Articles Posted in Abuse

 The Tennessee Adult Protection Act, T. C. A. Sec. 71-6-101 et seq, creates civil action for compensatory  and, as appropriate, punitive damages when "adults" covered by the act are victims of abuse or neglect, sexual abuse or exploitation and  for theft of  money or property whether by fraud, deceit, coercion or otherwise.  Those covered…

On the afternoon of June 4, 2004, a woman named Patricia Copening driving a SUV ran  into a delivery-van driver who had pulled over to repair a flat tire on the highway’s shoulder, killing him at the scene. She also hit another man, causing a head and other injuries. A…