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Can Underride Guards Save Lives?
Underride guards are devices that are attached to the backs and sides of large trucks. The purpose of these guards is to keep smaller vehicles from rolling underneath them. When smaller vehicles roll under a large truck, the results are usually catastrophic. These underride guards can save lives by preventing drivers from slipping underneath a…
Read MoreDo You Handle Cases against FedEx?
Over the years we’ve handled many cases against FedEx. Of course, anybody from Memphis knows what a big employer FedEx is, and they do do a lot of great things for the community. But at the same time, they have a lot of trucks out on the roadway. They have a lot of hub…
Read MoreDeadly Tractor-Trailer Wreck on I-40 Leads to More Questions
On November 6th, a tractor-trailer traveling down I-40 crashed into multiple vehicles, including a patrol car. The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is investigating the wreck, which left two Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract employees dead, and injured a third contractor as well as a State Trooper. At this time, the truck driver is not…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know about Umbilical Cord Injuries
The birth of a baby is supposed to be an exciting and enjoyable time, but parents-to-be are often met with panic when they find out that there are injuries to the umbilical cord that is attached to their little one. Unfortunately, umbilical cord injuries can have lifelong effects, and failure to detect and treat a…
Read MoreI Was Hurt in a Car Crash I Caused. What Happens Now?
Thousands of car accidents occur each day in the United States, some of which cause drivers and their passengers to sustain injuries. Many of the victims in these accidents suffer severe injuries at the hands of another driver, but what happens when the injured person is the one who caused the car accident? First things…
Read MoreWhat It’s Like to Work with an Injury Lawyer from Bailey & Greer?
Over the past 30 years, Bailey & Greer, PLLC has helped a lot of injury victims in West Tennessee. We’ve handled complex car and truck claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, product liability claims, birth injury claims, and just about every type of injury claim there is. We have found clients often ask similar questions about the…
Read MoreHow Much Money Do You Get from a Medical Malpractice Case?
It’s all about what’s called the standard of care. All right: Did the doctor conform with the standard of care? Which is just basically, a rule, what a reasonable doctor would do under the circumstances. Now you and I know things like the standard of care for driving a car. We know that you…
Read MoreHospices Aren’t Being Held Accountable for Health Care Abuses
A recent Office of the Inspector General report revealed the poor lack of oversight by Medicare over hospices that participate in the Medicare program. The OIG report recommends much stronger oversight “to protect Medicare hospice beneficiaries from harm.” In one gruesome example, the Washington Post reported that a Missouri state inspector cited Vitas Healthcare, the…
Read MoreHow Much Is My Rear-End Truck Accident Worth?
The only good news in rear-end truck accident cases is that the person at fault is almost always the driver who struck your car or truck. Plain and simple, the driver behind you should have slowed down. The bad news is that being struck in the rear can cause a lot of damage – to…
Read MoreInefficient Electronic Health Records May Lead to Medical Malpractice
These days, virtually every medical malpractice has electronic health records (EHRs). Electronic health records make it easy to create, find, update, and store patient information. However, according to Medical Economics, EHRs can also be a factor in medical malpractice claims. A 2017 study by the Doctors Company revealed that EHR medical malpractice claims are on…
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