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At the Tennessee Association for Justice Mid-Winter Convention, held on February 22-24, 2012, Thomas Greer discusses issues related to filing lawsuits against city and county governments for auto accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death. Thomas GreerSince graduating magna cum laude in 2005 from the University of Memphis School of Law, Thomas has helped make a difference in…

While any instance of aggressive driving can end in injury or even death, the most serious form of this dangerous behavior is known in the United States as road rage. The difference in the two lies in the outcome of the dispute between two drivers. Road rage usually ends in an extreme act of aggression…

In a classic instance of road rage, a Columbia man ran his pickup truck into the Columbia market, allegedly trying to kill his girlfriend and nearly killing the owner of the store. The December 2011 incident began when Erik Whitaker, 40, chased his girlfriend, Laquisha Dansby, 37, with his pickup. Dansby, who was reportedly running,…

On December 14, 2011 the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced an upcoming study of the road conditions on State Highway 386 in Sumner County. The study is prompted by the December 1 pileup on that roadway. A chain-reaction crash involved a total of 50 cars and resulted in two deaths. At the time of…

You don’t have to look very long or very far to find information and news about Memphis car accidents. They are reported every hour on radio stations, appear daily in the newspapers, and the local television news always includes accident reports. This is no surprise, considering the fact that 5.5 million vehicles crashed nationwide in…

Thomas Greer will be one of the presenters at the seminar “Handling the Police Liability Claim” on December 9, 2011.  The seminar will cover federal civil rights law and the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act in the context of a police misconduct case.  Mr. Greer has handled numerous personal injury lawsuits involving police brutality and…

Two young men were killed in a single vehicle crash when the car struck a tree on East Parkway South near Madison Avenue on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. The car was travelling northbound on East Parkway South when the accident occurred.  The single car auto accident is still under investigation. Thomas GreerSince graduating magna cum laude in…

Attorneys Sadler Bailey, Bruce Fox and Randy Kinnard Recognized   Nashville – The Tennessee Association for Justice recently named Sadler Bailey of Memphis, Bruce Fox of Clinton, and Randy Kinnard of Nashville recipients of the TAJ Paladin Award.  A paladin is a determined advocate of a noble cause, and the award recognizes a Tennessee Association…

We all probably know about, or have been connected somehow, to a loss of life situation that we believed at the time was unfair or preventable. Maybe you have personally witnessed or been in a situation that you “knew” should have been investigated more carefully, but felt stranded and defenseless, not knowing what to do or…

You hear about the most sensational cases in the news, like when the family lawyer is caught gambling with an orphaned child’s trust funds. And although when you hear of these cases your compassion goes out to the innocent victims, like most of us, you just think malpractice will never happen to you. Professional malpractice…

Today’s edition of the Memphis Daily News features an article about Greer Injury Lawyers attorney Nicole Gibson Davison. Nicole joined Greer Injury Lawyers in the fall of 2010 and focuses her practice in the areas of legal malpractice and personal injury. To read the full article click here. Below is an excerpt: “What do you…

Here is a great article in the Commercial Appeal about Camp LiveitUp, a seven-week camp conducted by United Cerebral Palsy of the Mid-South.  The camp, which takes place at the Memphis Jewish Community Center, focuses on children and young adults with disabilities like cerebral palsy, autism and down syndrome.  Greer Injury Lawyers is proud to…