Posts by Thomas Greer

If you or a loved one suffered from meningitis after receiving tainted medication, you have a right to be angry. No one can undo your suffering, but a Tennessee drug injury lawsuit can help you and your family obtain accountability and justice as well as compensation for your medical expenses, lost income, permanent disability and…

As more Memphians embrace bicycling, a Connecticut family’s tragedy reminds us of the ever present danger bicyclists face. Jose Campos, was riding his bicycle in September 2008 when he was hit by a van owned by the hotel corporation LaQuinta Inn and Suites.  Campos was not wearing a helmet and suffered a serious head injury…

Next time you pass a fully loaded 18-wheeler, consider this: chances are good that the driver has a sleep disorder. Australian researchers have found that 41 percent of Australian truck drivers suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, a sleep disorder characterized by interruption in breathing during sleep. Pauses in breathing can last up to ten seconds…

Damages are important in a legal malpractice lawsuit for two reasons.  First, damages are a required element in bringing a legal malpractice suit.  To put it simply, if you have no damages, you do not have a legal malpractice lawsuit. Secondly, even if you do have damages, the amount of damages must justify bringing a…

An oil refinery worker has died after being exposed to propane and hydrofluoric acid at a Valero plant in South Memphis. The Tennessee workplace accident happened at 9:20 a.m. on Monday, December 10.Two workers at Vakero’s alkylation unit were injured when a sight glass on a pump ruptured exposing the workers to a mixture of…

The Christmas bells are jingling and the inflatable snow men are popping up in front yards. Will we get snow this year?  I don’t know, but I do know that if we get wintery weather, we’ll get Memphis car wrecks. The safest choice is always to stay home during a winter storm, but sometimes you…

One popular gift this holiday season will appear relatively harmless (albeit hairy, slobbery, and mischievous) upon opening: the gift of a puppy.  While most purchasers do not fully comprehend the responsibility attached to raising and training a puppy, even fewer consider the ramifications their new pet could expose them to.  In Tennessee, pet owners could…

A Georgia mattress manufacturer has issued a recall for 1500 mattresses sold in Georgia and surrounding states after the mattresses failed to meet federal flammability standards.  American Mattress Company, an Atlanta company, manufactures renovated, or rebuilt, twin, queen, and king size mattresses, and mattresses with built-in Bunkie boards.  The mattresses have a yellow tag that…

There are inherent risks to almost all types of medical procedures.  In Tennessee, a doctor is required to give the patient certain information before providing treatment.  More specifically, the doctor must give the patient enough information about the medical condition and about the risks associated with treating the medical condition so that the patient can…

Cerebral palsy (CP) is usually caused by an injury to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth. When the injury to the brain causes confusion, disorganization, or overactivity in the way that brain signals are transmitted, a child may suffer from seizures or involuntary brain activity. Nearly half of children with CP suffer seizures;…

Air travel is a pain. You deal with long airport waits, baggage searches, pat downs, security scans, crowded seasons and few amenities have taken the glamour out of airline travel. In fact, for many, air travel is both inconvenient and expensive. Now a European airline executive has a new idea for cheap flights. Michael O’Leary,…

Atlanta, GA – This past summer, three babies died either during, or shortly after, delivery at South Fulton Medical Center.  A lawsuit has recently been filed in Atlanta based on the alleged actions of the Medical Center’s personnel.  The lawsuit alleges that personnel failed to recognize the signs of early labor, needlessly delayed a caesarian…

     The holiday season is a time that people surround themselves with loved ones, so it is no surprise that nursing homes experience an influx of visitors during December.  While you should look for signs of nursing home abuse and neglect every time you visit your loved one, the holidays are an especially good…

Big trucks pulling two trailers.  Truckers call them doubles, twins, or twin combos.  Operating a double can be tricky even for the most experienced driver.  And drivers undergo specialized training to learn to safely maneuver these big rigs.  Right?  Think again! The Tennessee Department of Safety Trucker’s Handbook reports that according to a National Transportation Safety…

A disabled U.S. military veteran is suing United Airlines and Air Serv Corporation for injuries sustained when he was mistreated by airline personnel. Former Marine Corps Sergeant Joseph Smith is a disabled veteran who suffers from paralysis and traumatic brain injury. But, Sgt. Smith doesn’t let his disability slow him down. Two years ago, on…

Safety measurement system chages are coming to the Compliance Safety Accountability program (CSA) this month. The most noteworthy is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) addition of a new Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC), which will regulate transportation of hazardous materials. Hazardous material, or hazmat, is a name used to describe material that…

On November 13, 2012, the U.S. Senate gave the final Congressional approval to the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA), legislation that will strengthen protections for federal workers acting as whistleblowers. The law is designed to protect government employees who expose fraud, waste or other wrongdoing in government agencies from retaliation by their supervisors. The bill…

Aside from head injuries, one of the most serious injuries that a motorcycle driver or rider can face is “road rash.” Road rash is the informal name for severe skin abrasions that result from a motorcycle accident when the victim’s body, and skin, slides across the pavement.  The skin is the body’s largest organ and…

More than 130 False Claims Acts, totaling more than nine billion dollars, were settled in fiscal year 2012. GlaxoSmithKline illegally marketed nine popular prescription drugs for off-label uses. They were accused of illegal off-label marketing despite known adverse side-effects and physician kickbacks. The case settled for $3,000,000,000, including both civil and criminal penalties. Abbott Laboratories…

The hemodialysis drugs GranuFlo Dry Acid Concentrate and Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate have been recalled by the FDA. The drugs can cause elevated levels of bicarbonates in the blood which have been linked to serious medical problems, including GranuFlo hypokalemia, a dangerous drop in the blood’s potassium levels. When GranuFlo or Naturalyte are mixed incorrectly…

A woman is dead after a fatal accident on Interstate 240 in Memphis. The accident occurred at about 3 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2012, on I-240 near Poplar. Forty-one-year-old Yukelia L. Kizer was a passenger in a maroon 2008 Dodge Avenger. The driver of the Avenger noticed a car stranded on the right lane…

Two Ole Miss students are dead after a head-on crash in Oxford, Mississippi. The Lafayette County car crash occurred on Saturday, October 27, 2012, at about 11 a.m. on Highway 6 near the Highway 7 ramp. Twenty-four-year-old Sarah Wheat and her brother, 30-year-old John Wheat, were headed back to the Ole Miss campus after a…

An emergency room nurse is dead after a fatal Mississippi car accident near Hernando, MS in DeSoto County. The Mississippi car accident occurred at about 4 p.m. on November 3, 2012. Thirty-seven-year-old Timothy Brigman was driving north on McCracken Road near Vinson Road when a southbound Ford F-150 pick-up truck swerved over the center lane…

This past Wednesday, Toyota announced a major recall affecting approximately 670,000 of their popular Prius hybrid cars.  The recall was attributed to defective steering components and water pumps, which could lead to an inability to steer the car or causing the car to stall. While the steering issues will usually not result in a complete…

Repetitive motion disorder or RMD is one of the leading categories of Tennessee workplace injuries. RMD encompasses a range of injuries caused by repeating the same movement. In this post, I will list and describe these conditions. Carpal tunnel syndrome – Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve that runs from the forearm to the…