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• Sober Rides for New Years Eve

  Rob McKinney | December 31, 2007 10:21 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The local police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol will be out in force tonight to prevent accidents involving drunk drivers . In Rutherford County , police will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on Sam Ridley Parkway in Smyrna , Tennessee . In Nashville , Sherriff Daron Hall is offering sober rides for people bringing in the New Year . Davidson County Sherriff employees will be...

• Jury Selection in the Age of Tort Reform

  Rob McKinney | December 28, 2007 10:55 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Today , I spoke at a continuing legal education seminar to other attorneys on jury selection . One of the topics was what to do in this era of tort reform . Most jurors have heard of this concept and have deep feelings of whether the civil justice system has gone crazy . In any type of serious personal injury trial , one must get the issue of tort reform on the table and have a...

• Nashville Traffic Deaths Down From 2006

  Rob McKinney | December 27, 2007 9:54 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Nashville has had a significant decrease in traffic deaths in 2007. According to a press release by the Nashville Police Department , traffic deaths are down 22 percent this year . Police credit increased DUI enforcement as one the main factors in the decrease . The Governor's Highway Safety Office has funded extra police officers to patrol the streets in Nashville looking for drunk...

• Empire Silver Recalls Teething Rings Due to Choking Hazard

  Jenny Albano | December 24, 2007 12:51 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Empire Silver, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling around 1,000 sterling silver teething rings due to a choking hazard.The silver ball that holds the ring in place can separate and release the beads inside. This poses a choking and aspiration hazard to infants.The teething rings were sold in three different styles. The first had a single ring with a ball, another had a single ring with a...