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Every year, thousands of pedestrians are killed in U.S. car accidents, and statistics show that children and senior citizens represent the demographics most likely to be killed in pedestrian accidents in the United States. While considerable attention is paid to the risks of Tennessee car accidents for vehicle occupants, equal focus should be directed towards the risk of injury and...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its annual report last month highlighting the serious injuries and deaths involving fireworks that took place in 2012, and the agency expects fireworks-related problems to spike during the weeks surrounding the upcoming 4th of July holiday. The CPSC compiles the yearly report to warn consumers about the dangers of fireworks, to help...
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A Tennessee jury recently awarded $3.7 million in damages to Donriel A. Borne, a truck driver who suffered debilitating injuries when his big-rig was struck from behind by another semi-truck on I-55 in Memphis. The jury verdict against Indianapolis-based Celadon Trucking Services, Inc. came after a two-week trial in Shelby County Circuit Court, overseen by Judge Robert S. Weiss. The...
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In Tennessee, personal injury law involves civil claims in which a person is injured through the negligence, intentional misconduct, or recklessness of another person, company, or property owner. A personal injury lawsuit may arise from physical or emotional injuries, and the process of personal injury law is designed to compensate these injured individuals for the physical harm they have suffered,...
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According to the findings of a new study, bicyclists who ride without a helmet are nearly six times more likely to sustain a major head injury than a helmeted rider. The study, conducted by researchers in Australia, adds to growing research supporting mandatory helmet laws for bicycle and motorcycle riders, as more light is shed on the risk of long-term...
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The promise of warm weather in the coming months has many Americans looking forward to using backyard and community swimming pools, but the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents and caregivers to take extra care with children around swimming pools and other bodies of water this summer. According to a report issued by the CPSC on May...
