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Monthly Archives: August 2016

Who Is Responsible If My Child Is Assaulted at School?

By John Willis |

Parents expect their children to be safe while attending school. And when their child suffers is injured due to the negligence of school officials, they rightly expect to hold the school accountable. Unfortunately, many school officials try to deny responsibility for student safety even when they know there may be a serious problem. District… Read More »

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Do Tennessee Jails Provide Inadequate Mental Health Care?

By Brad Burnette |

If you are charged with a crime and detained while awaiting trial, you still have certain basic constitutional rights. The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that no state may deprive a person of “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Federal and state courts have interpreted this Due Process Clause… Read More »

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Dealing With Hospital Bills Following a Car Accident

By John Willis |

Paying for medical care is a major issue for many Tennessee families. This is especially true following a car accident where you may suffer serious injuries that require surgery and ongoing medical treatment. If you do not have medical insurance, you may end up owing thousands of dollars in medical bills due to someone… Read More »

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Was “Star Trek” Actor’s Death Caused by Defective Vehicle?

By Brad Burnette |

There has been a notable increase in the number of recalls issued by car manufacturers in recent years. Unfortunately, just because a recall is announced, that does not mean that defective vehicles are fixed right away. Even with strict oversight (and massive fines) from federal regulators, manufacturers continue to allow defective products on the… Read More »

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What Happens When Tennessee Employers Ignore Safety Rules?

By John Willis |

Workplace safety is a serious matter. Yet too many Tennessee employers treat federal and state safety regulations as optional. As a result, thousands of completely preventable accidents occur every year, leading to worker injuries. ‘Lax Approach to Supervision” Led to Tennessee Bridge Accident For example, a federal appeals court recently upheld a U.S. Department… Read More »

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What Constitutes “Negligence” In a Tennessee Car Accident?

By Brad Burnette |

If you are injured in a car accident, you might assume that the driver is legally responsible just because he or she admitted hitting you with their vehicle. But under Tennessee law, negligence requires more than this. A successful personal injury claim has several elements, each of which must be satisfied in order for… Read More »

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Bruce Fox is voted “Top Attorney” by City View

By Fox, Farley, Willis & Burnette |

City View, Knoxville’s Premiere Magazine has just published the Top Attorneys Edition. The Attorneys in the greater Knoxville Area have voted, and Bruce Fox is the only attorney in Anderson County to be listed as a “Top Attorney” in the following categories: Workers Compensation; Wrongful Death- Plaintiff; Product Liability- Plaintiff; Personal injury –Motorcycle; Personal Injury-Auto Accidents; Nursing Home… Read More »

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What If a Jury Finds I Am Partly to Blame for a Car Accident?

By John Willis |

In a car accident lawsuit, the defendant will often try to place at least some of the blame on the plaintiff or victim. There is an important legal reason for doing this. Tennessee adheres to what is known as a “modified comparative fault” rule in negligence cases. This means that if the defendant can… Read More »

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Should Company Executives Be Criminally Liable for Employee Deaths?

By Brad Burnette |

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 4,821 employees throughout the United States died on the job in 2014. Thousands more suffered serious injuries in the course of their employment. While many of us tend to write these statistics off as simple “accidents,” the truth is that many employers are negligent with… Read More »

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