Losing a loved one is a heart-wrenching experience that becomes even more painful when someone else is to blame. If someone in your family recently passed away because of someone else’s negligent, reckless, or deliberately harmful behavior, you could be entitled to pursue a wrongful death claim against them. While…

Losing a loved one due to someone else’s wrongdoing can be devastating. In addition to grief, surviving family members often face severe financial challenges due to losing their loved one’s support. While nothing can undo the tragic death of a family member, a Tennessee wrongful death lawsuit can offer some…

In cases where someone’s death is caused by another party’s negligent conduct – a drunk driving accident or a botched surgery, for example – the victim’s family can file a wrongful death lawsuit. A wrongful death lawsuit cannot bring back your loved one, but it can help you secure a…

A tragic school bus accident in Chattanooga has made national headlines for all of the wrong reasons, as at least six children were killed and over 20 more injured. Now, the bus’s operating company, Durham School Services, finds itself in some serious hot water after their poor safety record has…

Thanks to the unseasonably cool weather, many homes and businesses throughout the state of Tennessee have been keeping their furnaces on and their thermostats set to higher temperatures. While the simple act of running a furnace seems unremarkable on its own, it’s important to understand that it’s never without risks….

Many people naturally assume that it’s safer to go by foot than to travel by motor vehicle given the relative protection afforded by sidewalks, crosswalks and traffic signals. However, this year’s annual study on pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. by the Governors Highway Association may serve to give them pause….

Now that we are a few weeks into 2016, we’ll slowly start to see more agencies at both the state and federal level issuing reports outlining their preliminary findings for 2015 and measuring year-to-year performance. By way of illustration, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced its preliminary…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has long had regulations in place expressly dictating that traditional key-operated vehicles cannot operate in any capacity without the key in the ignition. While this rule obviously makes good sense from a safety perspective, it may surprise people to learn that the NHTSA currently…

For the most part, the preferences of motorsports aficionados are dictated by the area of the country in which they reside. For instance, those who live in the cold weather states may enjoy riding a motorcycle during the spring and summer months, but their real passion is likely snowmobiles. The…

According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, thousands of children here in the U.S. have been diagnosed with some sort of food allergy, with the most common allergen being peanut, followed closely by milk and shellfish. Furthermore, the AAAAI found that as many as 38.7 percent of…