Be- fore a plaintiff can recover from an employer for an employee's negli- gence, he or she must prove that the employee acted negligently. Prov- ing negligence can be a complicated and expensive task, but many courts hold that a defendant's violation of a statute creates a conclusive or...
As of April 2023, in 24 states and the District of Columbia the use of hand-held devices has been banned for all drivers, while 48 states and the District of Columbia have banned texting while driving. (NSC) Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers participating in interstate commerce cannot use “ha...
Just to be clear, the statute states under paragraph (5) that nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted as prohibiting a person from making or taking part in a telephone call, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device, while operating a noncommercial moto...
Case Law –The Tennessee Supreme Court found for an employer in a statute of limitations case involving PTSD. The employer argued that the statute of limitations clock began ticking when the event that caused the trauma occurred (viewing the bodies of two co-workers killed on the job), but ...