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Tennessee has moved to join Oklahoma and Texas in creating another avenue for employers to avoid the traditional workers' compensation insurance system. Should the bill before the legislature pass, it would create an alternate system for injured workers in addition to the traditional state-run workers' comp benefits system.   The new bill, which mirrors a...

Damage caps may not seem so bad for more ordinary cases of negligence, but for those that truly destroy a person's life, $500,000 is a drop in the bucket.   Not only does a cap fail to recognize the harm suffered by these seriously injured victims, but it also works to deprive victims of an...

The dangers of texting and driving are well-known in Kansas, where drivers are prohibited from using hand-held devices for text messaging, emailing, internet browsing or visiting social media "apps" while behind the wheel. Kansas law places special emphasis on curbing texting among teenage drivers, who can be pulled over if a police officer observes that...