The American Insulin Crisis – Winchester, TN?
September 19th, 2019 by Attorney John Colvin
BIG PHARMA: PROFITS OVER HEALTH & SAFETY Part II- The American Insulin Crisis Multiple stories by The Washington Post and other media outlets have reported on the high cost of insulin being a life-saving medication whose price is skyrocketing, which is causing some desperate diabetics to start rationing and risking their lives due to unaffordability […]
Winchester, TN Big Pharma: Profits Over Health & Safety
September 6th, 2019 by Attorney John Colvin
Part I- The American Opioid Epidemic Recently the pharmaceutical industries have been on the forefront of investigations launched by not only federal agencies, but by the national media. The Washington Post recently spotlighted, in a 3-installment investigative series, the opioid epidemic and the DEA data that they prevailed upon the courts to release. The data […]
Our Constitution Protects Us from the Government Deciding the Value of Lives in Winchester, TN
August 2nd, 2019 by Attorney John Colvin
What Is The Civil Justice Act? The Civil Justice Act was passed in 2011 by Tennessee lawmakers after special interest groups and their powerful and well-connected lobbyists pushed for an act that they simply labeled as a “cap on damages.” While a “cap on damages” sounds like something to protect one from harm, make no […]
Winchester, TN Social Security Administration’s Use of Consultant Doctor’s
July 12th, 2019 by Attorney John Colvin
-UPDATE- GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION’S USE OF CONSULTANT DOCTORS As we previously reported earlier this year in a blog post, a Tennessean newspaper investigative report found that some doctors in Tennessee were denying a high rate of applicants while reaping large sums in fees. The article also illustrated that the […]
The Dangers of Roundup Are a Big Concern for Middle Tennessee
May 16th, 2019 by Attorney John Colvin
Working outdoors, tending flowers and greenery, and breathing in fresh air all day long seems like a recipe for good health — right? Unfortunately, for modern-day nursery workers, landscapers, and even home gardeners, the use of pesticides and herbicides has become a fact of life. These chemicals do a great job keeping hungry insects at […]
Winchester, TN Monumental Supreme Court Ruling Exposes TVA to Lawsuits
May 1st, 2019 by Attorney John Colvin
In 2013, two fishermen competing in a fishing tournament steered their boat into the Tennessee River. In that same space, workers with the Tennessee Valley Authority were raising a submerged power line. The boat was struck by a conductor, badly injuring the boat’s operator, Gary Thacker, and killing his passenger, Anthony Szozda. Thacker and his […]
Beware the Poison Coming from TN Landfills
April 18th, 2019 by Attorney John Colvin
It was a 2008 incident in our state — a coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston plant — that led to a 2015 EPA regulation, called the Coal Ash Rule, that requires energy providers to line their landfills to prevent leakage and to monitor them for groundwater contamination. Coal ash is the […]