Alabama, Florida and Tennessee. GO TO LAWYER-RONKIMLAW Your Go To Lawyer-RONKIMLAW. You have been bombarded with advertising from lawyers ever since the Supreme Court of the United States in the case Bates v. State Bar Of Arizona removed the ban on advertising. Advertising by lawyers in and of itself is not harmful, and can be very educational for the public in general when selecting … [Read more...]
INJURY CASE -LOSS OF CONSORTIUM
PERSONAL INJURY – LOSS OF CONSORTIUM Loss of Consortium – Consists of several elements, encompassing not only material services, but such intangibles as society, guidance, companionship and sexual relations. Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition. Damages in a personal injury case are usually clear cut. It is easy to see on paper how much a person has spent on medical bills or the amount of … [Read more...]
UPS TRUCK AND CAR COLLIDE IN MEMPHIS
UPS TRUCK AND CAR COLLIDE IN MEMPHIS – ONE KILLED, ONE CRITICAL On Tuesday evening, October 27, 2015, Andrew Morris made many bad decisions. Mr. Morris was driving westbound on Winchester Road when he decided to turn left toward a private driveway, However, he did so in the path of a UPS truck that was traveling eastbound on Winchester, which struck the passenger side of the Dodge Avenger Mr. … [Read more...]
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS Emotional Distress – A claim of damages in lawsuits for injury due to the negligence or intentional acts of another. Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress: The responsible party exhibited negligent behavior that caused the distress (i.e., rear end collision). You must be able to prove a connection between the wrongdoer’s conduct and the emotional distress. The … [Read more...]
CONFEDERATE FLAG
Confederate Flag, should it stay or should it go?Unless you have been staying on a desert island this week with no communication to the world, everyone knows that the Confederate Flag is coming down from flagpoles all over the country. This allegedly racist flag has been a major conversation piece - especially for the State of Alabama even though the issue began because of a racist shooting in … [Read more...]
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
Since 1791, there have been 22,137 known line of duty deaths in America. In order to honor fallen police officers around the United States, in 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The week that May 15th falls has been designated as National Police Week. The main events are held in Washington D.C. and tens of thousands of people … [Read more...]
Holiday Driving
Holiday Driving. As 2012 winds down in holiday cheer, drivers across the mid-South will be ramping up their activity on the road. We here at Ron Kim Law would like to remind our family, friends, and fellow mid-Southerners to exercise extreme caution when holiday driving. Far too often, we are saddened to take on cases involving death on hazardous wintry roads; we beseech you to take the … [Read more...]
Police Officer Killed in Motorcycle Accident
A Germantown police officer was pronounced dead on the scene of a horrific motorcycle accident occurring May 18, 2011. Officer Dustin Lee Martin, decorated Marine veteran and police officer, lost his life after a colliding with a vehicle attempting to turn on Germantown Parkway near Woodchase Drive. The driver, an unidentified 26-year-old man, was taken to the MED in non-critical condition. The … [Read more...]
KIDS IN HOT CARS
As the summer heat shows no sign of falter, more and more children have been put at risk while left in hot cars by negligent parents. Reportedly 18 children have died this year of hyperthermia in this country alone, with eight of the aforementioned deaths occurring after June 13th. That is, quite disturbingly, the largest number of fatalities of this cause since the data has been tracked by Jan … [Read more...]
Whiplash A Potentially Debilitating Injury
You're stopped at a light or stop sign. Out of nowhere you are struck in the rear by another car. It happens everyday. Whiplash refers to the sudden transfer of energy that causes the structures of your neck to abruptly straighten and bend beyond their normal range of motion, potentially resulting in an injury. This type of injury can result in chronic, even debilitating, pain. Yet whiplash is a … [Read more...]