The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned long-standing precedent and ruled that, in a civil case dealing with the same issues as a criminal case where the defendant has been convicted, the defendant cannot argue his innocence in the civil case. Ms. Bowen ex rel. John Doe, “N” v. William E. Arnold, Jr. et al., No. [...]
Let’s say you buy a new phone, like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. You use the phone to talk or to text, or to play games and look up the news, and the battery runs down – so you plug it into the wall to charge it. Then your new phone explodes, sending shrapnel everywhere, [...]
In all U.S. jurisdictions, it is illegal to drive while you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In order to receive federal funding for highways, all fifty states have passed zero tolerance Driving Under the Influence (DUI) laws for underage drunk drivers. Tennessee recently attempted changes to its DUI laws, which violated federal [...]
Every state in the country has their own laws when it comes to DUI. All states also have some form of “implied consent” laws that require drivers to submit to blood alcohol tests. The U.S. Supreme Court in the recent case of Birchfield v. North Dakota has weighed in on these laws, causing uncertainty for [...]
Although America is a free country, it has laws that all U.S. citizens and residents should obey. Lawbreaking has consequences, and those consequences are not clear to everyone. Fortunately, there are criminal defense attorneys, to whom the consequences of lawbreaking are clear, and who can help uphold your rights in court. Criminal defense attorneys are [...]
These days, we spend a lot of our time on our cell phones, computers, televisions, etc. for both business and pleasure. Often, we are stationary, but fortunately there are some electronic activities we can do that can get us moving around. One activity that has kept a lot of people up and moving is playing [...]
Americans love their cars, but they also love being safe in those cars. Therefore, numerous safety features, such as seat belts and airbags, are installed to help protect us in the event of an auto accident or collision. Recently, the news has been awash with stories about exploding or defective airbags. While the majority of [...]
Criminal homicide is defined as the unlawful killing of another person or persons. In Tennessee, you can be charged with a number of different crimes, which all fall under the umbrella of homicide: First degree murder, which is divided into two categories. A first degree premeditated murder is a planned and intentional killing, while a [...]
Auto accidents can be pretty frightening, but in most cases, the cause is straightforward. In a chain-reaction crash, however, determining fault is not so easy. Also called multi-vehicle accidents, multi-car accidents, or pileups, chain-reaction auto accidents are collisions involving more than two vehicles rear-ending one another in a series (or chain) of crashes, primarily resulting [...]
In March, the Tennessee House of Representatives recalled HB 1468, a measure intended to change the child safety restraint laws in the state. (The Senate has sent their version, SB 1674, along to the Transportation Committee for further study.) As attorneys, we’re very familiar with the laws governing car seats and booster seats, but the [...]
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