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• Tire Failures Create Danger in RV Accidents

  Rob McKinney | May 17, 2007 8:09 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Tire failure in large motor homes is being linked to serious accidents across the nation . RV's are loaded with accessories that increase the weight of the RV. The heavy loads together with the weight shifting of the loads create extra pressure on the tires. A front wheel blow out is more dangerous because it makes it difficult to steer the RV . The National Highway Traffic...

• No Scientific Data Supporting Lawsuit Waste

  Rob McKinney | May 15, 2007 7:48 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Yesterday , I was at a deposition of my expert witness out of state . I was reading the local paper waiting for the deposition to begin when I read a report about some studies on the cost of personal injury litigation . Pacific Research Institute issued a report on the cost of the civil justice system . The report was funded by oil , banking , pharmaceutical and other...

• Pedestrian Accidents

  Rob McKinney | May 01, 2007 5:51 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  There are rules for just about everything as it relates to the use of a car, truck or motorcycle on our roads . Pedestrians also have certain rules to follow when using the streets in Tenneessee (TN). If a sidewalk is provided it is unlawful to walk along or upon any adjacent roadway . When there is no sidewalk a pedestrian must walk on the left side facing the opposite lane of...

• Who else is at Fault

  Rob McKinney | May 01, 2007 7:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A case I was working on the other day showed the need to look at all the potential parties in the lawsuit . The basic law is in Tennessee (TN) is that a principal is responsible for the acts of his agent . What does that mean ? It means if a person is doing something for another , that person is also responsible . For example , a person runs an errand for their boss and has a...