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Archive for April, 2015
Apr 30, 2015

By Staff Writer Five car accident related deaths occur every hour. Every hour of every day. When you let that figure soak in, we think you’ll agree that it’s a pretty startling statistic. So wouldn’t you be interested in any way to reduce this number? According to ScienceAlert, it’s estimated that autonomous cars could prevent […]

Apr 27, 2015

By Staff Writer The Nashville Farmers’ Market should have a productive season this year thanks in part to the opening of the Nashville Sounds’ new ballpark. However, you wouldn’t have been able to tell from opening weekend (April 11-12), which was lack-luster at best. This year, there are also new rules in place for farmers’ […]

Apr 20, 2015

By Staff Writer In the past decade, limits placed on the dollar amount plaintiffs can seek for non-economic damages have become the norm, though controversial. Damage caps factor heavily in tort reform by attempting to reduce excessive pay outs by the defendants for emotional damages like pain and suffering, disfigurement or loss of enjoyment of […]

Apr 13, 2015

By Staff Writer Anytime a family loses a loved one, it is always a tragedy no matter the situation.  But when a fatality occurs due to preventable negligence, the family experiences an even deeper level of grief and anxiety over a loss that could have been avoided.  This feeling is no doubt exactly what the […]

Apr 3, 2015

By Staff Writer Residents of Memphis have one more reason to be proud. The exceptionally gifted science students of Lausanne Collegiate School, a local college preparatory academy, won this year’s Tennessee Science Bowl which took place in February. This victory for the high school students comes after many hours spent studying up on mathematics and […]