Posts by Thomas Greer

The decision to put your loved one in a nursing home is an incredibly difficult one to make.  Usually, there are many discussions that take place, attempts made to meet the increasing demands of medical visits, personal errands, and physical assistance, and alternatives considered.  However, when the decision finally is made, it often involves relief…

In October 2013, the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) released a study on falls in long-term care facilities.  This study reviewed footage that captured 227 falls and discovered that in thirty-seven percent (37%) of the falls, the victims hit their heads.  Of these falls involving impact to the head, sixty-three percent (63%) involved a fall…

When parents learn that they are pregnant, they plan for many things, including preparing the baby’s room for when they come home.  One of the things that they probably never think about is discussing with their doctor whether or not forceps would be used during the delivery.  However, the decision to use these tools at…

On December 28, 2013, a young Texas couple welcomed their newborn daughter.  However, the joy of her birth was short-lived as the infant was purportedly harmed through the unsuccessful use of forceps during labor and the infant suffered from severe injuries at the time of her delivery.  According to ABC News, the couple alleges that…

There are many different ways that a doctor can commit medical malpractice, including wrong site surgery, leaving a foreign object inside the patient, and prescribing the wrong medication, among many other errors.  However, one of the ways in which a doctor can commit malpractice is by failing to get the patient’s informed consent to the…

When you undertake a medical procedure, there always are risks involved.  It is the role of the doctor to describe those risks to the patient in a manner that the he or she can understand.  The doctor also needs to describe the potential benefits so that the patient can weigh the pros and cons and…

People who ride motorcycles do not do it because it is the easiest way to get from Point A to Point B, they ride because there in an indescribable sense of freedom in taking to the road with minimal barriers between the rider and the environment in which he or she travels.  However, the very…

In March 2012, our client Kathryn Sadowski was a passenger in a car being driven by her husband of 30 years, Emil Sadowski.  As the couple was pulling onto Hwy 64 near the Wolfchase Mall they were struck by an uninsured driver, Chamroerun Kheiv.  An independent witness confirmed that Kheiv was driving recklessly, speeding, swerving,…

People’s reasons for riding a bike may vary.  It could be a love passed along from parent to child or a pleasure adopted on one’s own.  Regardless of how a person became a biker, it is with a passion for riding that each trip is made, even if gas economy is used for a justification…

As a driver, you expect to get into at least one car accident during your lifetime.  This is not something to be anticipated, merely accepted based on the statistical probabilities that currently exist.  What you do not expect is the sudden and life-changing impact that sends your vehicle sideways at a great rate of speed…

The type of accident where one vehicle impacts the side of another vehicle is known as a T-bone accident in common parlance.  This type of collision also is referred to as a side-angle or broadside crash.  They frequently lead to serious injuries due to the high rate of speed at which the impacting vehicle usually…

On December 4, 2013, a 23 year old man from Hillsboro, Tennessee was traveling eastbound on Interstate 24 when he traveled from the left lane into the right lane and impacted the rear-end of a tractor-trailer traveling in the same direction.  The impact led to the 2013 Nissan Sentra that the man was driving getting…

Anyone who has traveled the Interstates and highways with large commercial trucks likely has experienced a moment when they had truck come barreling up behind them or entering a roadway when you had nowhere to go and you hoped that the truck’s brakes were working properly.  This actually is a very serious concern because many…

When the average person considers the impact of injuries from bike accidents, he might think about tragic accidents like the one that claimed the life of a biker in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at the end of October, when a motorcycle and a vehicle collided at an intersection.  These violent collisions lead to broken bones, internal injuries,…

Tennessee’s weather and beautiful countryside lend themselves to enjoying getting on a bike and riding throughout the year.  It is easy to forget everything while enjoying the open road, but defects in the roadways and hidden dangers from driveways pose treacherous threats to bikers every day. Many bikers are aware of the potential for harm…

Wrong-site surgeries occur when a surgeon performs an operation on the wrong part of the body, performs the wrong procedure on the patient, or performs surgery on the wrong patient.  These errors are serious and have life-threatening consequences.  However, most of these wrong-site surgeries do not involve surgery on the wrong part of the brain,…

It is almost comical to think about the surgical patient who takes a black Sharpie marker and marks a large arrow with the notation to “operate here,” but the fact that this is necessary is a scary reality in many hospitals today. Wrong-site surgeries are among the most serious of hospital errors that can occur. …

Medical technology and science have improved to the point where most children are born without serious risk of death in the United States.  However, this does not mean that there are not many threats to the health of your child, including doctor error, which can lead to a serious birth injury with life-altering consequences.  Some…

Learning that you were pregnant was one of the most joy-filled moments of your life.  Throughout your pregnancy, you anticipated the day that your baby would be born.  What you did not anticipate was that you or your newborn baby would require surgery.  After the terrible circumstances of your baby’s birth and the ensuing emergency,…

Anybody who has driven in a vehicle recently probably has witnessed an incident of aggressive driving, whether as basic as a driver flipping you the middle finger when you stop for the yellow light that he intended to drive through to as dangerous as a driver pulling in front of you and slamming on the…

December is a wonderful time of year.  Families get together to celebrate the season.  People try to stop and reflect on all the good things in their lives.  It is a time of peace and joyful exchanges, at least in theory.  The reality that greets us on the roads is a far different thing.  Everyone…

As the population of Baby Boomers continues to age, its members are swelling the numbers of residents in nursing home and assisted care facilities.  Although many of these homes have caring staff and engaging programs, a dismaying number of these facilities have deficiencies that can lead to neglect and abuse.  Sadly, Tennessee ranks among the…

When people are asked to describe the worst thing that could happen to their loved one in a nursing home, the image of a beloved family member tied down in a bed, unable to move or protect themselves, might spring to mind.  This type of abuse was rampant for many years in nursing homes throughout…

If you have a potential legal malpractice claim, it is imperative that you take steps to enforce your rights as soon as possible.  In Tennessee, waiting too long can result in the doors to the courthouse being locked. All legal rights are subject to restrictions, whether those limits lie in how those rights must be…

It may be difficult to face the reality that the attorney whom you trusted to fight for your rights and interests has betrayed that obligation, but this type of betrayal happens every day in the United States.  There are times when it truly is a mistake without true malice.  However, regardless of how it happened,…