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• Seat Belts

  Rob McKinney | October 10, 2006 7:27 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  In Tennessee , it is required that everyone in a car must wear a sealtbelt . It is the number one safety feature on a car or truck to prevent serious injuries in a car or truck accident . What if you forget to wear your seatbelt ? Can that be used againist you in court ? The general rule is that the failure to wear a seatbelt shall not be admissible in a...

• Data Recorders

  Rob McKinney | October 09, 2006 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  I have written about the need to gather evidence since I started writing the blog . In trucking accidents and car wreck cases whoever has the most information and demonstrative evidence is far ahead in the case . Today, we will talk briefly about the data recorders known as the black box that are in a lot of cars and trucks now on the road . Event Data...

• Truck Accident Information

  Rob McKinney | October 05, 2006 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Nashville and the surrounding counties such as Rutherford , Wilson , and Williamson Counties are blessed with three interstates . The only problem with the access to these interstates is the increased number of serious tractor trailer accidents . It is imperative for your case to hire an attorney immediately to begin an investigation. The main reason is to...

• Damages in a Wrongful Death Case

  Rob McKinney | October 04, 2006 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  What can a family recover for the tragic loss of a loved one in a wrongful death case ? Tennessee Code Annotated Section 20-5-113 sets the type of damages a famliy can recover in these types of cases . There are several types of damages one can recover in a wrongful death action . First , you can be awarded the mental and physical suffering actually...

• Landlord Liability

  Rob McKinney | October 03, 2006 7:30 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A couple of weeks ago, I was arguing a wrongful death case before the Tennessee Court of Appeals.The case involved the liability of a landlord to people who visited the premises.So,what do you have to prove in a slip and fall or trip and fall case on rented property ? Under Tennessee law, A landlord is odinarily not responsible for an injury to a...

• Accident Evidence

  Rob McKinney | September 26, 2006 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The second phase of your personal injury checklist is to document what happened.Photographs are essential to prove liability and your damages.Most insurance defense attorneys and insurance adjusters take the postion if it is not documented it did not happen. You should take photographs of your injuries and you car immediately.Images of your car show the...

• Car Accident Checklist

  Rob McKinney | September 25, 2006 5:26 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Recently, a fellow attorney asked me to represent his daughter in a car accident case.It became apparent that she did not know what to do in her case. So, it gave me idea to discuss a few simple things to do in case you have been in a car wreck.Call the police immediately. The police officers will come to the accident scene where they have many duties to perform.One of the most important is to...

• Birth Injury Lawsuit Settled for $3 Million

  Rob McKinney | September 22, 2006 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The parents of an infant who died during delivery will receive a $3 million wrongful death settlement. The lawsuit alleged that the delivering doctor crushed the baby's skull and caused liver damage while using forceps toassist with delivery.The boy was born at 4:20 a.m. Aug. 29. His mother had been admitted to the Plains Township hospital Aug. 28 at 10:15 a.m., according to the suit. The infant...

• N.O. Nursing Home Owners Indicted

  Staff Writer | September 21, 2006 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The owners of the nursing home near New Orleans where 35 residents died during Hurricane Katrina were indicted on cruelty and negligent homicide charges Wednesday, a little over a year after the storm made landfall. There have been many wrongful death lawsuits filed against the couple by family members of patients who were killed in the storm.The Manganos have argued that their hurricane plan -...

• Vermont Mail Carrier Wins $25,000 in Dog Bite Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2006 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Despite the fact he asked for more than $100,000, the attorney for a Vermont mail carrier is happy with the $25,000 verdict his client received in a dog bite lawsuit last week. Sharon Crosby suffered a dog bite while on her route in 2001. Joseph Brown's 4 year-old German Shepherd got loose and bit Crosby on the hand and leg as she was attempting to deliver mail to the home.Crosby was out of...