The Basics of Personal Injury Personal injury, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “an injury affecting one’s physical and mental person as contrasted with one causing damages to one’s property.” Basically, if someone else’s negligence causes your injury, then that’s personal injury. If someone ran a red light and slammed into your car — injuring you — then that’s personal injury. If you slipped and injured yourself on water in a restaurant, then that’s personal injury. If your elderly mother was abused and injured in a nursing home, then that’s personal injury. And there are many other types, which I’ll talk about in a bit. Why Should Make a Personal Injury Claim? When you’re injured in an accident, you’ll likely
What is Pradaxa? Pradaxa is an anticoagulant, or blood thinning, medication that doctors prescribe to reduce the risk of blood clots and stroke – in particular in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). NVAF is is a common heart arrhythmia, affecting one in 20 people over the age of 65 and one in 10 people over the age of 75. It is a common risk factor for stroke. Pradaxa received FDA approval in October 2010, and between that time and August 2011, approximately 371,000 patients were prescribed Pradaxa in the United States. The medication is available as 75 mg and 150 mg oral capsules. Pradaxa’s chemical name is dabigatran etexilate mesylate. Boehringer Ingelheim manufactures the drug. Its competitors include other
What you should know about premises liability By: Darrell Castle Premises liability is a case where you’re injury is actually caused by the premises or something about the premises (a building, retail establishment, something of that nature).Let’s say you’re shopping, and the place where you’re shopping negligently leaves something on the floor, and you step in it, fall down, and injure yourself; or you’re in an establishment that should have security, and you’re injured there and the security was improper – that would be an example of a premises liability.So it’s those types of things, where the premises itself is actually the cause of the injury. What Should I Do If I’m Injured by a Premises Liability? If you’re inside
Let me explain what Social Security Disability is… If you’re disabled and are wanting to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance, I’d love to help you. To schedule a free consultation, call me today at (901) 327-1212 or fill out one of the contact forms on this page. Video Transcript: Hello I’m Darrell Castle. I’m an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and I’m going to be doing a series of videos on Social Security Disability. This is the first video in the series and this is just a general introduction into what Social Security Disability really is. First of all – what it’s not… It’s not an employment compensation plan. It’s not a plan where if
In personal injury civil lawsuits, there is a statute of limitations that varies according to the state and the cause of injury. The statute of limitations is a set amount of time in which you can file a suit before your case expires. The statute can be very straightforward. Let’s say, for example, that you suffer from a swimming pool injury because the diving board broke at the local community center. The cause of your injuries should be very obvious, and you can and should get started talking with a personal injury lawyer quickly. In Tennessee you will typically have about a year after that initial accident to file your case (although you’ll sometimes have more). But what happens when
Tennessee has the shortest statute of limitations If you’ve been injured and it wasn’t your fault, or you aren’t sure whose fault it was, contact an experienced personal injury attorney immediately. Call (901) 327-1212 today to schedule your FREE case evaluation, or fill out one of the contact forms on this page. Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Darrell Castle and I’m an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and that’s a question I get quite often. And the answer to that question is, the statute of limitations is a statute (a law – the word statute just means law) that is written into the books of every state in the country. And it’s a law that’s designed
Workers’ compensation (also known as workers’ comp) is a type of insurance available to employees of a company when they are injured on the job. It may include wage replacement and medical care for expenses stemming from the injury. It can also sometimes function as life insurance when a worker dies because of a job-related injury. Through workers’ comp, after 14 days off due to injury employees can receive monetary compensation based on the percent of disability the injury causes. They’re also entitled to roughly 66% of their average weekly wages. If you’re injured on the job and seek workers’ compensation benefits, you typically waive your right to sue the employer for negligence. That waiver limits you from fighting for
What Makes a Good Dangerous Drug Case? Video Transcript: A good dangerous drug case has to be the right kind of drug that has been evaluated and shown to be a risk, and the person has to have suffered symptoms that are life-altering. Kidney failure and liver disease, I mean, and many, many different things that change a person’s life. It has to be serious, in other words. And then it has to be brought within a certain timeframe, because cases have limits. That’s called a statute of limitations, and it’s different in every state, but you have to bring your case within a certain limited time to make it valid legally. More questions? Contact Darrell Castle: 901-327-2100 or online.
Xarelto is facing lawsuits, but why? By: Darrell Castle If you or a loved one have been affected by taking Xarelto, I’d love to talk to you. You can schedule a free consultation with an experienced dangerous drug attorney by calling (901) 327-1212 or by filling out one of the contact forms on this page. Video Transcript Hello, my name is Darrell Castle and I’m an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and the purpose of this video is to bring you a safety alert about the drug, Xarelto. Xarelto is a blood thinning drug that is usually prescribed for patients with Atrial Fibrillation – A Fib they call it – for the purpose of preventing strokes and heart attacks.
By: Darrell Castle Big companies are opening new stores in Memphis, bringing optimism to a city that notoriously struggles with unemployment. Bass Pro Shop recently accounced a new opening date – May 1st – for its new massive Pyramid store. From February 2-4, Bass Pro will host a job fair at the Cook Convention Center. It hopes to fill more than 600 full-time and part-time jobs. Back in December, Target chose Memphis as the location where it’ll open its new $50 million distribution center. This center is expected to create more than 400 jobs, and will begin hiring in early 2015. Earlier this month, IKEA was awarded the tax break it needed to open a store here in Memphis. IKEA