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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…

Prescription and over-the-counter medications save thousands of lives each year. Yet sometimes medications inflict harm on patients more than they heal. This is often the case when someone makes a medication error – such as a nurse mixing up two patients’ prescriptions or a doctor prescribing a drug that will have an adverse reaction with…

Distracted driving is an ongoing epidemic. Year by year, distracted driving accident statistics continue to increase around the globe. In Tennessee alone, distracted driving accidents increased from 10,822 in 2008 to 24,785 in 2017. While many things inside and outside the cab of the vehicle can distract a driver enough to cause an accident, certain…

Parents might know their teens aren’t the safest drivers on the road, but they may not realize that certain periods of time – particularly in the summer – pose even more threats than usual to a teen driver’s safety. Even if your teenager does everything right, a negligent or reckless fellow motorist could cause a…