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National Dog Bite Prevention Week is May 19-25, and the latest data on Tennessee dog bite accidents puts the state 19th on the list of U.S. states with the most dog bite claims. According to data compiled by State Farm Insurance, the number of dog bites in the state of Tennessee actually dropped from 78 in 2011 to 66 in...
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Four children between the ages of 11 and 13 were involved in an ATV accident late last month near Norris Lake, Tennessee, and all four accident victims were hospitalized with serious injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), approximately 700 children and adults are killed in ATV accidents every year in the United States, and another 100,000...
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Tennessee is currently one of 19 states in the U.S. that require motorcycle riders to wear helmets, but some lawmakers in TN are working to change that. The proposed "Liberty Restoration Act" would make helmet use an optional choice for TN motorcyclists over the age of 21, and riders who meet certain minimum insurance and training requirements would pay a...
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A degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been linked to repeated head trauma and to the suicide of former NFL player Junior Seau, who fatally shot himself in the chest outside his California home in May 2012. Once referred to as "punch drunk" because it affected boxers who suffered multiple damaging blows to the head, CTE has...
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Being attacked and bitten by a dog can be both physically and mentally traumatic for adults and children. In addition to the actual mental trauma associated with the attack, there are also devastating, life-long injuries in some cases, including disfigurement and permanent scarring. Because of the potential long-term effects of dog bite accidents, victims of this type of attack in...
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Have you ever called in sick to work and then informed your friends via Facebook that you were headed to the beach for the day? As the trend towards detailing every aspect of our lives on social media sites continues, employers, university administrators and even insurance companies and members of the legal community are using not-so-private status updates, photos and...
