Anytime you get into a vehicle you take a risk. Car wreck deaths in Tennesse in 2020 exceeded 1,200. Though driving in a car always presents a certain threat, some roads have proven more dangerous than others. I-40 in East Tennessee saw many crashes between 2001 and...
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Understanding dangerous drugs
Prescription drugs marketed to patients should be safe. These medications undergo an extensive research and testing period known as a clinical trial, and the FDA approves pharmaceutical drugs prescribed to patients. Each state also regulates which drugs doctors can...
What do you know about common eye injuries?
After a serious accident, you suffered catastrophic injuries. You suspect you sustained an eye injury, but do not know for sure. All About Vision explores common eye injuries. If anything below sounds like symptoms you experienced, use the information to build your...
Tips for handling road rage in Tennessee
In Tennessee, construction delays, heavy traffic, and inconsiderate behavior can transform a normally calm, rational person into a frustrated, angry driver. Individuals who vent this anger on the roadways may become a threat to you, occupants of vehicles sharing the...
What are risk factors for brain hemorrhages?
A brain injury is a scary prospect, especially a brain hemorrhage. Bleeding in the brain may result in cognitive impairment, a stroke, and possibly death. Even if you survive a brain hemorrhage, you might spend years trying to recover body functions like speech or...
How to talk to an attorney about your injury?
Whether due to a slip-and-fall accident, dog attack, motor vehicle crash or something else, injuries happen at an alarming rate in the U.S. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of the roughly 130 million emergency room visits each...
What are the 4 elements of a negligence claim?
Every type of negligence claim must show four basic elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages. A plaintiff has to demonstrate that the defendant owed him or her a duty of care, the defendant breached the duty, and that breach caused the plaintiff to suffer...
Should you sue after a slip and fall accident?
Even the most careful people can slip and fall in a public place if its premises are poorly maintained. If this happened to you, you may have sustained serious injuries from your accident. You will likely need to collect compensation in this case, yet you may be...
Is it worth it to file a personal injury claim?
When someone's reckless or negligent actions result in you receiving a personal injury, there can be some uncertainty about what you need to recover. Insurance companies may act fast to convince you to accept their initial offer, and tell you that lawyers only make...
The truth behind PTSD myths
Not all debilitating injuries from an accident are physical in nature. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychological condition that can affect people who have experienced or witnessed a disturbing event, such as a serious accident. People understand injuries that...
