Distracted driving is on the rise in Tennessee, according to a story on WSMV.com. The news outlet reports that the number of distraction-related crashes is just over 22,700 as of mid-October with 81 of those crashes being fatal. Distracted driving is engaging in another activity that takes your attention away from the task of driving. [...]
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have an adverse impact on all aspects of a person's life. A TBI can have cognitive, behavioral, emotional and physical effects that affect how a person interacts with others, it can affect how they do their work and whether they will be able to continue to do the same [...]
The opioid crisis, which has become a national epidemic, is also having a massive impact in all areas of life in Tennessee including traffic safety. The abuse of prescription opioid painkillers such as fentanyl, oxycodone along with heroin, which patients often turn to when they are no longer able to procure prescription drugs has been [...]
Tennessee residents drive on the state's local roads and highway system to travel to work, for shopping and for recreational activities just like everywhere else in the United States. In 2014, there were 5.1 million adults in Tennessee and 4.7 million of them had a driver's licenses, which illustrates how important driving is to the [...]
If you suffered a serious injury, or lost a loved one after a hit-and-run crash you may be wondering where to turn to recover compensation for your losses. Tennessee law requires drivers to stop at the scene of a car accident that they are involved in. Drivers are required to render aid and call for [...]
The symptoms of a brain injury are not always apparent immediately following a car crash. Sometimes they show up right away and sometimes the symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be delayed for days week or months following the crash. In the moments and days following a car crash or any other accident [...]
Large commercial trucks are prevalent along the highways in Tennessee, and accidents involving 18-wheelers, semis, tractor trailers and other types of large, commercial trucks happen far too frequently. One of the most devastating type of truck accident is the chain reaction collision or the multiple vehicle crash caused by these massive vehicles. What causes chain [...]
For the first time, researchers have discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a living person and confirm the discovery with an autopsy after the person's death. Dr. Bennet Omalu, lead researcher in the study, confirmed in an interview on CNN that former NFL player Fred McNeill, who died in 2015, was the subject of the [...]
Last summer, after encouragement and support from the trucking industry and traffic safety advocates, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed a rule that would require large trucks to install and use speed-limiting devices. The rule would require that the speed-limiting device in a truck would [...]
On Friday, November 17th, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that Tennessee law will continue to allow plaintiffs to use the full, undiscounted medical bills as evidence of their medical expenses rather than the discounted amounts that insurance companies pay. A story in The Chatanoogan describes the case of Jean Dedmon, who filed a personal injury [...]
