The Boating and Law Enforcement Division of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has released its report on the calendar year 2013. The document compiles all "reportable boating incidents," a term that describes incidents that result in $2,000 or more in property...
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Don’t Miss the Boat: Basics of Maritime Personal Injury Law – Blog Series – The Jones Act (Negligence)
Recently, attorney Lee J. Bloomfield, presented a seminar entitled: "Don't Miss the Boat: Basics of Maritime Personal Injury Law in 45 Minutes"From the seminar papers, we are producing a blog series. This the 3rd post, in this blog series. The topics discussed,...
Don’t Miss the Boat: Basics of Maritime Personal Injury Law – Blog Series – The Jones Act (Generally)
Recently, attorney Lee J. Bloomfield, presented a seminar entitled: "Don't Miss the Boat: Basics of Maritime Personal Injury Law in 45 Minutes"From the seminar papers, we are producing a blog series. This blog post number two, of this series. Following the...
Don’t Miss the Boat: Basics of Maritime Personal Injury Law – Introduction
Recently, attorney Lee J. Bloomfield, presented a seminar entitled: "Don't Miss the Boat: Basics of Maritime Personal Injury Law in 45 Minutes" From the seminar papers, we are producing a blog series. This blog series will include an...
Pumpkin truck crashes into Tennessee home, kills 1
A Donelson woman was killed and her family's house totaled when a tractor-trailer loaded with pumpkins ran off the road, through several yards and into the residence, killing the sleeping woman. The other occupants of the home were reportedly uninjured in the Oct. 8...
Accident statistics in Tennessee
According to data released by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the total number of traffic fatalities that occurred in the state has decreased in 2014 when compared to the previous year. The figures, which came from the department's Research...
4 students dead in accident involving college softball team’s bus
Tennessee residents may have heard that on Sep. 26, an accident on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma resulted in the deaths of four college students and several others injured. The wreck occurred when a trucker working for Quickway Transportation, a Tennessee trucking...
Railroad accidents
If you are a railroad worker in Tennessee, you are likely aware of the hazards inherent in your job. You may have heard about, or even witnessed, people suffering broken bones, crush injuries, deep cuts or other serious harms on the job. What you may not know is how...
Grandfather dies in motorcycle accident in Tennessee
On the afternoon of Sept. 9, a mid-South grandfather was riding his Harley home from work on Shelby Drive in Memphis. A car that was turning left pulled out in front of him at the corner of Swinnea and Shelby, allegedly causing the motorcycle to crash. According to...
Tennessee crash sends 2 TDOT workers to hospital
A 63-year-old tractor-trailer driver reportedly struck a Tennessee Department of Transportation utility truck on Interstate 24 around 1:45 p.m. on Sept. 4. The accident occurred in Manchester when two TDOT employees decided to turn on a flashing sign instructing other...

