So you already use caution in the kitchen. You never leave the stove unattended and make sure to unplug your appliances before cleaning them. Well here are a few more tricks to help keep your kitchen area safe for you and your children: Display the Poison Control number in an easy-to-find place: 1-800-222-1222 Keep your refrigerator at 40°F or lower. Do you use childproof locks? Add one to the oven and even the microwave. Never put water on a grease fire. If one occurs on the stove, cover the pan with a lid when possible. If it occurs in the oven, shut the oven door to cut off air supply. Keep a fire extinguisher nearby – the safest bet
Half of the drivers on the road can’t identify the warning lights that show on their car’s dashboard. According to a survey of 2,000 drivers by Insure.com… 49% didn’t know what the tire-pressure light was 46% couldn’t identify the brake-system warning light 42% didn’t know what the cruise-control activation light meant Now, I don’t expect drivers to read the entire owner’s manual front to back to learn what every symbol means – I sure don’t know them all. However, it’s important to have enough curiosity to find out what these lights mean when they do come on. If you see a light come on your dashboard and you’re not sure what it means, it’s in your best interest as well
What is a landlord’s responsibility to protect tenants from other tenants and possible violent situations? Memphis TN premises liability lawyer Darrell Castle explains. Transcript: What responsibility does a landlord have to protect tenants from other tenants? Landlords protecting tenants from other tenants: that’s a big area of the law now. There’s a lot of questions in that area; and it’s a very difficult subject. The best advice I can give you first is call a lawyer who’s experienced in premises liability. The landlord can’t let any unreasonably dangerous condition to exist on his property. If he has no notice of it, he probably has very little or no liability to protect the tenants from other tenants. But he has
If you’re looking to clean up your credit, you may not need a lawyer. There are a few things you can do yourself: Get a copy of each major credit report. You’re entitled to a free report every year, which you can get at AnnualCreditReport.com. Dispute anything wrong you see on the reports. Set up regular payments on any debts, and make sure to budget for them. For a lot of people, that third one can be very, very hard. Sometimes you can’t fix your credit because you simply can’t make the payments. In that situation, there are a few crucial ways our lawyers can help you: We can help you get out of debt. We can help you set up
When the temperature skyrockets as it has in recent weeks, the first people we check on are elderly neighbors and relatives. Health problems may restrict seniors from getting to cooler places; and dehydration risks increase as people age. Similarly, it’s extremely important for nursing homes and other care centers to use proper precaution when dealing with temperatures on their property. When a home neglects to handle extreme heat with the urgency its residents need, it can lead to serious illness, injuries, and even death. Unfortunately, some facilities don’t always do their part and residents get hurt. Here are some things nursing homes and care centers should always be doing to protect their residents from the heat: Keep the thermostat
As a Memphis car accident lawyer, I’ve seen that car accidents often follow a particular pattern – and far too often, they could be avoided if we all paid more attention on the road. An Accident at a Memphis Intersection I just settled a case where a distracted driver rear-ended one of my clients at an intersection in East Memphis. I’ve dealt with a lot of cases similar to it, especially since smartphones came about. Immediately after the accident, my client already felt back pain (sometimes it can take hours or even days for pain to set in, which is why I always recommend you see a doctor right after an accident no matter what). An ambulance took her to
What Happens If You’re Injured in an Airbnb? The vacation rental service Airbnb has skyrocketed in popularity across the globe. I’m a premises liability attorney in Memphis, and in my hometown you can find Airbnb carriage house apartments, historic midtown homes, and balcony condos on the river, all for less than you’d spend at a hotel. It’s a great deal for travelers and property owners, unless something goes wrong. Case Study of Airbnb Injury This week the New York Times reported a terrible story about an Airbnb trip gone awry: Early in the evening of July 4, Micaela Giles’s mobile phone started sounding alerts, and a series of messages straight out of a horror movie began scrolling down her screen. Her 19-year-old
It’s spring time here in Memphis and with warmer weather, kids are starting to play outside more – it’s sure a joy to see. However, as adults, we need to make sure it’s a continuous joy for these kids to play outside and need to exercise a degree of caution to make sure they stay safe. Trampolines Yes, they can be so much fun, but trampolines are dangerous, period. Ideally, I don’t think you should have one, but if you do, always be cautious when kids are playing on it. Keep the trampoline maintained. If something is broken, loose or messed up in anyway, have it fixed before you let your kids or anyone else’s kids jump on it. Always
At Darrell Castle & Associates, people often come in our office placed in awful situations. They have lost almost all hope because of the way they have been injured and what comes after. Recently, I had a woman come into my office and explain to me the sad and very discouraging situation she was in. I felt so strongly about what she was going through because of the new Tennessee workers’ compensation laws that I decided to write a letter. The letter below was sent to Governor Haslam on October 30, 2013. —————————— Dear Governor Haslam, The other day a woman came to my office with a workers’ compensation claim. She’d already seen a workers’ compensation doctor, who gave her
Avoid dog attacks this summer I have one daughter and she’s all grown up now. However, if my daughter was still a child, then I might write a little letter like this to dog owners in my neighborhood this summer – ———- Dear neighborhood dog owners, Spring time is here, the weather is warming up and summer time is quickly-approaching. This means the children, like my young daughter, will be out playing and enjoying the simple things in life like we adults often times wish we still could. She’ll be outside playing with the other kids – riding bikes, throwing the ball and just having a good time. Because of this, I please ask that you keep your dogs restrained,