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One function of government is to insure and protect the safety of it's citizens . Trucking companies that ignore the safety rules should be watched , fined , or shut down .The public needs these trucks to transport the goods we need and the majority of the truck drivers are lawabiding folks . What should the government do ? Recently , the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminstration...

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Today , the Tennessee Department of Safety wraps up intense safety inspections that have lasted the past 72 hours . The purpose was to reduce the number of unsafe trucks and drivers on the roadways . Since Tuesday , the Tennessee Highway Patrol has been conducting safety checks around the clock . The inspections also act to reduce the number of accidents involving commerical trucks...

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The buzz word today is that many people apply the word frivolous lawsuit to most personal injury lawsuits . Frivolous is defined as having little value or importance . Recently , Injuryboard made me aware of a lawsuit filed in Wahington D.C. for 65 million dollars over a pair of pants that a dry cleaner damaged . The person that filed it was reported to be a magistrate . This...

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Earlier this week , I wrote about the filing of the complaint . The filing of the complaint is the first step . After you file the case , the defendant must be served with a copy of the lawsuit . This is called service of process . There are several ways to do this and I will discuss this in another post . Once the defendant has beed served , they have 30 days in which to file their...

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When someone looks for an attorney to handle their accident or wrongful death case, you have many choices of attorneys . In Nashville and thoughout Tennessee , there are some great lawyers to handle your case , but who do you hire. Personal service is one of the areas that sets our office apart from others. I personally meet and handle all the cases that our office accepts . We...

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I am preparing for a depostion of a doctor in a commerical truck accident case today . It is vital to your case to be able to prove your medical expenses to prevail . As I was going thru the medical records , I was reminded that the medical proof is critical . A person may recover reasonable and necessary expenses for medical care , services , and supplies actually given in...

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In my last post , I wrote that you do not always need a lawyer . Last weekend , it drove the point home that sometimes you do need an expert in certain cases . I tried to do some plumbing around the house , but I realized I was in over my head . The same holds true in handling your accident case . Cases in which there are serious injuries need an attorney . There are several...

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In an accident case , one often has to pay back your health insurance benefits . Why ? Subrogation is a doctrine that is generally governed by eqitable principles rather than terms of the contract giving rise to the subrogation claim . The purpose of subrogation is to prevent a double recovery . Therefore , one has to pay back the benefits paid by the health insurance...

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As I was driving into to work today , I was thinking about what to post . I was thinking how lucky I was to have the best team of paralegals a lawyer could have . My office strives for personal service and we get to know our clients very well . That is why our team approach works so well .So , I would like to thank Kate and Krista today . Kate and Krista are my head...

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This post is to encourage those who might happen accross this blog to post any question that they may have . When I started this I wanted to provide some information about the legal process , create an awareness for safety issues and answer questions . Many do not have access to an attorney , but now you do . I am open to any questions on personal injury law , criminal...

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The role of govermnent should insure the safety of its citizens . Once again , the Bush Adminstration has come down the on the side of big business . Instead of protecting the public , the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminstration has established weak rules for electronic on-board recorders (EOBR). All commerical truck drivers have limits on the hours they can drive . The...

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On Friday , I was speaking at a seminar to a group of lawyers sponsered by Barristers Educational Services . The topic I was speaking to them was on maintaining a sucessful trial practice . One of the areas was using demonstrative evidence . Demonstrative evidence covers many types of non-oral proof intended to demonstrate or explain to the trier of fact the events giving rise to the...

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I am happy to annouce a new location to better serve my clients . I will be openining another office in Ashland City , Tennessee due to open on January 10 , 2007 . It will help me serve the Counties of Cheatham , Dickson , Hickman , Humphreys , Houston , and Stewart . My practice is devoted to helping people that have been seriously injured , wrongful death claims , and...

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Truck drivers are limited to drive only 70 hours per week .They must take a rest break every 10 hours . Also , logbooks must be kept on their time driving . Getting the logbooks is one reason a truck accident case should be filed as soon as possible . One interesting fact that was on the radio today , new doctors are allowed to work 80 hours per week with no required rest break...

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The last couple of times going to court in Gallatin,Tennessee . I noticed the traffic has increased . Now I know why . Nashville Pike is the road that links Nashville with Gallatin . It starts at the Davidson county line and goes through Hendersonville and ends up in Gallatin . According to a report in the Nashville Tennessean and the Tennesse Department of Transportation ,...

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