On behalf of Stapleton Law Office | Apr 26, 2013 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Zombie attacks may not be a common excuse offered to police in Tennessee, but after a multi-car accident in California, it was the excuse law enforcement received from the young man who caused the accident. The driver, who may have been operating a stolen big rig...
On behalf of Stapleton Law Office | Apr 20, 2013 | Firm News, Workplace Accidents
In spite of attempted changes to a new Tennessee workers’ comp bill that would overhaul the way the state’s workers’ comp system runs, the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee has moved the bill forward. The new law would change the rules for...
On behalf of Stapleton Law Office | Apr 12, 2013 | Firm News, Workplace Accidents
A new piece of legislation may drastically alter the way in which workers’ compensation claims are processed in Tennessee. The proposed reform, however, which would subject claims related to a workplace accident to the discretion of an ombudsman rather than the...
On behalf of Stapleton Law Office | Apr 5, 2013 | Firm News, Truck Accidents
The American Trucking Associations recently put forth an argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The ATA is requesting the three-judge panel reverse the new regulations set forth by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2011,...