Posts by Rocky McElhaney
The Real Road Warriors: TDOT’s “Big Yellow” HELP Program’s Incident Responders to the Rescue!
Often under-publicized and under-appreciated, TDOT’s Highway Incident Response Unit, is one of Tennessee’s most dangerous and heroic public service professions. Here are some interesting facts about our state’s courageous, road-wise wranglers. Navigate this post: Who are they? “Move over” it’s the law The high cost of this dangerous job HELP in numbers What’s the HELP…
Read MoreA Student’s Phenomenal Recovery After Horrific Brain Injury and What it Means for TBI Sufferers- The Dylan Williams’ Story
Sirens rang out at 8:30pm in Medford, Massachusetts in early November of 2012 when an ambulance was dispatched to a Pedestrian accident at Powder House Boulevard and Packard Avenue. 21-year old Dylan Williams had just been struck by a car in the crosswalk. The college junior was walking home from the Tufts University Library when…
Read MoreThe Real-Life Client Story Behind Rocky’s Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Induction
“We get justice”— isn’t just lip-service. It’s not some phrase we haphazardly throw around in our commercials. We say what we mean and we do what we say. You could say we have a bit of an addiction to helping the “little guy.” Because we know that without our help, most times, serious injury victims…
Read MoreHave You or Your Loved Ones Been Prescribed These Dangerous Drugs
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re already aware that just because a prescription drug is on the market and approved by the FDA- that doesn’t mean that it’s safe. It’s certainly true that it should be- but that’s not always the case. And by now, you’re used to every new drug commercial ending…
Read MoreHome Termite Fumigation Causes Boy Brain Damage- Should You Be Worried? -Yes
In Florida, a criminal investigation has been opened against a pest control company called Sunland; a subcontractor of Terminix, after a 10 year-old boy is poisoned and suffers debilitating brain damage. On August 14, little Peyton McCaughey and his family returned to their Florida home at the date and time specified by Sunland, the company…
Read MoreI Have an IVC Filter? What Should I Know? What Should I Do?
Used as a prevention method against the threat of deep vein thrombosis or DVT and cases where patients are at a high risk of pulmonary emboli or PE and cannot be sufficiently anti-coagulated, Inferior vena cava filters or IVC filters have been widely marketed to the medical community as safe “retrievable” devices for patients since…
Read MoreNever Walk Along the Highway or Attempt to Cross a Highway
On March 6, Garrett Miller, a 26 year old man, was killed while walking across Interstate 65 South in Brentwood. He was crossing from the shoulder to the median near mile marker 69 just before 8 pm. WKRN News Nashville reports that he was struck by a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban right before he was struck…
Read MoreCommon Car Myths De-Bunked
As one of Nashville’s top injury law firms, we are always looking for the most recent information and statistics regarding road and vehicle crash safety. In our research we came across an article on odometer.com called “15 Common Myths You Were Taught to Believe About Cars.” From the article, we chose a few choice excerpts to share…
Read MoreDepuy Buys-Off Surgeon to Experiment with Defective Hip Implant on Real Patients
Patient Fights Back John Muldoon of Contra Costa, California, was suffering from painful osteoarthritis in his hip. In 2007, John decided to move forward with his surgeon’s suggestion for a full hip replacement using a ceramic-on-metal hip replacement made by Depuy. According to sources, unknown to the patient, the DePuy hip was not approved by…
Read MoreAmusement Park Ride Injury Lawsuits
Feeling lucky to be alive in Madison, Wisconsin, 13 year old, Trevor Larson and his family are now breathing a thankful sigh of relief. On Thursday July 10, 2015, Dru Larson was filming his son who had just took a seat and belted into a ride called the “Catapult” at Mt. Olympus Amusement Park in…
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