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Inmates with Diabetes Have Rights when Medical Care Is Ignored
Inmates that receive poor medical care for Diabetes while incarcerated have protections under State and Federal law. Inmates may bring a claim under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 if they can establish that their constitutional rights were violated by guards or … Read More
Improper Background Checks and Inaccurate Information Grounds For Lawsuit
Reports have been coming in of improper background checks being conducted by various companies. Not only have the background checks produced false information but have also been conducted in unacceptable ways, such as failing to give employees sufficient notice of … Read More
Don’t Forget to Double Check Yourself for Weapons Before Entering Airport Security Checkpoint
When I get a call at the office from someone that is in trouble at the Nashville Airport, I almost always find that they failed to do the simple task described in the title of this article. By the time … Read More
What Those Involved in Civil and Criminal Cases Need to Know about Facebook and other Social Media Sites
David and Ben Raybin authored an article that was recently published in the Tennessee Bar Journal on this topic. Such article highlights the many concerns that attorneys should have about their client having a facebook, my space, twitter, etc. account. … Read More
What a Vanderbilt Student needs to know if charged with a Student Conduct Violation or Violation of the Honor Code?
1. Take it very seriously. Many students are consumed with their class schedule, exams, and writing assignments and fail to give these things the proper attention that they deserve. A student should consider that a violation could lead to suspension … Read More
