Pressure ulcers – also called pressure sores or bed sores – are painful, and they’re potentially deadly. The occur most often in patients who have limited mobility, which is why we so often hear of them in conjunction with elderly residents in nursing homes and care facilities. Early stages of bedsores may only need medication, [...]
Sometimes it’s hard to be rational in the face of losing a loved one. Your grief over the loss might be too strong – and that’s completely natural. You might also be angry and looking for someone to blame, which is understandable as well. But because wrongful death lawsuits are often considered when our pain [...]
In the second Harry Potter book, Mrs. Weasley tells her daughter, Ginny, to “never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.” It’s pretty good advice; but what do you do when the object is your car, and its “brain” is what handles the act of driving? [...]
Tanker explosions are pretty rare (outside of action films, that is), but we’ve experienced two in less than a month. Because so many commercial trucks and tankers run through Tennessee on their way across the country, we’re no stranger to accidents – but explosions are a different animal altogether. Though we’re deeply saddened for the [...]
We took an informal poll around the office the other day to find out which of us are the outdoorsy types, and which of us prefer a staycation. Turns out, there are a couple of big time campers right here at Rocky Law. But camping is getting more and more dangerous it seems, which means [...]
Hyundai is recalling 883,000 late model Sonatas because of a problem with the transmission shifters. Let’s dissect this issue, shall we? First – that’s close to a million cars. Second – they’re late model cars, which means that this has been a problem for YEARS: since 2011, to be exact. Third – the problem relates [...]
Yes, you read that correctly: Inflatable. Sumo. Suits. Because nothing says “tolerance for another culture’s art” than blow-up fat suits. But that’s a thought for another day. What we’re looking at today is the growing number of lawsuits surrounding this product, which claim that participating in mock sumo wrestling while in the suits could lead [...]
