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The Memphis, Tennessee-based Verso Paper Company, which closed its Sartell Paper mill following an explosion and fire that killed one worker and injured four others, has been fined $39,200 by the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) after being cited for two workplace safety violations. The agency reportedly fined Verso for two serious violations that led to the fatal...
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According to an annual report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 4,609 American workers were fatally injured on the job in 2011, which is the equivalent of 3.5 fatal work injuries for every 100,000 full-time workers in Tennessee. Despite efforts by federal agencies to make the workplace safer for American workers, on-the-job accidents remain a major cause...
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According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), the rate of traffic accident fatalities in Tennessee has increased significantly over the past year, when data from 2011 is compared to data from 2012 so far. For example, recently-released statistics show that 331 people have been killed in Tennessee auto accidents so far in 2012, which represents a 13% increase in...
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Tennessee Wrongful Death Lawsuits Resulting from Auto Accidents A Tennessee wrongful death lawsuit claims that the victim of an automobile accident was killed as the result of negligence on the part of the person or party being sued. Wrong death lawsuits also claim that the victim's survivors, typically a spouse, children or parents, are entitled to monetary damages as a...
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Nashville Auto Accident Wrongful Death: Who is Liable? Tennessee auto accidents occur on a daily basis, and as a result of these collisions more than 1,000 people are killed every year on average somewhere in the state. When someone is killed because of the negligence of another person or people, the family that has lost a loved one often is...
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Families of Tennessee Wrongful Death Victims Should Hire an Attorney Immediately: When it comes to Tennessee personal injury law, situations that arise involve some form of loss by the person who has been injured. As anyone would agree, there is no greater form of loss than when someone is killed suddenly. In these situations those who suddenly find themselves grieving...
