Wrong Site and Wrong Patient Surgeries: Tennessee Medical Malpractice Attorney Explains Shocking Findings and Liability Involved

In the realm of medical malpractice cases, wrong site and wrong patient surgeries are considered to be “never events.”  Meaning, if the medical providers such as the surgeons, nurses, and other hospital staff were properly vigilant and met their standard of care, the event never would have occurred.  In a 2010 study of medical malpractice…

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What Happens if You are Injured by Unsecured Loads or Cargo from a Commercial Truck: Memphis Truck Accident Attorney Explains

Commercial trucking performs a very important service in the United States.  Nearly all of the items we use on a daily basis have been transported using commercial trucks.  Many times these items have traveled through multiple states before coming to Tennessee.  Hence, this is why commercial trucking is heavily regulated by federal regulations and guidelines…

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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak at a Memphis 24-Hour Fitness

The Health Department confirmed an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease at the 24-Hour Fitness club located on Ridgeway Road in East Memphis.  Legionnaires' disease, which is also called legionellosis, is a bacterial disease that breeds in aquatic settings, such as spas, hot-tubs, and pools.  Legionnaires disease usually develops in large buildings such as hotels, cruise ships,…

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Memphis Attorney Explains Legionnaires’ Disease Lawsuits

Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterial disease that is usually found in or around water.  The bacteria is called Legionella and it thrives in warm water.  The bacteria can cause catastrophic injuries and even death if not properly and timely treated.  Often Legionnaires’ disease will develop in buildings that contain complex water systems such as hotels,…

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Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries and Common Causes: What Your Tennessee Medical Malpractice Attorney Wants to Tell You

There are many different types of medical malpractice and many different causes of medical malpractice.  Some instances are rather simple, such as pulling the wrong tooth or operating on the wrong patient.  Other instances are significantly more difficult, such as the standard of care in an open heart operation that is removing a dangerous brain…

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Drunk Driver Kills Memphis Newspaper Carrier Angela McGhee

Justin Click had been drinking at Club 152 into the earlier morning hours of June 17, 2013.  He crashed into a vehicle being driven by Rosetta McGhee on Elvis Presley Boulevard around 3:30 a.m.  Angela McGhee, the daughter of Rosetta McGhee, was in the back sit assisting with the delivery of newspapers for the Commercial…

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Memphis Medical Malpractice Attorneys Discuss What Happens When a Foreign Object is Left Inside of You

Any type of surgery is a traumatizing experience.  As Memphis medical malpractice attorneys, we understand this.  Surgery is stressful, emotional, and can also cause a great deal of pressure on the family until the patient is healed.  Even simple surgeries are still anxiety-provoking events.  We do not like the idea of being unconscious and opened…

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Is it Unethical for my Former Tennessee Attorney to Withhold my File from the New Attorney, Even if it Will Harm My Case?

In short, the answer is yes—of course!  But there is more to the answer than that.  The attorney-client relationship is one that has been fostered since the dawn of modern times and has many considerations.  Recently, these considerations—of trust, respect, and diligence—have been codified, or written down, in many state’s laws, rules, and regulations.  Tennessee…

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Sexual Assault Ignored in Family Court

Earlier this week, a video went viral depicting an ignored alleged sexual assault claim and potentially illegal arrest within the presence of a family court judge in Nevada.  The woman in the video claimed a court marshal sexually assaulted her during a supposed search for contraband.  The alleged victim alerted the judge of the sexual…

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What Happens When a Doctor Leaves a Tool Inside of You: Memphis Medical Malpractice Attorney Explains the Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur

Surgery itself is daunting. It is nerve-racking and downright stressful.  Particularly when the surgery is a significant one which will require you to undergo anesthesia and it will take health care providers a considerable amount of time to perform.  We trust our health care providers to competently perform the procedure to heal us or, if…

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Why Trucks are More Dangerous Than Cars: Memphis Truck Accident Lawyers Explain Avenues for Liability You May Not Have Thought About

As motorists, we share the road with many different types of cars, trucks, bikes, pedestrians, SUVs, buses, vans, and sometimes—usually not for the better—animals.  Of these vehicles, trucks—particularly commercial tractor trailers—have the greatest weight and, therefore, the greatest momentum.  These eighteen wheelers can carry a payload bringing the total weight of the truck approximately 80,000…

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Memphis Cerebral Palsy Attorneys Explain the Causes and Important Law You Need to Know to Protect Your Child’s Rights

All medical malpractice cases are complicated.  A birth injury case, particularly a cerebral palsy injury, is also extremely complicated and requires an experienced Memphis birth injury attorney to parse through the law and medicine to protect your child’s rights. Birth injury cases are also emotional ones as well.  There is no greater joy for a…

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Memphis Car Accident Attorney Discusses Liability When You’re Injured in a Collision with an Emergency Vehicle

Like any other drivers on Tennessee roadways, the drivers of emergency vehicles such as police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks must exercise a duty of care in the operation of their vehicle.  Similarly to other motor vehicles, Memphis car accidents involving emergency vehicles can happen because of speeding, reckless driving, distracted driving, poor weather conditions,…

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Bailey & Greer Obtain $3.7 Million Jury Verdict Against Celadon Trucking

A Shelby County, Tennessee jury returned a $3.7 million verdict against Celadon Trucking Services on May 30, 2013.  The lawsuit arose from a rear-end collision that occurred on I-55 in Memphis, TN involving two tractor trailers.  Bailey & Greer represented Donriel Borne, the driver who was rear-ended in the crash.  After a contentious two week…

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MATA Driver Dies in Crash with Concrete Truck

A MATA bus driver died in a crash on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.  The wreck occurred on I-240 when a concrete truck merged into the bus.  Reportedly the concrete truck struck the side of the MATA bus, causing the bus to lose control and crash into a concrete embankment.  The unidentified truck driver of the…

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