Author Archives: Jay Butchko
TN Court of Appeals: “Passive” Property Owner Not Responsible for Tenant’s Slip-and-Fall Accident
Many personal injury lawsuits involve more than one defendant. It is typically left to a jury to apportion fault among multiple defendants (and in some cases, even the plaintiff). But an appellate court may find there is insufficient evidence to support the jury’s apportionment in a given case. Take this recent decision from the… Read More »
Principal Contractors, Workers Compensation, and Tennessee Personal Injury Law
You probably know that if you are injured in an on-the-job accident, your employer has to pay you workers’ compensation benefits. The flip side to this is that workers’ compensation is an “exclusive remedy” under Tennessee law–this means that by accepting benefits, you cannot then file a personal injury lawsuit against your employer over… Read More »
Knoxville Woman Injured in Cumberland County Motorcycle Accident
Cumberland County, TN (July 27, 2020) Cumberland county law enforcement and medics responded on July 24 to an ATV trail located off of Brock Lane in Catoosa Wildlife Management Area in response to an accident. The operator of a motorcycle on the trail told law enforcement that he was navigating a mud hole on… Read More »
Crash Spills Soda on Interstate 75 in Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (July 27, 2020) Following a tractor-trailer that overturned and spilled soda bottles on Interstate 75 in Knoxville on January 27, the road was closed until the following morning. Work crews were on the scene throughout the night clearing wreckage. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reports that road debris was a factor… Read More »
Trailer Turns Over on Interstate 40
Roane County, Tn (July 26, 2020) A single vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 40 in Roane County that resulted in at least one motorist getting injured. Highway Patrol reports that a Yukon was traveling west near the 352 mile marker pulling a trailer when the motorist felt the trailer shake and lost control of… Read More »
Tennessee Law Enforcement Responds to Two Accidents on I-40
Cumberland County, TN (July 26, 2020) The Tennessee Highway Patrol in the early afternoon of July 26 responded to two accidents that occurred at the 316 mile marker of Interstate 40 in Cumberland Country. One law enforcement officer commented that a tractor trailer driver rear-ended a 2020 Camry. Both drivers were fortunately not injured… Read More »
Victim Seriously Injured While Riding Giant Bicycle
Limestone, TN (July 26, 2020) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is currently investigating an accident that occurred on Old Stage Road as a hit and run. Law enforcement is looking for a blue, older model SUV with its front-right damaged. The hit and run occurred close to Rheatown Road on July 26th. The victim was… Read More »
Driver Experiences Minor Injuries After Being Pinned in Tractor-Trailer
Knoxville, TN (July 23, 2020) A tractor-trailer driver was pinned in his vehicle recently, but the Knox County Rural Metro Fire Department reports that he received only minor injuries. Responders from Rural Metro Fire and Knox County responded before 1 p.m. to Lovell Road near Interstate 40 in West Knox County. Workers discovered that… Read More »
Woman Escapes Cumberland County Accident Without Injuries
Cumberland County, TN (July 20, 2020) A Cumberland County woman was recently involved in a single vehicle accident early on the afternoon of July 20th. Law enforcement states that the woman’s Ford vehicle was traveling north on Lantana Road when she ran off the right side of the road and collided with a utility… Read More »
Woman Killed in Putnam County Car Accident
Putnam County, TN (July 23, 2020) A woman from Fentress County was killed early in the morning on July 23rd in a vehicle accident in eastern Putnam County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that the woman was driving her Nissan Sentra west on State Highway 62 when the vehicle left the road and struck… Read More »