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Drugged Driving Accidents Increase in Tennessee
According to data recently released by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, drugged driving is now a bigger cause of deaths on the state’s roads than drunk and distracted driving. In just one recent example, in 2015 a semi truck near Chattanooga slammed into the back of a Toyota Prius, causing a massive pileup that eventually involved…
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Motorist Endangering Students’ Lives in North Georgia and Hamilton County
In a recent story on WDEF’s website, Logan Patterson and Edith Chavarria-Hernandez, are each facing charges in Whitfield County for allegedly failing to stop for school buses that were dropping of children. The two drivers were reported to law enforcement by witnesses who recorded the license plates of the alleged violators. Motorcycle dangers to students…
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Arbitration Clauses at Nursing Homes Face a New Ban
In the biggest change to nursing home regulations in 25 years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has just banned binding pre-dispute arbitration agreements from nursing home contracts. In addition to banning these arbitration clauses, they have also passed rules requiring homes to serve a range of foods that meet all residents’ dietary needs,…
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Tennessee Sees Seat Belt Use Increase
An observational survey study by the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR) has found that in 2016, the number of drivers and front-seat passengers wearing safety belts jumped to almost 89 percent. Per the study, the statewide average comes to 88.95 percent of people in the front seat wearing seat belts, an…
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Universal Life Insurance Policies Under Fire
Of all the insurance policies people are advised to have, life insurance is one of the most important. Because it protects a person’s dependents financially after that person dies, it is strongly advised that everyone with a family have some sort of life insurance policy. Unfortunately, according to multiple consumer advocates, universal life insurance policies…
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Court Sides with Family After Mother’s Nursing Home Death
Allenbrooke Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Memphis has just been ordered by a jury to pay over $30 million in damages to the family of an 82-year-old woman who died in their care in 2009. Martha Jane Pierce’s family placed her in Allenbrooke because she had worsening dementia and could no longer be safely…
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Social Media Abuse of Nursing Home Residents Under Federal Scrutiny
Social media apps like Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you hear about cases of nursing home abuse, but these platforms are increasingly becoming a part of inappropriate and even criminal behavior committed against the elderly. Now, federal health regulators are stepping in to increase oversight…
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Tennessee Highway Patrol Issues Reminder to Drive Safely as School Starts
With the beginning of school, Tennessee residents are getting a reminder from their highway patrolmen to drive safely and defensively in school zones. Patrol colonel Tracy Trott is working toward educating drivers on best practices in and around school zones and school buses so that no one is injured due to distracted driving, speeding, or…
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Changes to Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Laws
Although workers’ compensation laws are intended as a way to take care of employees who are injured on the job, unfortunately, there are times when they fail to help people as they’re meant to. However, some recent changes to Tennessee workers’ compensation laws may make it harder for an employer to wrongfully deny a claim.…
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