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Scott County Landfill Expansion

Georgetown Residents Concerned Over Possible Safety Hazards From odor issues to property value impact, to health and environmental concerns, landfill sites have been frequent sources of controversies and the recurrent subject of lawsuits. There are approximately 2,000 operational municipal solid waste disposal areas and their impact on the lives of US citizens is palpable.∗ For

By |2017-04-14T21:02:02+00:00April 14th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Proving Fault After a Car Accident

With more than 6 million police-reported incidents a year, motor vehicle crashes and their aftermath arguably constitute one of the most common situations in which a person may find himself in need of legal advice. The problem that usually presents itself in such a scenario is establishing car accident liability; that is, who, and to

By |2017-04-07T19:53:35+00:00April 7th, 2017|Auto Accidents|0 Comments

Do DUI Checkpoints Really Keep Us Safe?

A lot of debate surrounds the use of sobriety checkpoints by police, commonly called “DUI checkpoints” by the public. The truth is that while some see this practice as infringing on the rights of citizens, the Kentucky, Tennessee and Federal Governments have determined that they are constitutional and appropriate for certain situations. Sobriety checkpoints have

By |2017-03-16T21:45:57+00:00March 16th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Traumatic Brain Injuries Awareness

Traumatic brain injury is a major issue in the news today. From teen and professional athletes to those who suffer from major car accidents, the public is only just becoming aware of the true damage caused by brain injuries. Such incidents don’t just affect the individual, but everyone in their lives, everyone they care about,

By |2017-03-08T22:54:07+00:00March 8th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

A Plea to Teen Drivers: Be Safe

Tie-dye t-shirts usually don’t seem appropriate for somber occasions, but to the fellow students of the late Savanna Jo Biles, they are a bittersweet reminder of the passions their friend held so deeply. “She loved color,”  Savanna’s mother, Lisa Biles, told The Tennessean. “She loved life. She saw beauty in everything. She saw beauty in

By |2017-03-03T10:02:57+00:00March 3rd, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Are We Psychologically Hardwired to Ignore Safety Warnings?

  Many deaths that result from on-the-job accidents are sadly preventable. Just this past January, a construction worker died at the University of Kentucky after falling off the roof without a safety harness. Even though safety harnesses and alternative fall prevention devices are mandated by OSHA, 38 percent of all construction deaths in 2015 resulted

By |2017-02-23T22:09:07+00:00February 23rd, 2017|Personal Injury Lawyer Blog|0 Comments

Exploding E-Cigarettes: Who Is At Risk and Who Is Liable?

E-cigarette products have exploded onto the market, but now they are also quite literally exploding in users’ faces and in their pockets. One such incident this past October happened to a teenage girl from Elizabethton, Tennessee who was not even the owner or user of the device. While riding the Hogwarts Express train ride at

By |2017-01-26T18:23:39+00:00January 26th, 2017|Personal Injury Lawyer Blog|0 Comments

Can Virtual Reality Pose Real World Risks?

Last year, a host of VR headset products hit the market, much to the excitement of tech enthusiasts. These devices have caused users to not just chart uncharted new virtual territories, but very real new legal ones as well. That is because users encounter all sorts of health and injury risks when they use these

By |2017-01-25T19:17:55+00:00January 25th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Ridesharing Insurance, Liability for Uber, Lyft and Others Explained

  Ridesharing has had tremendous transformative effects on the way we travel, both good and bad. The good comes from convenience and a flexible employment model. The bad comes from uncertainty over the way these changes affect and conflict with current laws and policies. How insurance covers ridesharing drivers is one of the biggest concerns

By |2017-01-13T21:00:04+00:00January 13th, 2017|Personal Injury Lawyer Blog|0 Comments
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