In December 2013, Tedi A. Brown was vacationing in Tennessee with her family at the popular amusement park Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. She was riding the Waltzing Swinger, a swinging chair ride that lifts swings up to 25 feet in the air, when she claims she fell head first from the ride and suffered serious personal injury. … [Read more...]
Fixing Workers’ Comp in Tennessee
Last Tuesday (March 12, 2013), a new policy affecting workers’ compensation in Tennessee cleared its first full House committee. But not everyone agrees the bill is the right fix. The new legislation, introduced by Gov. Bill Haslam, aims to improve the system for filing a workers’ comp claim by removing the jurisdiction of work injury cases from state courts, and directing them to a … [Read more...]
How to Make a Successful Slip and Fall Case
Slipping and falling is often portrayed as humorous on the internet, and in movies and television. TV shows like “America’s Funniest Home Videos” present clip after clip of people slipping on wet surfaces, falling from stair steps that were just too high, or taking missteps. Most of the time the person who fell in the video starts laughing at themselves, finding their own harmless blunder … [Read more...]
Understanding Personal Injury Attorney Fees
If you’re in a car accident or slip and fall due to another party’s negligence and sustain serious injury, a personal injury lawyer can help you obtain the compensation needed to make you whole. Medical expenses, property damage and lost wages are just a few of the financial hardships that will come your way. If you hire a personal injury attorney to help you recoup these costs, it’s important … [Read more...]
Why Asset Searches are a Vital Part of Any Personal Injury Case
In the event an injury to you or your child occurs that’s caused by someone else’s negligence, legal remedies exist to help you deal with the effects of that injury, especially in the long-term. Medical bills, property damage and lost wages are just a few of the financial costs accidents bring. In the immediate term, your insurance company (…especially if it’s a car accident) can provide … [Read more...]
Why Men Are at Higher Risk of Suffering a Traumatic Brain Injury
As we’ve said in previous columns, traumatic brain injury is in fact way too common. Each year in the U.S, over 1.4 million traumatic brain injuries occur…over 52,000 of these injuries end up being fatal. As a personal injury law firm representing those who’ve sustained a TBI at the hands of someone else, we spend a lot of time thinking about these devastating injuries and who they affect. … [Read more...]