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EndDD.org is Proud to Announce the 2017 “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Distracted” National Video and Meme Contest!
$8500 in prizes plus concert tickets. Nationally recognized judges. Deadline March 31st. #DistractedDriving #EndDD SADD Nation American Association for Justice Anapol Weiss Governors Highway Safety Association National Safety Council Philadelphia Eagles enddd.org/2017-video-contest/ Save Save Save Save
Is My Employer Responsible If I Drive Home Drunk and Get Into an Accident?
In Tennessee law, a person may be held liable for negligent entrustment if they entrust a vehicle to someone who subsequently causes a car accident and injures a third party. For example, if you loan someone your car knowing that person is intoxicated, and that person goes on to injure someone in a DUI… Read More »
Universal Life Policies And Flexible Premium Adjustable Life Policies
We are continuing to develop a new theory involving life insurance contracts, specifically Universal Life policies and/or Flexible Premium Adjustable Life policies. Many life insurance companies are engaging in abusive accounting practices that demand policyholders substantially increase their cost of insurance, monthly deduction, or premium payments, oftentimes more than doubling the payments required to… Read More »
Bruce Fox is voted “Top Attorney” by City View
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 »
Bruce Fox Partner and Co-Founder of Fox, Farley, Willis & Burnette named to Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation by Governor Bill Haslem
Bruce Fox was recently appointed to the Tennessee Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation by Governor Bill Haslam after an aggressive search for candidates. The Govvernor stated that Bruce’s individual characteristics and professional qualifications were exceptional among the number of nominees who expressed interest. His appointment became effective July 1, 2016 and runs through June… Read More »
Holding Manufacturers Responsible for Fatal Workplace Accidents
Thousands of Tennessee workers suffer serious workplace injuries every year. Tragically, some of these workplace injuries result in death. While some of these cases may truly be accidental or unavoidable, many workplace injuries and fatalities are the result of an employer’s negligence and insufficient safety practices. Unfortunately for workers and their families, employers are… Read More »
Destruction of Workers’ Comp Continues
Here at Fox, Farley, Willis & Burnette, we’ve blogged about, written articles in local newspapers and magazines about, and talked to anybody we can about the continuing efforts of big business, insurance companies a and the leaders of our state government to dismantle the safety net for workers injured on the job. Tennessee, however, is… Read More »
