Premises Liability
Who Is Liable in a Building Strike Crash?
Building strike crashes, although relatively rare, can have severe consequences for both Nashville property owners and individuals involved. Typically, a building strike crash occurs when a driver unintentionally slams their vehicle into a building. It’s important to note that liability for these types of accidents are not always placed on the driver. In certain cases,…
Read MorePersonal Injury on the Property of Another Person
Visiting a family member or friend at their home is always a pleasure, especially when getting together for a birthday, anniversary, holiday, or graduation celebration. It can quickly turn stressful if you suffer an injury on that person’s property. What should you do? Who pays for your medical bills? Do you have to use your…
Read MoreWhat Most People Wish They Knew BEFORE Their Slip and Fall Accident
Going for a walk each morning should not be dangerous. However, it’s possible that you could suffer a slip and fall accident that can leave you seriously injured. This type of accident can also occur when shopping at Dollar General, Walmart, Publix, Kroger, visiting your doctor, when visiting a friend or neighbor’s home, or even…
Read MoreSigned an Activity Waiver? Read This Blog Before Entering a Haunted House This Fall
Taking the family for a day of white water rafting? Walking through a haunted penitentiary? Playing in a recreational sports league? Want to go skydiving? If you’ve done any of the above activities, or are considering taking part in them or other adventures, you should learn a little more about those waivers you are required…
Read MoreRecent Drowning Deaths of Celebrities’ Children Highlight the Dangers for Parents
Summer is here and that means days spent in the pool or on vacation at the lake, ocean, or other bodies of water. Exercising safe practices around water is crucial while having fun with family and friends. However, accidents do happen, and there is a certain danger involved with activity in and around the water.…
Read MoreWaterslide Accidents, Injuries and Liability
It’s almost summertime! And you know what that means – time to have some fun in the sun. And what family vacation would be complete with a trip to a lake or the ocean, or to a local water park? The best of all water park attractions has to be the slides. Tennessee has numerous…
Read MoreGot Stuck with a Needle in a Parking Lot? Retailers Still Don’t Want to Pay
Premises liability cases are based on a principle that dates back to common law; that if a person suffers an injury on someone else’s property, they may be able to file a lawsuit against the property owner to recover damages. In order to meet the basic requirements of a premises liability claim, there is the…
Read MoreSledding Accidents in Tennessee: From the Sled to the Stretcher
A story about our own Melissa Broz “I surveyed the ground: no people, no trees, soft slopes all the way down. Then I took off- laughing and flying down the hill at Two Rivers Park in Nashville. I had gotten turned around as I coasted downward, so I kept looking behind me to check to…
Read MoreContending the Issue of Liability When You’re Seriously Hurt in A Bar Fight
The Scenario: There you were having a couple of drinks out on the town and enjoying a good time with friends, when suddenly a bar fight erupts. Out of nowhere, you find yourself caught in the very dangerous crossfire of punches being thrown, broken bottles flying through the air, and trampling security guards storming onto…
Read More“Don’t Slip!”- Warning Enough To Dismiss Postal Worker’s Injury Claim Against Homeowners
It was a blustery cold day in Harris County, Texas when the National Weather Service issued a potential freeze warning. A postal worker entered onto the property of a customer whose address was part of his normal mail route. The postal worker walked on the sidewalk as usual up to the unit where he met…
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