Category: Wrongful Death

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 filing a wrongful death lawsuit […]

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 measure of justice and provide […]

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 degree of justice on their […]

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 been thrust into the spotlight. […]

Halloween is a holiday filled with unique traditions and lively festivities and celebrations that make for a fun atmosphere. But before donning your costume and taking part in your traditions, be sure to follow these important and valuable safety tips to not only keep yourself safe, but those around you as well. Don’t Drink and […]

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 findings last week concerning the […]

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 has no such rule in […]

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 same pattern is evident here […]

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 children with these food allergies […]

We recently discussed how more and more bicyclists will be returning to the roads in the coming weeks now that favorable weather conditions have returned. We also discussed how of these bicyclists will need to be especially careful given the negligent driving practices of many of the motorists with whom they share the road. Indeed, […]