Auto Accident
The Hopelessness of Truck Accidents: Yet Another Life Lost in a Catastrophic Murfreesboro ABF Truck Wreck Today
Just after 8am this morning another unsuspecting driver lost their life as a result of a semi-truck crossing over into oncoming traffic and hitting his vehicle with the force of nearly 70 tons. The tragic wreck happened in Murfreesboro on Highway 840 between mile markers 61 and 65. Though THP Officials are still investigating, it…
Read MoreIt’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No It’s Just State Farm: The Dehumanizing of the Insurance Industry
In an interesting turn of events, the insurance giant State Farm, which is known for its widely recognized slogan, “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there,” designed to invoke a sense of omnipresent, peace of mind in its consumers; is now going to be the first to pull real human beings out of the…
Read MoreThe Nashville Pothole Crisis of 2015 Continues to Cause Accidents and Costly Repairs
Three-quarters of the way through March, despite the tireless and dangerous work road crews are doing to try to repair potholes with as little hindrance to traffic as possible; we are still facing plenty of Mother Nature’s insidious menaces on the road. After Channel 4 WSMV covered the tragic March 8 death of a local man on…
Read MoreWhen and Why A Lawyer Will Hire An Accident Reconstructionist
Serious injuries suffered in car accidents that involve cases of disputed liability, often involve a lawyer having to hire an expert to put the pieces back together to give a visual of what happened in the wreck. And although experts often charge a substantial fee, your attorney will not retain one unless it will add…
Read MoreAccident Victims: Be Leary of Trolling Chiropractors
We live in a world of opportunity. Some people take the misfortune of others and turn it into an opportunity for help and benefit all involved. Others take that same opportunity and use it only for personal gain knowing full well the continued damage and destruction that it causes to another person’s life. You can…
Read MoreMetro Council Puts the Brakes on Loosely Regulated Low Speed Vehicles on Nashville Streets
With a bustling tourism industry from downtown to Division Street and beyond, Nashville has felt a boom of entrepreneurial gusto especially in the arena of inventive transportation. At first glance, it can seem like any guy with a golf cart can slap a sign on the back and start picking up and dropping off tourists…
Read MoreHow To Stop Your Vehicle From Hydroplaning
If you’ve ever went pale and white-knuckled as you suddenly felt your vehicle lift off the pavement and become amphibious for a few moments during a downpour, you’ve just experienced the phenomenon known as hydroplaning. If it was only for a second or two you may have been able to keep control of your vehicle…
Read MoreTricky Territory: Who's to Blame in a Parking Lot Accident
Surprisingly, twenty percent of all insurance claims filed are for car accidents occurring in parking lots according to the Institute for Highway Safety. Most parking lots are privately owned. That means that they fall under private property driving laws which are put in place to protect both the general public and the owner. Unless an…
Read MoreYOU ARE NOT IN GOOD HANDS WITH ALLSTATE
By the time Sharon Lane was rear-ended on September 9, 2010 on her way to work by a careless uninsured driver on Interstate 40 in Nashville, she had been paying premiums for car insurance to Allstate for 16 years. She paid extra money each month to have uninsured motorists coverage to protect her and her family…
Read MoreThey Are Suing for How Much!?!?
Most people are not familiar with the procedures and requirements relating to the practice of law. That is why when most people hear about the amount of money one party is suing for, they are shocked. You have seen the headline, “Person or Company suing for millions of dollars.” Most people think the individual who…
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