Posts tagged bus

• Joe Paterno's Firing Is Just The First Step

  John Lowery | November 09, 2011 10:54 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  What I consider to be the most important case of my career so far involved the sexual molestation of children by a trusted counselor. I represented several victims who had been abused by a predator...

• Summer Camps: Background checks help minimize risk to campers

  John Lowery | February 17, 2011 2:03 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As the (seemingly) endless Winter starts to cede a bit of control to the approaching Spring, many parents are thinking about summer and registering kids for camp. The other day I was thumbing...

• Georgia Bus Crash Findings

  Rob McKinney | July 09, 2008 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In 2007 , the Bluffington , Ohio Baseball team bus was involved in a tragic accident in Atlanta, Georgia. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a report placing the...

• Big Business Controls Justice in Tennessee

  Rob McKinney | February 25, 2008 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Big Business has taken over the court system. First , the nursing home industry is pushing for damage caps on nursing home lawsuits. The nursing home groups want to put a $ 500,000 monetary cap on nursing home lawsuits. This proposal comes when the nursing home care is at an alltime low in terms of quality patient care. Second , the Bush Adminstration is pushing for the appointment of a...

• Arbitration Agreements Are on The Rise

  Rob McKinney | September 03, 2007 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Arbitration Agreements are the subject of much debate . They are commonly used in nursing home admissions contracts . When you sign the contract , you agree to arbitration if you later have a claim due to nursing home neglect or injuries that occur at the nursing home . Now these agreements are popping up everywhere . Recently my wife needed a new car . Inside the office...

• Be Careful of Signing Liabilty Waivers

  Rob McKinney | August 18, 2007 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Remember the old line , you better read it before you sign it. That applies in Tennessee personal injury accident cases . Often , one is asked to sign a " Waiver and Release of Liabilty " form before some types of activities . I know I do when my son plays paintball in Spring Hill , Tennessee . It is often a form that the person says here sign and you do not think anything about it...

• Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Cases

  Rob McKinney | July 25, 2007 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Winston Churchill once said " The greatest gift the English people gave America was the right to a trial by jury ". Nursing home operators do not believe in this fundamental right . Nursing homes have been placing arbitration clauses in their contracts which prevents one from suing the nursing home if they are negligent . These arbitration clauses prevent the nursing homes...

• Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Cases(2)

  Rob McKinney | July 25, 2007 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Winston Churchill once said " The greatest gift the English people gave America was the right to a trial by jury ". Nursing home operators do not believe in this fundamental right . Nursing homes have been placing arbitration clauses in their contracts which prevents one from suing the nursing home if they are negligent . These arbitration clauses prevent the nursing homes...

• Nursing Home Safety Report

  Rob McKinney | April 24, 2007 8:13 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Over 1.5 million people live in one of 16,400 nursing homes during the year . Why is the Federal Government not cracking down on the on the homes that have a history of mistreating patients ? Congress enacted tough laws in 1987 to protect nursing home residents . However , the Department of Health and Human Services has failed to do their job . The New York Times...

• Deadly Car Accident in Franklin Caused by Alcohol

  Rob McKinney | April 11, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A day of drinking turns deadly on Franklin Road as traffic was tied up for hours . Jeremiah McPherson began drinking after he left a job site . It appears he was to drunk to drive and slammed into another car. McPherson was driving a Cavalier that hit a Lexus at the intersection of Franklin Road and Mack Hatcher Boulevard. The passenger of McPherson's car was killed and the other...