Automobile Accidents

• Tire Failures Create Danger in RV Accidents

  Rob McKinney | May 17, 2007 8:09 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  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 CommentsNashville, TN

  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 CommentsNashville, TN

  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 CommentsNashville, TN

  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...

• Another Reason to Wear Your Seatbelt

  Rob McKinney | April 16, 2007 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Yet , another reason to wear your seltbelt . New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine was seriously injured in an car accident last week .The Governor was sitting in the front seat when his car slammed into a quard rail . He suffered major injuries . Governor Corzine was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident . I have not seen a report on whether the State Trooper who was...

• Bicycle Accidents in Nashville

  Rob McKinney | April 02, 2007 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Spring is a time to get outside and enjoy the great weather . Bicyclists are taking to the streets in record numbers . However , be aware that Middle Tennesse has some of the highest car-bike crash rates in the state . According to statistics from the Department of Safety , the Tennessee Highway Patrol recorded 249 accidents between 2003 and 2006 in Nashville and 88...

• Wheelies in Tennessee

  Rob McKinney | March 30, 2007 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Motorcycle riders are by nature very safe drivers . They know the dangers of the road and are on the lookout for other drivers . The Tennessee State Legislature has now passed a law outlawing wheelies by motorcycle drivers . The law would allow tickets to be given for reckless driving for the use of wheelies by motorcycle drivers . So if you are riding your motorcycle in...

• School Bus Accident in Rutherford County

  Rob McKinney | March 14, 2007 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Four students were injured last Monday when their school bus was hit head-on by a teenage driver . Rutherford Academy uses only small buses to transport its students . Federal laws require buses under 10,000 pounds to have lap belts . Larger buses have no such requirement . To the relief of school adminstrators , every student was wearing their lap belt . New laws are before the...

• New Law Proposed to Protect Bicyclists

  Rob McKinney | March 13, 2007 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A new has been proposed to give greater protection to bicyclists in Tennessee . If passed , Tennessee drivers would have to keep at least three feet away when passing a bicyclist . The bill passed the State House on Monday . Bicyclists should also be aware to ride their bikes as close to the shoulder or for line as possible . The bill was passed in memory of a young boy who was...

• Car Wreck in Hendersonville

  Rob McKinney | March 13, 2007 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A two-car accident on Nashville Pike near the Vietnam Veterans Parkway sent several people to the hospital . A Lexus and a Cadillac ran into to each other when one car drifted into the oncoming lane of traffic . All three people were taken to hospital for medical treatment . Both cars were severely damaged in the accident .