Posts by Rocky McElhaney
Negligent Trucking Companies: Following Too Closely
The interstates that come through Nashville every day are clogged with traffic. As you can see, our interstates are zooming. Big trucks come through here traveling in this congested traffic too fast, and they follow car too closely. We all know that Nashville traffic can stop in a second. When that happens and there’s an…
Read MoreRt. 29 and I-40 Are the Most Dangerous Roads in Tennessee
U.S. Route 129 runs north and south from the North Carolina state line through Knoxville, Tennessee. According to Dangerous Roads, it is one of the most scenic beautiful roads in the country, popular with motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts. The Tennessee portion of the road begins in Deals Gap, runs through the Tennessee River, and…
Read MoreCan My Child Get Social Security Disability Benefits If I Am Disabled?
Parents who are unable to work often ask us if their kids are entitled to additional resources, or if they can get Social Security Disability, too. The good news is yes, they can – potentially. Eligible children either receive their Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) due to their status as a child or because they…
Read MoreWhat Information Is Included in a Settlement Demand Package to the Insurance Company and Opposing Counsel?
Your case has gotten to the point where we’re going to try to settle it. That starts with sending a complete demand package to either the insurance company or opposing counsel. If your case is already in litigation, it will go to the lawyer representing the insurance company and he will send it on. What…
Read MoreWhy Does the Hospital Want My Car Insurance Information?
When you’re hurt in a wreck and go to the hospital, chances are the intake people will want to know if you have car insurance, or they’ll want to know the information about the car that hit you. The reason they want this information is because they want to make a claim against your medical…
Read MoreTrucks and Highway Driving – A Deadly Mix
Statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – Highway Loss Data Institute show how deadly truck driving accidents are. Our Nashville truck accident lawyers are respected throughout Tennessee for our ability to hold truck drivers, truck manufacturers, and truck parts makers liable so that victims are remembered and treated like people – not just…
Read MoreWhy Does Workers’ Compensation Law Suck So Bad in Tennessee?
This is a terrible topic to discuss, because we fought against these changes so hard for so long; we could just not get people to listen. Back in the 2013 legislative session, the Governor of Tennessee introduced a workers’ compensation reformation bill, which just totally gutted the system and screwed the Tennessee worker. I fought…
Read MoreTraumatic Brain Injury Can Increase Risk of Dementia
Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) and short-term risk of dementia have long been linked, a new study in the PLOS Medicine Journal shows that a TBI can increase the risk of developing the disease even up to 30 years later. The research found that, although the risk does decrease as time goes by, there is…
Read MoreIs there a Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer’s Disease?
For 20 years or more, research has linked traumatic brain injury (TBI) with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or any type of dementia in the years following a head injury. A group of researchers from the University of Arizona in the United States and College of Basic Medicine Jiamusi University in China undertook…
Read MoreLiability in Tennessee Rental Moving Truck Accidents
When it is time to move houses, a person can decide to rent a moving truck rather than hire a moving company. Moving is already stressful enough, so why not toss in the stress of climbing up into a moving truck and getting behind the wheel of the largest motor vehicle they have ever driven?…
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