and vacations. However, for several parts of the country summer is an indicator of the beginning of hurricane season. Recently, a tropical depression by the name of Claudette caused devastation across several states. One devastating incident was a pileup on Interstate 65. The pileup left 10…
Read MoreThe Untold Story of Traumatic Brain Injury Victims
Traumatic brain injuries are usually presented as the result of car crashes or falls. While these are among the most common cause of TBIs, they are not the only ones. A recent article published in Scientific American looked at three underrepresented groups of TBI victims: domestic abuse victims, athletes, and soldiers. Today, we want to…
Read MoreFirefighters Face Increased Risk of Exposure to “Forever Chemicals”
Firefighters put their lives on the line to save everyday Americans from fires, no matter how dangerous the structures are. Aside for the risk of burns and suffocation, firefighters also risk exposure to deadly toxins. Some of these “forever chemicals” can cause long-term damage to firefighters’ bodies. Forever chemicals are poly-fluoroalkyl substances. These chemicals can…
Read MoreA Misdiagnosis Can Be Deadly, So Why Are One in Ten People Misdiagnosed?
Visiting a doctor can be scary, especially when you have an onset of new symptoms and have no explanation as to why. When you visit a doctor, your hope is to get answers to all of those questions, but what happens if they give you the wrong answer? Being misdiagnosed by a medical professional only…
Read MoreImproper Back Pain Diagnosis Delays Treatment for Stage 4 Breast Cancer
A woman named Tori Geib recently shared her story about how her diagnosis for metastatic breast cancer was delayed for a year. When her breast cancer spread to her spine, causing pain in her back, doctors tried to treat the back pain instead of getting to the root cause of her back pain – that…
Read MoreWhat Are the Dangers Associated with Sideswipe (Clipping) Collisions?
When you hear someone was involved in a car accident, it’s natural to think of a head-on crash or a rear-end collision. Or maybe you think of the front of one car striking the side of another car in a T-bone collision. The truth though is that many car crashes include cars getting so close…
Read MoreFoot and Ankle Injuries Related to Car Crashes
Have you ever tried to balance on one foot? Unless you have incredible core strength, it is tough to maintain for more than a few seconds. That’s because our balance is designed to be shared across both of our feet. In fact, each part of our foot contributes an important role to our ability to…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know about Recovering from Burn Injuries
There are several ways someone can become injured from a burn. According to the American Burn Association’s latest data, there are approximately 486,000 burn injuries requiring medical treatment each year in the United States. While many severe burn victims do not initially feel any pain, that is not a lasting reaction. The medical treatment required…
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