Every so often we get questions about whether you can sue a Tennessee public school or the Memphis City Schools. The answer is a complicated one. Like lawyers love to say: it depends. Public schools are subject to something called “sovereign immunity.” This just means that, as a government authority, they can’t be sued unless …
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Today marks the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. Memphis has the horrible legacy of being the place where MLK was killed; but we also have the beautiful legacy of being the place where he delivered his final address – the glorious “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” speech, which he gave at …
Memphis bankruptcy and personal injury lawyer Darrell Castle discusses how he became a Memphis Tigers fan, and how fanatic he’s been about it over the decades. Related PostsMeet Memphis Personal Injury Attorney David Lumb
If you live in Memphis, you know the poverty rate is out of hand here. Perhaps you’re even struggling yourself. What you may not know is that the financial problems in Memphis fuel a $5.3 billion “poverty industry,” according to The Commercial Appeal. The industry, which supports around 1000 local businesses, ranges from health clinics …
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Last week I wrote about the problem of what happens when banks don’t officially foreclose on a home. The results are what’s known as “shadow inventory” – houses left uninhabited and uncared-for. It’s a serious, even disastrous, problem in Memphis. Just this past week The Commercial Appeal reported on a massive cleanup of one abandoned …
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We all know foreclosures have riddled the city of Memphis, especially after the recession hit in 2008. However, banks not foreclosing can hurt the city, too. When a house is foreclosed, it goes to the bank either to auction off or sell. It becomes the bank’s responsibility to take care of the empty house, keep …
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In the last few years, Memphis has introduced new bike lanes to benefit a growing population of cyclists; but now comes the hard part: getting used to sharing the road. Even day care children are learning the rules with the help of city representatives – rules like hand signals for turning, cycling with the traffic, …
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You do not have to be a citizen to file for bankruptcy in the United States. There are a couple of things you will need to prove, however: You will need to establish residency (or in some cases, property ownership) in the state where you’re filing. In Memphis, that means you need to live in …
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For the last few years, the city of Memphis has been investing in more options for cyclists and pedestrians. Now those investments will include a path across the Mississippi River. The Harahan Bridge trail will connect the Main Streets of Memphis and West Memphis and cost roughly $30 million to complete. Supporters compare the project …
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Watch out this weekend, Memphis: St. Patrick’s Day has arrived, and it coincides with March Madness. Between the two, Tennessee state troopers expect the streets to be more dangerous than usual. They have set up 50 checkpoints across the state to check for impaired driving, and plan to have patrols out checking bars and watching …
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