Wrongful Death

We all know that we will die one day; that is the reality of life. But when we lose a loved one prematurely, it seems unfair. Indeed it sometimes is, when the death is caused by a defect in the manufacturing of a product we use. We like to think that all the products we…

When a loved one dies on-the-job in Tennessee, the emotional and financial hardships can devastate families. But when the death was preventable – someone or something caused it – then the law considers the death to be wrongful and the negligent party can be held responsible for the losses suffered by survivors. In 2010, there…

When a government employee’s negligence causes an accident, the injured victims are limited in what they recover for their injuries. As a young Memphis police officer raced to provide backup for a colleague on quiet Sunday afternoon, he drove through a red light without emergency lights or sirens and into an intersection south of downtown…

One of the most important decisions parents make for their child is their choice of a child-care provider. Parents’ worst nightmare is placing their child in the care of someone that does not have the child’s best interest at heart. Too often, however, children are injured or killed as the result of a caregiver’s negligence…