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School Bus Crash Kills One Student and Injures Others as Reported by Tennessee Personal Injury Attorneys at NST Law

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

According to WPSD Kentucky, a school bus carrying 26 elementary school students crashed in Carlisle County, Kentucky, on May 16, 2011, killing a six-year-old child and injuring 16 other children and 1 adult chaperone.  The crash occurred on Highway 62.  Carlisle County police and witnesses say the bus driver lost control of the bus, causing it to go off the right shoulder of the highway, come back across the highway, and finally roll down a hill into a ditch.  According to police, the deceased six-year-old was thrown from the bus and then crushed underneath it.  The other injured victims were transported to nearby hospitals.

The effects of a school bus crash can be felt by all students on the bus and not only those who suffered physical injuries.  These types of crashes can be accompanied by the emotional distress of being involved in an accident and seeing peers and friends suffer serious injuries or death.  Some children involved in this accident are now scared of riding in school buses.  The Carlisle County school board plans to make grief counselors available to all students in recognition of the psychological effects a crash can have on a child.  In addition, injured students can require costly medical procedures and may have to miss school time in order to fully recover from their injuries. Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz (“NST Law”), the largest plaintiff’s personal injury law firm in Tennessee, handles motor vehicle accident cases that result in death or injuries as a result of another’s negligence.  If a loved one has been injured in an accident involving a bus on Interstate 40, Interstate 24, Interstate 75, or anywhere in Tennessee, call the Tennessee school bus accident lawyers at Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz at 901-683-7000 or 1-800-LAW-4004 for a free initial consultation on your case.

For the damages portion of a personal injury claim, NST lawyers utilize a variety of resources to fight for clients to recover maximum compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages, and permanent disability.  NST lawyers can consult with economic experts to document current and future medical bills.  If there has been a catastrophic injury, NST Law may retain medical experts who can render an opinion as to permanent impairment or disability. In addition, NST Law may hire a vocational economist to calculate lost earning capacity.  Further, NST lawyers can commission a day-in-the-life video to illustrate how an injury has affected a client’s daily life and routine.

Contact the Tennessee personal injury lawyers at Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz at 901-683-7000, 1-800-LAW-4004, or www.nstlaw.com so that we can start working on your case today.  NST Law has offices in Memphis, Jackson, and Knoxville, Tennessee, and can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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How Social Networking Websites Can Affect A Tennessee Personal Injury Case

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Social networking websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn, and MySpace, are popular and can be useful for keeping in touch with friends and family members.  However, the content posted on these websites is not always private and can be seen by almost anyone.  The lawyers at Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz (“NST Law”) in Memphis warn clients to be mindful of what they post online during their personal injury cases in order to help them receive maximum compensation for their injuries.

Call NST today at (901) 683-7000 to let us utilize our resources to investigate your personal injury claim.

Insurance companies may attempt to use the information and pictures you post on Facebook against you throughout the trial process.  Judges and juries may take this information into account as well.  For example, if you post that you are going out of town, an insurance company can use that to say you are not as hurt as you claim.  Pictures of you smiling and having fun after an accident can be used to show your injury might not be as serious as you (and the doctor) say it is, and pictures of you doing illegal drugs or acting immature can damage your credibility in front of a jury.  Firms representing insurance companies instruct their lawyers to routinely monitor an injured party’s social networking pages and enter their names in search engines such as Google to see what they can find.  Information found online may often be admitted in court.  Therefore, it is important for you to be aware of what you post in the future, what you have posted in the past, and not to accept Facebook friend requests from strangers.  The 28 lawyers of Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz in Memphis tell clients exactly how to manage their social networking profiles.

Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz, also known as NST Law, is the largest plaintiff’s law firm in Tennessee that helps injured people recover damages as a result of trucking accidents, automobile accidents, nursing home neglect, on the job injuries, and injuries from defective products. We serve clients in Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and all surrounding counties in Tennessee.

If you have suffered an injury call the Tennessee personal injury attorneys at NST today at (901) 683-7000 so we can do our best to help you receive all of the compensation you are legally entitled to.

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Tennessee Amusement Park Accidents Often Result in Catastrophic Injuries to Children

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

Although Tennessee amusement park accidents are fairly rare, they often result in catastrophic injury when they occur leading to head, neck or back injuries and even death. Because amusement parks, carnival rides and water parks are most commonly enjoyed by children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that over 50% of all amusement park injuries are suffered by children under the age of 14. It is also the case that amusement park injuries may be more common than many believe because there is no federal agency that oversees or reports theme park injuries and state reporting is also inconsistent. Nonetheless, each year nearly 10,000 people are treated in emergency rooms from amusement park injuries. The CPSC also reports that between 1987 and 2004, 67 people died in amusement park ride accidents and thousands more were injured each year.

Tennessee law generally does not specifically address carnival and amusement rides with the narrow exception of aerial rides and tramways. Common causes of amusement park and carnival ride accidents include mechanical failure as a result of defective or poorly maintained rides and facilities, negligent operation or supervision of rides and safety equipment, and inadequate maintenance, repair or assembly of amusement park rides.

Sometimes the actual rides or safety equipment like the doors, lap bars or shoulder harness can be defective and malfunction. If the equipment malfunctions because of a defect in the equipment, the manufacturer of the amusement park or carnival ride may be liable under a product liability theory.

When safety equipment or other parts of the ride malfunction because of failure to conduct routine safety checks or failure to properly supervise the ride, the owner of the amusement park facility may be liable for negligence if they failed to exercise the care of a reasonable prudent in similar circumstances to avoid the risk of harm. Tennessee implemented a mandatory inspection program for amusement park rides in 2009. Failure of an amusement park or carnival operator to comply with these state guidelines may provide evidence of negligent conduct.

Though there are a wide variety of injuries that can result from theme park accidents, common types of injuries include the following:

• Falls: Riders can fall or be thrown from a ride leading to a catastrophic injury and even death.

• Stroke: The violent jerking motion of high-speed roller coaster type rides can cause tears to the arteries in a rider’s neck, which may lead to a stroke.

• Traumatic Brain Injury: A person riding a roller coaster can suffer a subdural hematoma (bleeding on the brain) because of the stress created on the veins in a rider’s brain. A piece of equipment can also become dislodged and hit a rider in the head.

• Drowning: Drowning injuries can occur in water parks.

This represents only a small sampling of the type of serious injuries that can result from defective or poorly maintained amusement park ride or inadequate supervision by theme park employees. The attorneys of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz have the experience and knowledge to handle serious injury claims resulting from amusement park accidents. If you or your loved one is seriously injured in an amusement park, carnival ride or water park, NST Law will help you obtain appropriate compensation.

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Preserving and Collecting Evidence in a Tennessee Personal Injury Case

Monday, June 7th, 2010

If you are involved in a situation where you are seriously injured by the negligent misconduct of another, you can take certain actions to preserve or collect evidence that may strengthen your case.  One of the first things you should do if you are injured by a dangerous product, a serious auto accident, a construction accident or a the negligence of a medical provider is quickly contact an experienced Tennessee personal injury lawyer who will takes steps to make sure that evidence necessary to build you lawsuit is collected and preserved.  The lawyers at NST Law recognize the importance of taking prompt action to ensure that critical evidence in a Tennessee personal injury case is not destroyed.  However, there are step an injured party or their family can take prior to retaining an attorney which may make a case more valuable or easier to prove.

One of the first steps that a injured person can take to help a prospective Tennessee personal injury lawyer gather evidence is to seek prompt medical attention if one is injured.  Many people who are injured by the negligent misconduct of another fail to obtain prompt medical attention and treatment.  Most Tennessee personal injury attorneys will advise that one seek prompt medical diagnosis and treatment because the medical records may be critical evidence later in helping establish the extent of your injuries and the appropriate level of compensation that should be awarded.  NST Law attorneys may also have you seek further medical treatment but this does not make it any less important to seek medical diagnosis and treatment immediately following an injury related accident.

If a person is injured by any sort of defective product, whether it is an automobile, electronic device, toy or some other product, it is important that you preserve all of the product parts and preserve the wreckage of any vehicle even if it has been totaled.  Preserving the condition of your vehicle immediately following a serious auto accident will help facilitate later investigation and accident reconstruction efforts.  NST Law routinely uses accident reconstruction experts to develop evidence and theories for litigation.  A person who is injured can also aid their Tennessee personal injury lawsuit by creating a paper trail including the preservation of receipts, maintenance records and recall notices.  It is also recommended that the victim of a Tennessee personal injury accident collects relevant news articles, news stories and keep a personal journal to aid ones recollections of an incident.  The period between a serious auto incident that causes catastrophic injury or death and the resolution of a case can take as long as several years which makes it important to use a journal or notes to help preserve ones memory of events.

A person who is injured by a defective vehicle must take steps to insure the condition of the vehicle is not changed after the accident.  If the vehicle must be transported, the minimum amount of transport possible is recommended.  Storing a defective vehicle in covered storage such as a car port or fully enclosed garage may help preserve critical evidence.  The vehicle should also be covered by something like a tarp.  Tie-downs should not used to secure the cover as they can create scratch marks that interfere with later accident reconstruction.  Defective parts of the vehicle which may include tires, braking systems, seat belts, child restraint systems or other parts of the vehicle should not be removed without ones attorney or representative present to ensure that evidence is not compromised.  Photos of an accident site, the surrounding area at the time of the accident and the condition of ones vehicle may also be useful later. At NST Law, we may commission an investigator to obtain photographs in order to help prove a case.

The most effective strategy to gather or preserve evidence of a personal injury accident is to contact an experienced Tennessee personal injury lawyer immediately following the incident.  NST Law is the largest personal injury law firm in Tennessee.  The attorneys at NST Law have years of experience assisting those injured by the negligence or intentional misconduct of others.  At NST Law, we will take immediate steps to ensure that critical evidence is preserved once you have retained our office.  NST Law attorneys have been nationally recognized by Super Lawyers, which rates the top 5% of lawyers in the country.

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