Posts tagged wrongful death

• 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...

• Forklift Safety Is Serious Business

  George Fusner | August 17, 2009 5:31 PM | 5 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Last week I wrote about Brandon Walker from Chapmansboro who was killed while operating a fork lift in Nashville. Did you know that every three days someone is killed in a forklift related accident?...

• Tragic Wreck On HWY 49 E Cheatham County

  George Fusner | December 10, 2009 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Tennessean reported a fatal wreck that killed an elderly couple December 9, 2009 on Highway 49 E in Cheatham County near the Dickson County line. Bennie and Elsie Vandgrift were killed when a...

• Boating Accidents in Tennessee

  Rob McKinney | June 18, 2007 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Tennesse is blessed with numerous lakes like Old Hickory Lake , Precy Priest Lake , and Center Hill Lake along with many others. It is that time of the year when people are out using their boats and enjoying the outdoors . The rule on operating one's boat or personal watercraft is found at Tennessee Code Section 69-9-216 . No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel , or...

• Safety Procedures for Backing Up a Truck

  Rob McKinney | February 22, 2007 7:28 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  For the last few days , I have been preparing for eleven depositions in a commerical truck back up case . I know more than I ever wanted to know about OSHA requirements and reverse signal alarms . Commerical trucks like dump trucks or any truck with a large box attached to the frame has limited visibilty when backing up . In a construction setting , OHSA requires a truck to be...

• Two Killed in a Collision Near Springfield 9/17/2009

  George Fusner | September 21, 2009 12:53 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Two people are dead after a head-on collision in Robertson County. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday night on Highway 49 outside of Springfield. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, one of...

• Cellphone Accident Case Settles For Millions

  Rob McKinney | March 06, 2008 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Georgia woman recovered a $ 5.2 million dollar settlement from a paper company whose employee was using a cell phone. Debra Ford was rear-ended by a company car that was owned by International Paper Co. The key issue was whether the employee was using her cellphone at the time of the car accident. The driver of the company car did not remember driving the last mile before the...

• Truck Accident Investigation at the Scene

  Rob McKinney | February 13, 2008 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The scene investigation is focused on data and evidence collection after a serious injury , fatality , or extensive property damage truck accident. There are four main areas in the investigation process . First , evidence is located on the roadway and measured to place it on its final resting place. Measuring techniques vary, but they can include pacing , the use of measuring tapes...

• 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...

• I -24 Accident Claims Two Lives

  Rob McKinney | November 28, 2006 7:42 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Over the Thanksgiving weekend , an automobile accident on I-24 near Joelton, Tennessee claimed two lives . From the reports , the deaths may have been avoided if the victims were wearing thier seatbelts . It always troubles me to read or hear of these stories of if " they were only wearing their seltbelt " . During this holiday season , I would like to sress two things . One...