by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard of the legal term, “mediation.” What is it? What happens during a mediation? A mediation is an informal process that is used in a large number of lawsuits to try to settle the cases before they go to trial. When a lawsuit has...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 12, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan So, you may or may not know, but as of 2016 there is a statute on the books in Tennessee that punishes slow drivers. So, warn those slow drivers in your life to speed up! Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 55-8-204, on interstates or...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 5, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Something you do not see too often anymore is kids riding in the back of trucks, which is a good thing. It is always better to be safe, especially when children are involved, and have them ride inside of the vehicle in the appropriate car seat. ...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 26, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan In the final episode of Seinfeld, the four main characters are sent to jail for a year for failing to render aid to someone getting mugged (if you have not seen it yet, I am not sorry, it aired 20 years ago). There is a similar statute in...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 19, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan If someone is drinking alcohol at a bar or restaurant and they become intoxicated and then go out and cause injuries or death to someone (usually by means of a car accident) can the place that served them the alcohol be held responsible for the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 12, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan It seems weird to think that wearing a bulletproof vest can be a crime in and of itself, but it can be. Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-1323 states that if you commit certain crimes while wearing body armor you can be charged with another crime on...
