Personal Injury Law

2.4 million Awarded in first Chinese drywall lawsuit

Posted on June 22, 2010
Many of us here in Tennessee and across the country may have read reports or seen the news about foul smelling Chinese drywall and the problems it can cause for many homeowners and people across the country and right here to the residents of Tennessee...

Game of Ding Dong Ditch Ends in 2.5 million Lawsuit

Posted on June 13, 2010
Against our parents wishes, many of us may have played the game ?ding dong ditch? when we were younger. It is a prank game where you go around to houses and ring doorbells and then leave. However, sometimes this game can turn into much more than just a simple prank and some fun, and people wind up getting hurt, which is actually what did happened in Clarksville, Tennessee on Memorial day weekend...

Sinkhole Victims May Be Wondering What Exactly It Is?

Posted on June 09, 2010
Flooding and tropical storms have caused sinkholes and sinkhole damage in many areas across the country from Guatemala City to right here in Tennessee. We have all unfortunately experienced the damages flooding can cause and many of us are still picking up the pieces from the recent flooding...

Sinkhole Damage for Tennessee Residents: What to Do Now?

Posted on June 07, 2010
Many of us across the country and even right here in Tennessee have been experiencing sinkholes and sinkhole damage due to recent storms and flooding. This has left many residents of Tennessee sad, scared, and confused not knowing where to turn or what to do next...

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How Hiring a Tennessee Sinkhole Damage Attorney Can Help You

Posted on June 04, 2010
Many of the residents here in Tennessee and people across the country, have been experiencing sinkhole damage because of large amounts of rainfall and constant flowing. Many residents have experienced damage to their homes, schools, and businesses and many people have turned to their insurance companies for help only to unfortunately find out that their insurance does not cover sinkhole damage to their property...

Does the Tennessee Dog Bite Statute Proctect People Who are Injured Running from Dogs

Posted on June 02, 2010
The Tennessee Dog at Large statute was drafted generally to protect people who are bitten by a dog that was allowed to run at large. The statute states as follows: Section 44-8-413. (a) (1) The owner of a dog has a duty to keep that dog under reasonable control at all times, and to keep that dog from running at large...

Popular Alli Weight Loss Pill Gets New FDA Warning Label

Posted on May 27, 2010
Many of us have seen commercials about the over the counter weight loss drug, Alli. Some of us have maybe even tried it or are still taking it. The Alli pill and program is supposed to change the way people think and feel about eating and dieting. It is has personalized plans and steps for each person and it is supposed to make burning calories even easier...

Flood Insurance: Are you really covered?

Posted on May 17, 2010
After the recent flooding all across the area and right here in Nashville, Tennessee, many people are struggling to deal with damages to their homes, property damage, personal items being loss or destroyed and much more. After something like this happens, it is very emotional and many people can be very confused about what to do or who to turn to for help...

Rape Victim in Rhea County at the Life Care Center Nursing Home

Posted on May 14, 2010
When we turn on the news or read the newspaper, it is unfortunate when we hear about the crimes that happen daily to people all across the country. It is even more unfortunate and scary when we hear about people being physically and sexually abused right here in Tennessee...

1.2 million Awarded to widow in Malpractice trial

Posted on April 28, 2010
When we are sick or in need of medical care, and treatment, we except doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to help deliver the best care possible. Unfortunately, in many cases, malpractice occurs and serious injury and even death can be the result...

Denture Creams with Zinc May Cause Neurological Problems for Tennessee Users

Posted on April 22, 2010
Recently, the risk of zinc poisoning and exposure to denture cream products has lead to many pending lawsuits in Tennessee and across the country. It has also lead the company GlaxoSmithKline who manufactures, markets, and advertises for three zinc containing denture creams to stop manufacturing them as of February 18, 2010...

Tennessee Campus Crime: Are you Protected?

Posted on April 21, 2010
In recent years, we all have heard about school shootings and violence in schools and on campuses. These reports have affected everyone across the country, including the residents of Tennessee. Security measures have been taken on campuses to help protect the students and staff, but there are always things you can do to help protect yourself against crime...

Boy Scouts of America paid 1.4 million in sexual abuse case

Posted on April 18, 2010
Boy Scouts of America is an organization across the country that teaches young boys and men wilderness skills, life skills, and teaches them how to be responsible people that can have fun and do the right thing. Unfortunately, in the case involving Kerry Lewis who was formerly from Portland, Oregon, the Boys Scouts of America failed to protect him from and even allowed the former assistant Scoutmaster Timur Dykes to keep in contact with his troop after Dykes had admitted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints back in 1983 that he molested seventeen boy scouts...

Tips for Finding a Tennessee Medical Malpractice Attorney

Posted on April 12, 2010
When we leave a hospital or medical clinic, we expect to be feeling better than when we arrived. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not the case. Doctors and nurses make mistakes and medical errors occur every day, leaving us or our loved ones suffering from further injuries and pain...

Ways to Hire a Tennessee Worker Compensation Attorney

Posted on April 07, 2010
When we get hurt at work, many of us may know that we are entitled to compensation, but there are still many questions such as: how does the process work, how much compensation do I receive, what kind of paperwork do I need to have, and many more. When we are hurt we just would like to know that our injuries will be well taken care of...

Toyota may have had ?Silent Recall? in September 2007

Posted on March 29, 2010
By now millions of Americas know about the Toyota recall and the crash problems related to the acceleration. We all have heard reports about people being unable to stop their vehicles because the floor mats were not secure and got stuck under the accelerator causing it to be impossible to stop the speeding vehicle...

Baby Slings Recalled Nationwide

Posted on March 25, 2010
As consumers we place our trust into companies and manufacturers to provide us with safe and effective products for our families and other loved ones. Unfortunately, many times products are found to be unsafe, even here in Tennessee and then a recall of the defective product is made by the U...

Abuse charges filed against Nursing Assistant at John M. Reed Nursing Home in Limestone, Tennessee

Posted on March 03, 2010
According to the Johnson City Press, a nursing assistant formerly employed at John M. Reed Nursing Home in Limestone, Tennessee has been charged by the State of Tennessee with five counts of willful abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult arising out of incidences at the nursing home...

Jacksonville, TN's Hopital Corporation of America (HCA)Faces Lawsuits for Patients' Bedsores, Negligence

Posted on February 27, 2010
Families of six patients allegedly suffering from negligent hospital care have filed lawsuits against Nashville-based Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). The hospital where the injuries and negligent care occurred was Memorial Hospital in Duval County, Florida...

Common Questions for Security Deposits in Tennessee

Posted on February 24, 2010
There is a law that has recently been put into effect in Tennessee concerning the way that Landlords can collect a damage deposit from the tenant. The new law is easier than the old law but it requires a few different steps from both the land lord and the tenant to keep the security deposit...

Shoulder Pain Pumps may cause severe cartilage damage and joint pain

Posted on February 16, 2010
A recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alert has identified shoulder pain pumps as a likely cause of severe cartilage damage and joint pain. The joint pain has most clearly been identified in the shoulder joint, but they are not ruling out joint pain in other joints as a result of the pain pump...

Nursing Home Inappropriate Cell Phone Photo Allegations

Posted on February 16, 2010
Allegations of nursing home staff taking inappropriate cell phone photos of nursing home residents is again making news, this time in Washington State. Previous TN nursing home neglect blogs had tracked the developments in the case against two Tennessee female employees at Pigeon Forge nursing home inappropriate nursing home photo investigation where a cell phone was used at the Tennessee nursing home nursing to record nude images of nursing home residents...

Tennessee Nursing Homes rank Fifth Worst in Country

Posted on February 03, 2010
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS), as outlined in a recent article in the Tennessean, almost 60% of the nursing homes in Tennessee scored below average ratings in staffing levels. Of the 319 nursing homes in the Tennessee, fully one in four received a one star rating out of a possible 5 stars...

Massive Drug Recall and Whistleblower (False Claims) Lawsuit Impact Pharmaceutical Giant Johnson & Johnson

Posted on January 31, 2010
Stomach sickness and a strange smell forced Johnson and Johnson (J&J) division McNeil Consumer Healthcare to finally recall from market a total of 27 products, including Tylenol, Benadryl, Rolaids and Motrin, their second recall this month. The company claims the recalled medicines, manufactured in a Puerto Rico plant, became tainted by the wood storage pallets where it was stored...

Lebanon Tennessee Youth Minister Indicted on Child Rape Charges

Posted on January 27, 2010
http://hhpfirm.comAccording to an article on wsmv.com, a Youth Minister from a church in Lebanon, Tennessee has been arrested on multiple charges of child rape involving two young boys. The youth minister worked at the church and gained the trust of the children and their families, as reported in the article...

Nashville, TN man electrocuted while operating a drilling rig in Clarksville

Posted on January 19, 2010
According to an article in the Tennessean, a Nashville man died as a result of electrocution when a drilling rig he was operating came into contact with power lines. According to the paper, the man was in the process of moving the drilling rig through a cornfield when it contacted with the power lines...

TN Nursing Home Law Blog Follow-Ups: Madison Manor Sentencing and Nursing Home Restraints

Posted on January 15, 2010
Following up on our 2009 law blog on Neglect in Kentucky Nursing Homes, a nursing home nurse's aide formerly employed at the Madison Manor in Richmond, KY pled guilty Monday to reckless abuse and neglect of an adult. These acts were caught on a camera hidden by relatives in their loved one?s nursing home room at Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Complex...

Admissions to Nursing Home in Greeneville, TN suspended by TN Department of Health

Posted on January 10, 2010
The Tennessee Department of Health suspended admissions to Signature Healthcare in Greeneville, Tennessee effective January 5, 2010. According to an article on TriCities.com, the nursing home was recently surveyed by the department of health and severe shortcomings and violations were found in administration, performance improvement and nursing services...

Bedsores and Severe Neglect Lead to Nursing Home Death, First NY Nursing Home Lawsuit to Award Punitive Damages

Posted on January 08, 2010
Survivors of a 76-year-old nursing home patient who died of bedsores from nursing home neglect was awarded $18.7M by a New York jury a few days before the new year. The nursing home lawsuit was filed by the family of John Danzy, the deceased, after their father died in a Brooklyn nursing home...

Tennessee Trane Employees may be able to re-open prior workmens compensation cases

Posted on December 24, 2009
It has just been reported that the Trane plant in Clarksville, TN will layoff 113 employees. A layoff is never easy but it can be especially difficult during the holiday season. Hopefully, as the economy picks up the company will be able to bring some of these employees back to work...

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