Fireworks are illegal within the Memphis city limits in order to prevent fireworks injuries. But I still heard neighbors shooting them off the entire 4th of July holiday weekend. They’re fun and it’s a celebration — I get it. But often, we ignite fireworks without seriously considering the dangers. Every year, we hear about the latest firework incident. Someone locally was seriously hurt, or a house burned down. Both of these things unfortunatelly happened this year. We fail to hear and see these stories as something that could happen to us. We think we’re invincible, and those horrible things won’t happen to us. But maybe we can learn our lesson from a star NFL player. Fireworks Injuries Can Affect Anyone
By: Darrell Castle Debt can put a lot of stress on a person, and if the problem is left unsettled, bad things can happen. A story surfaced in the Memphis news this week when a local man posted a video on Facebook of a panhandler getting beaten up. In this video, the man – Joseph Johnson – got out of his truck at the intersection of I-240 and Perkins and began attacking a panhandler on the sidewalk. Johnson posted on Facebook that this panhandler used to work for his family business, Johnson Tree Service, and stole seven of his chainsaws. In the Facebook post, Johnson said he is behind on his bills and due to be evicted from his home,
As car accident attorneys in Memphis, we see crashes happen all the time that could have been prevented if the driver had just been focused. Yes, focused. You don’t have to be under the influence to lose control of the car without even realizing it. It can and does happen because of distracted driving. What Causes Distracted Driving? The most infamous form of distraction on the road is the ever-tempting text message. Checking or sending a text takes your eyes off the road an average of 4.6 seconds at a time. At 55mph, that means you travel the length of a football field without looking. The result can be as dangerous and life-threatening as drunk driving. But other forms of
The dangers of drunk driving Did you know one-third of all roadway deaths are due to drunk driving? Overall, traffic fatalities have been decreasing to record lows, with cars becoming more and more safe through the years. However, those fatality numbers could continue to decrease if drivers start practicing accountability. In 2011, drunk driving was linked to 9,878 of the year’s 32,367 fatalities. In 2012, it was linked in 10,322 out of 33,561. The data shows the horror and tragedy of drunk driving’s effect on children: 20% of children 15 years old and younger who died in auto accidents are killed by drunk drivers. Of those children, 65% were riding in the vehicle WITH THE IMPAIRED DRIVER. 61% of those
Memphis bankruptcy lawyer Darrell Castle discusses the problem of abandoned homes in Memphis and what the homeowners need to do to give up the house permanently or save it from foreclosure. If you are considering filing for bankruptcy, or would like to explore other options around resolving your debt, please call a leading bankruptcy law firm Memphis, TN residents have been relying on for over a decade. Are you afraid of foreclosure? We can help. Our Memphis bankruptcy lawyers can put a stop to foreclosure before the banks have a chance to take your home. We can also help you get out of debt if you’ve given up your house. Contact me today to discuss your situation for free.
You may have heard of nursing home abuse and neglect, or elder abuse and neglect. Whether it comes in the form of preventable bedsores, dangerous sleeping arrangements, physical assault, or something else, poor treatment in elder care facilities is serious. Our personal injury attorneys have worked with victims of nursing home abuse and neglect, and seeing what they and their families have gone through saddens and angers us. Recently the New York Times reported on a crisis happening in the state’s homes for developmentally disabled patients. While the cases it discusses are certainly extreme, the article brings to light another whole area of people who might be victims of abuse and neglect. Abuse can happen in hospitals, homes for challenged
In my personal injury practice, I take on something called nursing home abuse, which is when a facility for the elderly abuses or injures one of their residents. Last week two such cases crossed my desk that angered me to my core. The first case was a story out of North Carolina, where workers at an assisted living facility took pictures of a resident using the toilet and put them on social media. These stories boil my blood. Our elders are not only some of the most vulnerable people in our society – they’re also the people who birthed us, who fought for our country, who built our companies, who gave us what we have today. What is wrong with
Hello, this is Darrell Castle. I’m an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and on this video today, I’m talking about accidents involving large trucks – trucks that you might call semis or tractor trailers – that type of truck. If you’ve been a victim of an accident with one of those large trucks, or you know someone who has, then you’re probably wondering, what happened? What caused the accident? Every year, thousands of people are injured – catastrophically sometimes – even killed by these accidents and it’s really hard to determine what actually happened without an investigation. The Federal Highway Safety Administration tell us how to investigate these accidents. They tell us that there
If you have any questions or if you think you have a case, you can speak to one of our Memphis Actos lawyers free of charge by filling out the “Get in Touch” form below or by calling us at (901) 327-2100. Video Transcript Hello, this is Darrell Castle and I’m an attorney licensed to practice law here in the state of Tennessee and on this video today, I’m talking about Actos. Actos is a drug made by a company called Takeda. That’s a Japanese company, but they have an American partner named Eli Lilly. Actos is a drug that is normally prescribed for Type 2 diabetes and has been associated with bladder cancer in some people. In fact, there
Actor Tracy Morgan Was Hit & Injured By a Sleepless Truck Driver | Memphis Personal Injury Attorneys
Highway concerns grow after star actor is critically injured By: Darrell Castle This morning on the Today show, details were released in which state prosecutors claimed the truck driver who slammed into star actor Tracy Morgan’s limo, leaving him critically injured and another passenger dead, had NOT SLEPT in 24 hours, which raises highway safety concerns. It’s not like these concerns are anything new, but rather is a growing problem – one I’ve mentioned a lot through my videos and blogs. The facts from the video are terrifying: The typical trucker work week is nearly double the standard 40-hour work week. In 2012, 104,000 people were injured and nearly 4,000 people killed in crashes involving large trucks. That’s 11 people