Runaway Wheels and Other Tire Defects

We tend to take our vehicle’s tires for granted, and you might not even think about them until it comes time to change a flat or replace them when they become worn. On a large commercial truck, however, tires are a critical safety component, and they must be inspected at regular intervals to make sure…

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Car Accidents Caused by Reckless Driving

The leading cause of car accidents is driver error, and reckless driving is one of those errors that cause many accidents where people lose their lives or suffer catastrophic injuries. Tennessee law defines a reckless driver as, “any person who drives any vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or…

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Social Security Disability – Do I Really Need to Hire a Lawyer?

While the Social Security Administration never requires a claimant to have legal representation, there are some situations in the application process where it could benefit the applicant significantly to have an experienced attorney on their side to act as a strong advocate for their rights. It would be impossible and unprofessional for an attorney to…

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Recovery Blood Clot Filter Linked to Hundreds of Injuries and Deaths

Defective medical devices are one of the leading causes of personal injury and medical malpractice lawsuits in this country. Now, NBC News has uncovered a horrific link between C.R. Bard’s Recovery Blood Clot Filter and the deaths of 27 people – and the serious injuries of hundreds more. The Recovery filter, described by NBC as…

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Definitive Link Found between Paxil and Prozac and Birth Defects

For years, scientists have been studying whether or not anti-depressants belonging to the class of drugs called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) cause birth defects. In July of 2015, Reuters reported that “a sweeping government study of thousands of women has found links between the older antidepressants Prozac and Paxil and birth defects, but has…

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Having Lupus Is Not Enough to Get Social Security Disability

The autoimmune disease lupus affects up to 1.5 million people in the U.S. It is also listed in the Social Security Administration’s “blue book,” which means that the SSA recognizes that some people will be so affected by the disease that they may eventually be unable to work. However, being diagnosed with lupus is not…

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Building a Case with Evidence When You Are Hit by a Car

Some car crashes are clear-cut when it comes to determining fault; if you are rear-ended while you are stopped at a red light, the fault obviously lies with the other driver. But let us say that you weren’t wearing your seatbelt at the time, and you suffered additional injuries because you were thrown into the…

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Preventing Nursing Home Abuse in Tennessee

The decision to put your elderly loved one in a nursing home is never an easy one. Whether it is your grandparent or parent, it can be a gut wrenching decision to place your relative’s health and safety in the hands of strangers. Even more difficult is the knowledge that the people who have promised…

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Might Driverless Trucks Be the Answer to Safer Highways?

The state of Nevada has just approved driverless trucks for highways. Daimler has released their Freightliner Inspiration driverless trucks that can travel the highways without a driver. Using scanners, sensors and radar to sense its position relative to other cars and trucks on the road, these driverless trucks will be cruising Nevada’s highways with a…

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Social Security Disability Hearing Process Part 2

By now you have received notice of where and when your Social Security disability benefits appeal hearing will take place. You know the name of your Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), and if you have hired a lawyer they have prepared a brief outlining your case and submitted it to the hearing office. In part 1…

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Social Security Disability Hearing Process Part 1

If you have filed an application for Social Security Disability benefits and your application was denied, you are actually in good company. More than 60 percent of all initial disability claims are denied. However, all hope is not lost. Your chances of being approved for Social Security disability benefits improves dramatically if you can get…

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Client Communication is Part of an Attorney’s Job

When you retain an attorney to assist you in a legal matter, you trust him or her to work diligently to pursue the results that you desire. You also trust that your lawyer will keep you informed as to how your legal matter is progressing. Most attorneys do a good job of keeping in contact…

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Signs of Physical Abuse in Nursing Homes

No one wants to believe that their loved ones are at risk for being abused while they are in the care of a nursing home. Unfortunately, abuse does occur in the nursing home setting, and it happens more often than you might think. Only one out of every six nursing home residents who experience abuse…

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The Connection between Communication and Malpractice

Did you know that medical professionals who have good relationships with the people in their care are less likely to be sued for malpractice than those who don’t? It makes sense, if you think about it. When medical professionals develop relationships with their patients which are based on trust, respect, and good communication, the patients…

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HAZMAT Crashes Pose Additional Dangers

Every trucking accident has the potential to cause a great deal of property damage, injury and even death. When a truck is hauling hazardous materials, the danger extends far beyond the boundaries that are normally present in a trucking accident where the cargo is not hazardous. Recently, a tanker truck filled with hazardous material went…

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Hit-and-Run Auto Accidents in Tennessee

In March 2015, 46-year-old Donald Rogers was killed and his wife, Jennifer Rogers was severely injured in a hit-and-run car accident in on Interstate 40 in East Lebanon. Rogers was driving on I-40 in a Pontiac Firebird when his car and another car crashed. Following the collision, Rogers lost control of his car, which overturned…

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Defective Drugs: Zofran Birth Defect Litigation

Zofran and its genetic counterpart, ondansetron, is a prescription drug that was approved in 1991 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ease the nausea that cancer patients experience after chemotherapy treatment and surgery. Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline then began marketing the drug to doctors to prescribe to pregnant women who were suffering from…

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