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Keep your children safe from dog attacks this summer By: Darrell Castle Video Transcript Hello, this is Darrell Castle. I’m an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and on this video today, we’re talking about dog bites/dog attacks/dog-inflicted injuries. What is the best way to avoid a dog-inflicted injury? Well, it’s to be safe around dogs, teach your children to be safe and just to act responsibly and in a common sense manner. Teach your children the old adage to let sleeping dogs lie. When the dog is asleep, leave him alone. You might wake him up and startle him. Teach your children not to stare at dogs or look directly at them or to bother
Kids and product liability Three New York children were injured yesterday as the bounce house they were playing in took flight. With strong winds, the plastic stakes used to hold down the inflatable house didn’t stand a chance. When the house took flight, the children went with it. Two kids fell from as high as 15-20 feet. One of those kids suffered a serious head injury as he hit a car on the way down and the other suffered some broken bones. Both are being treated at a local hospital. A witness who called 911 when the incident happened claimed the bounce house owner did everything correctly when setting up the inflatable toy. Officials claim the inflatable house was
Have you been injured on the job? If so, you may be entitled to worker’s compensation. Worker’s compensation is a type of insurance available to employees of a company when they’re injured on the job. It can include wage replacement for missed days of work, or medical care expenses resulting from the injury. Are there specific types of injures that worker’s comp covers? Not necessarily. If you think you may be denied compensation because of your unique situation, this woman’s case may change your mind: Laura O’Rourke was stabbed multiple times in the throat and chest by her son. A court ruled that she was entitled to compensation. O’Rourke was the caregiver for her 33-year-old son, Joshua Gartland. She was working
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