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More than eight million American war Veterans receive care from the Veterans’ Health Administration, which provides cares at VA hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, and other types of health care facilities. These Veterans and their families trust the VA to provide them with medical care that is comparable to or better than the care that…

When you seek medical treatment, you expect that the care you receive will help you to feel better. Unfortunately, doctors and other medical professionals sometimes make mistakes. In some cases, they do things that they should not do, like operating on the wrong part of the body. In other cases, they fail to do something…

You may have thought that retaining an attorney to handle your Tennessee divorce case would save you money in the long run. That is usually the case, unless an attorney overcharges for their services. Divorce attorneys can save their clients money by helping them to reach divorce settlements instead of incurring the expenses of a…

If you are pregnant and you are in the process of planning your birth, you may want to think about whether to have a doula assist you with labor and delivery. You have heard probably heard about doulas, as an increasing number of families are including them as part of their birthing team. A doula…

Brain injuries have been a hot topic in health news for some time now, in part because of the large amount of soldiers who suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) while they serve their country. Football players have also made headlines with brain injury news, as research continues to explore the connection between one of America’s…

Riding a motorcycle requires skill and concentration at any time of day or night, but there are additional challenges what riders face while on the road after dark. As is the case with riding during the day, at night it may be difficult for drivers of other vehicles to see you. Signs and pavement markings…

Driving any vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a dangerous thing to do.  However, the dangers increase when an intoxicated driver gets behind the wheel of a large commercial vehicle. In July of 2012, an intoxicated truck driver from Tennessee struck and killed the driver of a tow truck on I-75…

One of the most devastating health conditions that affects older adults is Alzheimer’s disease. What often begins as occasional forgetfulness often progresses to severe memory loss, decreasing cognition, and the eventual inability to independently perform many of the tasks associated with daily life. Alzheimer’s disease is a painful experience for both the person who has…

Any accident that involves a tractor trailer can cause a greater amount of property damage and injuries than your average car accident.  Undoubtedly, the size and weight of tractor trailers, as well as the way that they are made, create the potential for very serious accidents. When two or more tractor trailers collide, the results…

Parents across Memphis and all over America get their children ready for school every weekday morning. After the children have gotten dressed and eaten breakfast, the next step of their weekday routine often includes getting on the school bus. After school, the children get back on the school bus to return home. Parents and children…

When a patient has a severe allergy to a drug, long or even short term exposure cause them severe harm, disability, and even death. There are many ways that medical care providers are made aware of their patients’ drug allergies. Allergy information is relayed through medical records, medical alert bracelets, and conversation with the patients…

On March 7, 2014, New York orthopedic surgeon Spyros Panos was sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison for committing the crime of health care fraud. The sentence is accompanied by a fine of $250,000.00 as well as a requirement that Panos pay another five million dollars of restitution to the government.…

On Thursday, February 27, three students from Mitchell High School were involved in a single-car accident. The crash claimed the life of Laquisha Lipsey, who was riding in the car as a passenger. Eighteen year old Jashunda Reed, who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, has been charged with reckless driving,…

At around 2:48 p.m. on February 27, 2014, a MATA bus collided with van at the intersection of Union and Third in downtown Memphis, TN.  The bus was traveling east on Union and the van was traveling north on Third.  Allegedly the van ran a red light.  The crash sent several bus passengers to the…

Many times, trucking accidents claim the lives of passengers who are traveling in smaller vehicles. Sometimes, the victims of trucking accidents are truckers themselves. A 2009 crash in Lebanon County which involved two semi-trailers killed a truck driver and his passenger. This past month, a federal judge awarded $2.2 million dollars to the family of…

Many legal malpractice cases require a plaintiff to be able to show that there was an attorney-client relationship between the defendant attorney and themselves. Some cases do extend an attorney’s liability to non-clients, and some cases expand upon the definition of the term “client” as it is commonly used, but the majority of legal malpractice…

A singer with the Nashville Opera Company is currently unable to share her talents on the stage as a result of an injury that she sustained while giving birth to her son in February of 2012.  Singer Amy Herbst and her husband, who was in the army at the time, went to the Blanchfield Army…

Knowledge is power, and when it comes to giving birth to your baby, it can give provide you with the tools and information you need to make choices during your labor and delivery.  While you may feel as though doctors and hospitals always have their patients’ best interests in mind, there are some situations in…

When Tennessee attorneys are found to have committed misconduct, there is a range of consequences which the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Office of Professional Responsibility may impose upon them. One such consequence is censure, which is a public warning to an attorney which does not affect their ability to practice law. Shelby County Assistant District Attorney…

We have all heard stories about the horrible things that can happen if a surgical tool or other foreign object gets left inside of a patient after they have had an operation. We may even have heard of cases where the wrong surgery was performed on a patient, or where a surgery was performed on…

When recent reforms to Tennessee’s medical malpractice laws went into effect in 2009, there were many changes that took place. One of those changes was that a plaintiff must give a defendant at least sixty days’ notice of their intent to file a medical malpractice claim. When the new notice requirement went into effect, there…

Just after midnight on Sunday, January 12, 2014, a fatal motorcycle crash occurred on Peachers Mill Road in Clarksville, Tennessee. The motorcycle that Andrew S. Hafen was riding was the only vehicle involved in the deadly accident. The crash appears to have happened when Hafen was unable to negotiate a slight curve in the road.…

While not every nursing home resident wants life-saving measures like CPR to be administered if they are found unresponsive, nursing home staff are required to abide by the wishes of their residents as they are spelled out in their advance directives. If a resident does not have an advance directive, the default directive is to…

If you feel as though it is more difficult to drive at night than it is during the day, you are right. Driving requires skill and concentration at any time of day or night, but after the sun sets, it is more difficult for drivers to see things like signs and pavement markings. Wildlife and…

On Friday, January 24, 2014, a horrific accident involving a dump truck occurred near the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. The accident happened just before 9AM at the corner of Middle Tennessee Boulevard and Greenland Drive. The victim, a student at Middle Tennessee State University, was on his way to class when he…