Wrongful Death

• Prescription Error at Walgreen Pharmacy

  Rob McKinney | October 17, 2007 8:22 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A Arizona jury awarded a six million dollar jury verdict againist the Walgreen pharmacy chain. A Arizona high school wrestling coach died as a result of an interaction between two pain medications that he got from Walgreens. Prescriptions are given on a routine basis by our doctors . The drug stores have a duty to fill the right prescription and the right dose. As well as...

• Child Deaths Prompt Recall

  Rob McKinney | September 24, 2007 8:05 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Close to one million Simplicity and Graco beds have been recalled . Three children were trapped and suffocated to death . It appears the bed was put together improperly by the consumers which created a gap in which the child became trapped. I handled a similar case a few years ago involving a bed made by Vail Products in which the same type of problem caused numerous deaths . The...

• Be Careful of Signing Liabilty Waivers

  Rob McKinney | August 18, 2007 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Remember the old line , you better read it before you sign it. That applies in Tennessee personal injury accident cases . Often , one is asked to sign a " Waiver and Release of Liabilty " form before some types of activities . I know I do when my son plays paintball in Spring Hill , Tennessee . It is often a form that the person says here sign and you do not think anything about it...

• Dangerous Products From China

  Rob McKinney | August 17, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  In the last couple of months , We have read repeatly on the dangerous and defective products pouring out of China . Any product stamped made in China is now suspect . Just this week while I was at a mediation , I learned that a crane boom collapsed in Knoxville , Tennessee killing a worker . The cause of the accident was a defective bolt . From saw blades to pet food , The...

• Boating Accidents in Tennessee

  Rob McKinney | June 18, 2007 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Tennesse is blessed with numerous lakes like Old Hickory Lake , Precy Priest Lake , and Center Hill Lake along with many others. It is that time of the year when people are out using their boats and enjoying the outdoors . The rule on operating one's boat or personal watercraft is found at Tennessee Code Section 69-9-216 . No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel , or...

• Are We Really Searching for Better Care

  Rob McKinney | April 26, 2007 8:13 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Most of the doctors I know are concerned about patient care and treating their patients well . It is the medical associations that do not seem to share the same view . The Tennessee Medical Association recently installed a new president . In his comments to the Nashville Tennessean , one of his main goals is to place monetary caps on punitive damage claims in medical...

• Deadly Car Accident in Franklin Caused by Alcohol

  Rob McKinney | April 11, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A day of drinking turns deadly on Franklin Road as traffic was tied up for hours . Jeremiah McPherson began drinking after he left a job site . It appears he was to drunk to drive and slammed into another car. McPherson was driving a Cavalier that hit a Lexus at the intersection of Franklin Road and Mack Hatcher Boulevard. The passenger of McPherson's car was killed and the other...

• Pet Food Recalls in Tennessee

  Rob McKinney | April 06, 2007 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  When the pet food recalls started hitting the news , I did not even think about the sweeping repercussions of these events . I had not ever handled a death of a pet case . As everyone knows we bond with our pets and develop strong emotional ties to them , but I never thought of the legal problems that go with it . Under Tennessee Law , there are limits to your damages for the loss...

• What is a Motion for Summary Judgement

  Rob McKinney | March 07, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Sometimes a Trial Court can dismiss your case without a jury hearing the facts or evidence . A motion for summary judgement is a pre-trial motion used to determine whether there is merit to your lawsuit . Summary Judgement is designed to provide a quick , inexpensive means of concluding cases on issues as to which there is no material facts. If the facts are not in dispute ,...

• Safety Procedures for Backing Up a Truck

  Rob McKinney | February 22, 2007 7:28 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  For the last few days , I have been preparing for eleven depositions in a commerical truck back up case . I know more than I ever wanted to know about OSHA requirements and reverse signal alarms . Commerical trucks like dump trucks or any truck with a large box attached to the frame has limited visibilty when backing up . In a construction setting , OHSA requires a truck to be...