September 2018

Bones do not fully develop until the ages of 13 to 15 for girls and 15 to 17 for boys. Until bones harden, they consist of soft and flexible cartilage. It is the softness of underdeveloped bones that can lead to injuries such as greenstick fractures, in which a bone bends and cracks instead of…

Wrongful death is the legal term for a fatality that would not have occurred were it not for the negligence of another person. When unintentional injuries result in death, surviving loved ones should consider whether the incident qualifies for a wrongful death lawsuit. A lawsuit can provide financial assistance and stability to a family after…

Not all medical malpractice claims are the same. Some involve more serious degrees of practitioner negligence than others. The amount of failure to provide adequate care will decide the degree of malpractice a doctor, nurse, or health care facility has committed. As an injured patient in Tennessee, it’s your right to investigate a health care…

Not all occupational injuries come from sudden, single accidents. Some develop more slowly, over months or years of carrying out the same, repetitive tasks at work. Working on an assembly line, lifting and moving boxes, or typing all day at a computer can all cause repetitive stress injuries over time. Employees in Tennessee can still…

Not all car crashes are accidents. Some occur on purpose, from someone trying to get money out of an insurance settlement. Insurance fraud is a common crime that costs insurance companies more than $40 billion each year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Unfortunately, many insurance fraud schemes involve unsuspecting victims who suffer real…

Construction is a prominent job market in Nashville. Thousands of construction workers clock in every day in Tennessee, expecting a typical day’s work. Sadly, not all workers will get to clock out. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 991 construction workers died on the job in the U.S. in 2016. Many others…

Inadequate security may be grounds for a premises liability claim if it causes personal injuries or property damage. It is a property owner’s legal duty in Tennessee to reasonably prevent crimes from happening on the premises through adequate security. What qualifies as adequate depends on the situation. The criminal history of the premises, crime rate…