Over the holiday weekend , three people were killed in seperate car accidents in Hendersonville , Tennessee . One was caused by a second-time D.U.I. offender . The second death occurred not in the accident , but when he fell 28 feet as he was trying to avoid traffic . These accidents happened on Vietnam Veterans Parkway . The last accident involved a young driver who did...
A year after Paxil manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline reclassified the drug to indicate a risk of birth defects, a group of obstetricians has declared that pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should steer clear of the drug. The antidepressant has been linked to heart defects when taken in the first trimester and other complications when taken later in pregnancy. Use of Paxil and...
Alabama authorities reported that during two days last week there were four deaths from three traffic accidents in Mobile County. The first accident involved two men in a 1997 Ford Contour crash at Old Shell Road and Fairway Avenue. Both men died and were not wearing seatbeltsThe second accident involved a man who was ejected from his pick-up truck on Halls Mill Road in South Mobile when the...
With a slow economy forcing more couples or parents to work full time, commercial day care centers have become big business in America. However, parents are wise to be cautious when selecting a child care center to provide care for their infant children while they are at work.Where a center fails to provide appropriate care and attention to a child, and an injury ensues, the parent or parents...
Its been almost one week since my Thanksgiving reminder about on-line commerce and data security. Have you made a decision to buy a product on-line yet? Have you received notification that your social security number has been exposed to hackers? If so, you are not alone. Discussing the topic of identity theft, an article in the on-line publication E-Weeek.com, citing the Privacy Rights...
An ongoing theme on this blog site is the hazards of construction work and the justifiable liability for companies that negligently put workers at risk. Two more significant settlements were reported this week in Massachusetts, resulting from serious accidents at construction sites. In the first case, an ironworker fell to his death from a scaffolding 65 feet in the air. A piece of structural...
The evidentiary concept of "privilege" protects certain types of disclosures in certain situations.NRS 49.015 provides, generally:49.015. Privileges recognized only as provided1. Except as otherwise required by the Constitution of theUnited States or of the State of Nevada, and except as provided inthis Title or Title 14 of NRS, no person has a privilege to:(a) Refuse to be a witness;(b) Refuse...
When it comes to evaluating a client's injury for possible settlement, there are many factors to take into consideration. It is often the position of defense counsel and/or insurance carriers that pre-existing conditions do not substantially increase the value of a claimant's general damages. There is also the possibility that any claim for damages will be "devalued" by opposing counsel based...
Slip and fall accidents are difficult cases to litigate, especially when your client is an older adult. More often than not the injuries sustained during an unintentional fall, if not immediately fatal, can cause functional impairments that may require admission to a nursing home for a year or even longer. The physical and emotional toll this inevitably takes on the client and their family is...
Yes ! Local governments such as Davidson County , Williamson County , Rutherford County as well as all other counties can be sued under certain circumstances . The Governmental Tort LIabilty Act sets the standard on when you can sue local governments . One can sue for car accidents and other similar personal injury claims . There are some limitations . You are capped on...