It’s been thirty years since the federal government started to relax maximum speed restrictions on state highways which had been brought in during the previous decade, ostensibly due to worries about fuel availability. It’s hard to remember the rationale at the time, as global politics have gone through so many cartwheels since the seventies. It [...]
Modern medical technology means that during some part of our lifetime we will all at some time or another become dependent on a medical drug or drugs and a number of medical devices. Generally, the older we are the more dependent on drugs and devices we are likely to become. Medical drugs or devices are [...]
There are understandable reasons why trucking companies can see advantages in bigger trucks. In real practical terms, this means longer trailers. Longer trailers mean that more goods can be carried by each truck, which should translate into higher productivity and greater profits. That makes sense, but what are the disadvantages? Are longer trailers inherently more [...]
There is a case for a medical malpractice lawsuit against a medical institution, a physician or any other medical personnel if there is sufficient evidence that negligence to any significant degree on their part contributed to an illness or injury. This is true whether the person affected by this negligence is yourself or a child [...]
SUVs have been implicated in more rollover crashes than any other type of vehicle, and the design of this type of vehicle has been cited as the main reason why this happens. SUVs and other vehicles with similar designs, such as light trucks, have higher centers of gravity than other vehicles and that seems to [...]
A quarter of the way through 2017, the prospect of driverless cars appearing on the streets of Nashville and other towns and cities in Tennessee is becoming ever more a possibility. Only ten years ago, the thought that you could be using a driverless car yourself or be involved in an altercation or accident with [...]
Every time there is a truck accident involving hazardous material, it’s not just the lives of the truck driver and other motorists at stake. Some material carried by trucks could potentially seriously injure any residents of households or even school children if the accident happened close to a residential neighborhood. The situation in Tennessee appears [...]
If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident and believe that it was caused by a defect in your motorcycle's design or in the way it was manufactured, you may have grounds for a defective product claim based on strict liability. How is this different from a traditional motorcycle accident injury claim? First of [...]
Medical records are important for personal injury cases where the claimant is demanding compensation for bodily injuries (damages) sustained as a result of the actions (or inaction) of the liable person or entity. If, as a result of the accident, the injured person sought medical treatment for bodily injuries, the doctor or healthcare facility [...]
There are pros and cons to accepting an insurance company’s settlement offer. The advantages are that you can forego a lengthy trial which may incur large costs in court, but the disadvantage is that you could be accepting less than you’re entitled to receive. What if the Insurance company offers a settlement and I accept? [...]
