Tennessee Injury Lawyer Blog
Information concerning personal injury and family law, including news, legal analysis and noteworthy cases.
Author: Baker Associates has offices in Knoxville and Sevierville, Tenn. it also authors Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Family Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Tennessee • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Tennessee Injury Lawyer Blog
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Negligent Driving at Night
The idea that it is harder to see, and thus harder to drive, at nighttime is nothing novel and will not be headlining the local news this evening. However, it is important to keep this…
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Texting While Driving
Tennessee’s recent ban on texting while driving has attracted a lot of attention in the criminal sphere, but less attention has been paid to this activity from the standpoint of personal injury law. Criminal consequences…
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Driver Accused of Deliberately Causing Crash
A lot of drivers operate on the mistaken assumption that if someone crashes into them from the rear, the accident is automatically the other person’s fault; however, this is not always the case. While it…
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Negligent Use of Navigation Systems Can Cause Accidents
It is not uncommon to see other drivers toying with their navigation systems while en route to their destination during your morning commute. Such systems have become almost standard in vehicles today to the point…
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Driving the Speed Limit is Not Always Safe
As the days begin to get colder and the conditions more inclement, drivers would do well to remember that driving the speed limit may still render them liable in an auto accident in East Tennessee…
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Tennessee Consumer Protection Act: What is a "New" Car?
It is an unfortunate fact in the world of commerce that many businesses can make more money by acting deceptively toward consumers than they can by being honest, at least as far as short term…
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Flammable Bathrobe Sparks Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of an eighty year-old Connecticut woman who died after her chenille bathrobe caught on fire while she was making tea has sued the retailer on multiple grounds, including wrongful death. Chenille is perhaps…
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Halloween Increases Risk of Premises Liability Lawsuits
The great thing about being a homeowner on Halloween is that you merely have to stock up on sweets and turn on an outside light in to be bombarded by hundreds of costumed candy-seekers. Likewise,…
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Punitive Damages in Auto Accidents
Auto accidents in East Tennessee are among the most common types of accidents that lead to personal injury lawsuits. Inherent in any lawsuit is the concept of damages, or, how much a party found to…
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Failure to Pay Child Support: Criminal Contempt
Child support is often a contentious issue between divorced parents. Often the person who is owed support will feel like the parent who fails to pays child support is purposefully withholding the funds to punish…