In February 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it was launching an investigation into 309,00 General Motors vehicles and 830,000 Toyota vehicles. The announcement stemmed from a series of reports from drivers who claim their passenger side door caught on fire while they were driving. In each incident, the driver noticed smoke or [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Safety category.
Pool Injuries and Your Legal Rights – Memphis Premises Liability Attorney
Since pools can be particularly dangerous – especially for children who are at particular risk of drowning – they receive special attention in premises liability cases. They can be considered an “attractive nuisance,” meaning that pool owners might be held responsible for injuries if their pool is not safeguarded well to prevent intruders from trespassing [...]
Driving with a Dog in Your Lap in Memphis – Memphis Car Accident Lawyers
Recently a bill about driving with your dog sailed through the TN House of Representatives, but then stalled in a Senate committee. The bill would make it illegal to drive with a dog on your lap or in between the driver and the driver’s door. Labeling driving with a lap dog a misdemeanor, the bill [...]
Head Injuries Resulting from Teen Car Accidents – Memphis TN Car Accident Lawyers
Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers and have been for decades. Thousands of teen drivers and passengers are killed every year in road crashes. But in a turn of wonderful news, over the last few years the CDC reports that fatality rates for teen drivers have actually decreased by 46%. Insurance [...]
That Tort of Thing – April 3, 2012 – Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers
Interesting stories about lawsuits, mass tort cases, and other personal injury issues. Those five-toed running shoes you paid over $100 for? They might not change the world quite as much as they claimed. The family of a tourist who died on the Costa Concordia uses a lawsuit to seize another of Carnival’s cruise ships over [...]
Notifiying Your Landlord About Unsafe Property – Memphis Premises Liability Lawyer
What should you do if your rental property is unsafe? In this video, Memphis premises liability attorney Darrell Castle gives some tips for dealing with your landlord when there’s a safety risk on the property. If you’re ever injured because of a landlord’s negligence or wrongdoing, you may be entitled to compensation. Our personal injury [...]
Memphis Expands Bike and Pedestrian Options, & Risks Could Come
For the last few years, the city of Memphis has been investing in more options for cyclists and pedestrians. Now those investments will include a path across the Mississippi River. The Harahan Bridge trail will connect the Main Streets of Memphis and West Memphis and cost roughly $30 million to complete. Supporters compare the project [...]
Pharmacy Prescription Errors and Personal Injury
If a pharmacy messes up my prescription, do I have a personal injury case? Pharmacy errors occur when a pharmacist fills your prescription incorrectly by giving you the wrong medication or dosage. It may surprise you to know that such mistakes happen all the time. In fact, over 1.5 million people are injured and 100,000 [...]
TN Drunk Driving Accidents and Prevention on St. Patrick’s Day
Watch out this weekend, Memphis: St. Patrick’s Day has arrived, and it coincides with March Madness. Between the two, Tennessee state troopers expect the streets to be more dangerous than usual. They have set up 50 checkpoints across the state to check for impaired driving, and plan to have patrols out checking bars and watching [...]
How Often Do Prescription Errors Occur?
When you go to the hospital, you trust that they will prescribe and administer medicine correctly. Mixing up medications, using the wrong dosage, and other mistakes could mean life and death. Errors do happen though, and more often than you might think. A 2006 Institute of Medicine report says that hospital patients experience an average [...]
