The term “liability” has survived in the English vernacular for some years now. Its common usage has rendered it in the minds of many as yet another mundane facet of “lawyer-talk”— a simple enough concept inflated by legal jargon. Even I admit to often falling into this line of thinking. (...) MORE
Amidst the parties and celebrations, many Tennesseans may not have realized that the new calendar year brought with it some major changes in state law. The largest of these changes requires Tennesseans to present a photo identification card in order to vote. This controversial ordinance also requires the state to (...) MORE
As precipitation soaked the Volunteer State the week before Christmas, TDOT saw a significant surge in highway accidents. Officials report that a total of sixteen unique automobile collisions occurred on Interstates 75 and 24 in the days leading up to the holidays. Fortunately, according to a dispatcher at the Chattanooga (...) MORE
While New Year’s Eve brings its fun and festivities, statistically it has been a rather dangerous holiday over the past few years here in the Mid-South. We at RON KIM LAW would like to remind you to have a happy and safe celebration to ring in all that 2012 has (...) MORE
The alleged negligence of a church volunteer has lead to the death of a young girl. On July 28, 2011, 24-year-old Bobby Joe Sasser was driving a group of teenagers back to their homes in Columbia from a overnight “lock-in” concert hosted by the Christian band Skyhook in Mumford. The (...) MORE
One man was killed and another two injured in a tragic accident occurring on emile outside of Foley on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Fredrick O. Barlow, aged forty-seven and of Foley, Alabama, was killed when his 1991 Pontiac Bonneville left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Investigators arrived pronouncing (...) MORE
A tragic highway accident may result in serious jail time for a tractor-trailer driver. Ronald Eugene Graybeal, 50, has been charged for killing three innocent drivers while under the influence of illicit substances. While driving his tractor-trailer at 65 mph on Interstate 40, Graybeal slammed into a pick-up truck, causing (...) MORE
In lieu of the tragic death of Caylee Anthony preceding her mother’s highly publicized case, lawmakers in Tennessee and across the nation are moved to make some changes. In what appears to be as much as a revolt against Anthony’s verdict as a memorial for her lost daughter, petitioners from (...) MORE
A frightful accident occurring on Interstate 85 near Auburn, Alabama precipitated a full day of dreadful traffic delays. On June 29, 2011, the load pulled by a tractor trailer shifted, causing the car to roll out of control onto one of its sides. The spill sent debris from the trailer (...) MORE
On Friday, June 19, 2011, a Mississippi motorcyclist was hospitalized in critical condition after a collision occurring in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Early into the evening, a thirty year old Samuel Whitmire of Stewart Mississippi was driving his Harley Davidson westbound in the left lane of U.S. Highway 98. Upon (...) MORE