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  • March 18, 2022

Notable Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Medical malpractice is a subcategory of personal injury law and is responsible for around 250,000 deaths each year and countless other injuries. Although it accounts...
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  • March 7, 2022

10 Common Causes of Auto Accidents

Did you know, there are an average of 4,500 serious or fatal auto accidents in Tennessee every year? As an auto accident injury lawyer in Knoxville we see many injured...
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  • January 24, 2022

What Makes a Great Personal Injury Lawyer?

If you have been a car accident victim, workplace injury, medical malpractice victim, had a trip and fall in a resort or hotel, or any personal injury, you are probably aware that you need the help of a personal injury lawyer in Knoxville....
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  • December 20, 2021

How is a Birth Injury Settlement Calculated?

Birth injuries can have a devastating impact on the parents, child, and even the entire family. Filing a lawsuit to seek adequate compensation for harm to the baby either before, during, and after birth could result in a substantial settlement. The purpose...
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  • November 02, 2021

What to Expect with a Birth Injury Lawsuit?

Expectant parents want their children to be born healthy without any injuries. However, birth injuries often happen due to complications and carelessness disability and damage to a newborn child such that the parents and the baby have....
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  • October 01, 2021

Why Every Small Business Needs an Attorney?

Have you just started a small business with great efforts? You don’t want your hard work and efforts to go to waste, right? Like many other small business owners, you may be hesitant to request assistance from certain resources such as....
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  • July 09, 2021

5 Most Common Negligences That Lead to Medical Claims

There are hundreds of thousands of patients being treated every day in hospitals and private clinics. When you seek medical care and attention in a healthcare facility, you expect to receive the best possible medical treatment from....
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  • May 13, 2021

Understanding Different Types of Personal Injury

There are millions of individuals across the globe who suffer from injuries every year. A personal injury case is raised when the accident or incident is caused by the negligence of another person. There are many different types....
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  • April 15, 2021

Medical Malpractice: What is Medical Negligence?

It is common for the terms medical malpractice and medical negligence to be used interchangeably. However, they are not the same thing. Medical negligence is one of the required elements in medical malpractice lawsuits. Let’s....
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  • February 12, 2021

A Guide to Auto Accident Injury in Tennessee

If you have suffered an auto accident injury in Tennessee, then your thoughts may have turned to how to get compensation. Let's take a look at how Tenessee law works in this sort of situation and what you need to do to file...
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  • January 22, 2021

The Basics of Personal Injury Law

Personal Injury law allows individuals who have been injured by another person to file a lawsuit in civil court in order to recover losses caused by the injury. There are a vast number of situations where personal injury...
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  • December 17, 2020

Understanding Wrongful Death Lawsuits

A wrongful death claim can be filed when somebody dies as a result of someone else's negligent or intentional behavior. This type of lawsuit will usually be filed by the immediate family of the deceased person. Wrongful death...
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  • November 16, 2020

The Potential Danger of Home Births

The birth of a child is one of the happiest moments in a parent’s life, but what happens when it goes wrong? Every expectant mother knows how important prenatal care is to ensure that she and her unborn child ...
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  • September 16, 2020

Common Birth Injuries

A birth injury is the name given to damage to a newborn during birth caused by a mistake, negligence, malpractice, or inefficiency from a doctor, nurse, or other medical professionals. It is a type of personal ...
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  • September 13, 2020

Stabbed with a Needle on a Flight from Abu Dhabi!

It’s a dark and stormy night, and Jane is on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Chicago on Etihad Airlines. Okay, it’s not really a dark and stormy night, but anyway back to our story- Jane’s seat tray knob falls off onto the floor...
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  • AUGUST 14, 2020

Common Types of Medical Malpractice

With 250,000 deaths caused by Medical Malpractice every year, it is the third leading cause of death in the United States beaten only by heart disease and cancer. Many different things fall under the umbrella...
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  • JULY 29, 2020

The Dangers of Texting & Driving

It often seems like we are living in a society that is so fast-paced that we do not have a moment to spare. This has resulted in many of us trying to multi-task – sometimes at inappropriate times. For example, there are way...
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  • JULY 2, 2020

Personal Injury Relating to Food Contamination

Product liability cases often include personal injury claims when the victim has been injured or otherwise harmed by a defective product. This can include cases involving food contamination. Nobody wants to find...
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  • June 15, 2020

Types of Personal Injury Caused by Car Accidents

Car accidents are among the most common types of personal injury lawsuits. There are thousands of people who are injured in car accidents every single year, but there are some types of injuries that show up much more...
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  • May 20, 2020

Common Questions About Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is one of the most complex types of personal injury lawsuits there is. The laws surrounding medical malpractice are strict, and it is not always easy getting to the truth or proving who is responsible. ...
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  • May 7, 2020

Estate Planning Tips For During Lockdown

Nobody wants to think about what happens to our family and our belongings when we eventually pass away. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, estate planning has become something that more of us are...
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  • April 28, 2020

Estate Planning Amid a Pandemic

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to impact daily life all around the globe, a growing number of people are turning their thoughts to estate planning. As life becomes increasingly uncertain, priorities are shifting. ...
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  • April 10, 2020

Different Types of Personal Injury Claims

Personal injury law covers a wide range of situations. Often the first thing people think about is a slip, trip or fall or perhaps a car accident. These are the most common types of personal injury, but there are lots of others too. ...
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  • MARCH 12, 2020

Choosing the Right Medical Malpractice Lawyer

One of the most significant categories of personal injury is medical malpractice. Whether it is a misdiagnosis or a surgical error, when you have been harmed by medical professionals who have acted negligently, you will need...
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  • February 23, 2020

A Summary of Personal Injury Law in Tennessee

If you have been the victim of personal injury in an accident that was caused by someone else, then you could be eligible for compensation to cover expenses such as medical bills, loss of earnings or pain and suffering caused...
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  • February 14, 2020

Common Misconceptions About Personal Injury Cases

When you suffer from a personal injury, it can be the start of an extremely stressful time in your life. Not only do you have to deal with medical treatment and the healing process, but you may also have emotional stress,...
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  • September 11, 2019

Dixon V. Chrisco: A Train Runs Through It!

The Chrisco’s wanted to sell their home in Franklin County, Tennessee. The home had a pool and in the very back of the yard, there was a railroad line. The line was largely blocked from sight by a thick hedgerow of trees...
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  • July 20, 2019

Things Not to Do in a Post Office

Get frustrated…… and tell the police you may have a bomb in your package because you want it back (or do other things that cause postal workers to call the police on you). There is a regulation you can be criminally charged...
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  • April 16, 2018

Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries

According to the Center for Disease Control (the CDC) injuries to the brain are the most likely injuries to result in permanent injury or death. Each year about 1.5 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury. Approximately ONE...
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  • July 28, 2017

Dr. Claims his Protocol can Reverse Brain Damage

Based on the results of a small study of 30 former NFL players a Dr. claims that his protocol can reverse brain damage- improving brain function. The study was lead by Dr. Daniel Amen of the University of California Medical...
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  • June 23, 2017

Do Doctors Fail to Diagnose Brain Injuries?

Sometimes Doctors fail to catch brain injuries. An example- Jack and Diane- two American kids growing up in the heartland- (apologies to John Mellencamp throughout) have been in a bad car accident just outside the Tastee Freez...
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  • June 15, 2017

Damage to Vision and Traumatic Brain Injury

A recent article in the American Journal of Pathology discusses vision problems and traumatic brain injury. In fact, according to the article vison problems- long term retinal damage- can arise even where there is no detectable...
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  • May 31, 2017

How Long Do You Have to File a Lawsuit?

When suffering from a personal injury, or experiencing medical malpractice, filing a lawsuit is probably not the number one priority. However, as the dust settles, it is usual for the victim to begin wondering if they should...
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  • April 22, 2017

Social Media and Your Personal Injury Lawsuit

In our ever technologically advancing world, more people than ever are connecting online, and they’re using more and more social media platforms to do so. The positive effects of these social media platforms on our interactions...
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  • March 16, 2017

Does Signing a Waiver Negate Your Options to Sue?

There are numerous situations where an individual is required to sign a waiver in order to proceed. Those could include employment, trade secrets, activities that may result in a personal injury, or other situations that require...
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