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Jan

One Person Killed, Four Others Injured, In Memphis Car Accident

January 14, 2013

One person was killed and four others seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision that occurred this past week in Memphis, Tennessee. According to The Commercial Appeal, the accident happened at around 3:00 p.m. Tuesday along Interstate 40, near mile-marker 44 in Haywood County.

Reports from the Tennessee Highway Patrol indicate that the 21-year-old driver of a vehicle was heading east along the highway when she suddenly lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road. The car then went down a steep embankment and rolled several times before coming to rest.

The impact of the Memphis Car Accident caused all five people inside the vehicle to be ejected. The victims were all transported to local trauma centers to receive treatment to their injuries; however, one of the victims died before arriving.

Investigators are continuing to evaluate whether contributing factors such as alcohol and a lack of seat belts may have played a role in the accident. Troopers have stated already they do believe speed was a contributing factor in the crash,

The Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers with John Michael Bailey Injury Lawyers recognize the dangers that being involved in a motor vehicle accident that was not your fault can pose and may be able to help if you or a loved one were injured in a collision that was believed to have been caused by another person’s negligence.

Oct

FDA Issues Recall For Defective Implantable Defibrillator

October 8, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a recall on a defective medical device used to monitor heart rhythms. According to a press release from the agency, the recall on the Riata and Riata ST implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), manufactured by St. Jude Medical, Inc., was issued after several faults were found on the leads connected to the device.

The defective product was marketed until the end of November of last year. The company halted marketing of the devices, but by that time, they had already been implanted in more than 227,000 patients. Around 79,000 patients in the United States still have the devices implanted.

While the device should last approximately 10 years, imaging has shown the insulation around conductors corroding and deteriorating in as little as four years. This could lead to a malfunction in the ICD that can result in abnormal sensing or pacing and could result in death from inappropriate electrical impulses.

Patients who still have the devices implanted have been instructed to be monitored closely by their doctors by having the device imaged around every six months to ensure everything is working properly.

The Memphis Personal Injury Lawyers with John Michael Bailey Injury Lawyers say medical device manufacturers have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their products before they go to market. We are here to help if you or a loved one have suffered because of a faulty medical device.

May

Cold Therapies Capable Of Causing Serious Damage

May 21, 2012

One vital part of many injured patients’ recovery process is known as cryotherapy, or the use of extremely cold compresses to help heal damaged tissues. These sessions though, if not monitored closely, can cause serious bodily harm. Because most of these devices do not have a temperature regulators and many patients have been desensitized to pain from their injuries or surgeries in the areas of the body that are being treated, these treatments can often lead to tissue and nerve damage, normally resulting in cold burns or frostbite.

Another reason doctors are treating numerous cases of tissue and nerve damage caused from the cold is because of a dare that teenagers are challenging one another to.

According to an article from NBC-10 News, the dare is called the salt and ice challenge and tests participants’ threshold of pain by wetting the skin, sprinkling salt on the spot, and then holding and pressing an ice cube to the area until it melts or the challenger can no longer take the pain. There have been numerous reports form parents of children suffering cold burns and what appear to be large bruises. These bruises are actually dead soft tissue.

Cold Therapy Nerve Damage can happen in as short a period as twenty minutes. That is why the Tennessee Defective Product Lawyers with John Michael Bailey suggest removing cold compresses every quarter of an hour or so.

Dec

Somerville Tennessee Ultralight Plane Crash Leaves Pilot Dead

December 12, 2011

One man is dead following a deadly plane accident that occurred in Somerville, Tennessee. According to Channel 3 News, the crash occurred at around 2:00 in the afternoon on Sunday near Yum Yum road.

The owner of the plane and the private airstrip where it took off, told investigators the plane had undergone some maintenance that day and was on a test flight when it went down with the 50-year-old pilot from Cordova, Tennessee, inside. Witnesses say the plane took off in a normal fashion, but began to shake just above the tree line. They say the plane held on for a few seconds before going down in a nose dive position.

Several area farmers who saw the plane go down were able to quickly get to the wreckage and pulled the pilot away just as the plane set fire from a fuel leak. Despite their best efforts, rescuers were not able to revive the pilot.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was on the scene shortly after the crash to gather information and take pictures, but the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has taken over the investigation and says a preliminary report on the incident will be ready in several weeks.

The Tennessee Airplane Accident Lawyers with John Michael Bailey Injury Lawyers are experienced in helping families who have lost loved ones in tragic airplane crashes get the compensation the need from those responsible for their loss. Contact an experienced lawyer today with any questions you have regarding your case.

Apr

Mississippi drug injury may spawn Mississippi medical malpractice case

Do you take prescribed pain medications? Are you concerned about drug injuries and medical malpractice? The Jackson County Narcotics Task Force is.

According to WLOX, the Narcotics Task Force is investigating a doctor for his involvement in a patient’s Mississippi drug injury death. The patient, a 32-year-old man, died and an autopsy revealed a drug overdose of pain medication as the cause.

The Mississippi drug injury was caused by large amounts of Vicodin, morphine, and Xanax, and those drugs were prescribed by a doctor who has been under investigation for a while.

Despite being Tennessee defective products, Toyotas still selling

April 8, 2010

Recent months have revealed much controversy surrounding Toyota. However, despite the trouble the company and consumers have faced due to defective products, Toyota is still selling vehicles, particularly in the Mid-South, according to Eyewitness News.

Defective product injuries and even deaths have occurred as the result of accelerators sticking in particular models; nevertheless, the company is selling. Recalls of the Tennessee defective products have not kept the company from making sales.

Do you have a vehicle that was recalled because it is considered a defective product? Have you suffered Tennessee defective product injuries? If so, the Tennessee defective product injury lawyers at John Michael Bailey Injury Lawyer can help you.

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