FDA Issues Safety Announcement about Severe Side Effects of Certain Antibiotics Called Fluoroquinolones

Last November, the US Food & Drug Administration convened a panel of experts to hear evidence regarding the dangers of fluoroquinolones, a group of antibiotics. The meeting came on the heels of a safety review of the drugs, which revealed that fluoroquinolones could cause severe and potentially permanent damage to muscles, tendons, joints, nerves, and…

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Know Before You Row:  A Boating Accident Could Be Eminent at Percy Priest Lake This Memorial Day Weekend if You Don’t Know This…

Know Before You Row boating safety information brought to you by the personal injury and boating accident liability lawyers at the Rocky McElhaney Law Firm in Nashville, Tennessee Thinking about heading out to Percy Priest Lake this Memorial Day weekend to take the family and friends on a rental pontoon, house boat, speedboat, or hit…

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Can Wearing a Seatbelt in a Car Accident Really Save My Life? 

On April 9, 2016, two people were killed and five others injured in a single vehicle crash that happened around 10pm on Interstate 40 West near mile marker 238 in Lebanon, Tennessee.   A Chevrolet Suburban carrying the 6 passengers along with the driver were traveling westbound when the vehicle lost control and rolled, coming to…

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Mourning Tennesseans Left with Questions About Tourist Attraction Safety After Pigeon Forge Helicopter Crash Kills Five

The sightseeing helicopter tour crash that took five lives on Monday afternoon in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee has been on everyone’s mind.  Tuesday night, police released the names of the five young victims who were tragically killed.  Passengers, Johna Morvant, 49, and her two children, Peyton, 22, and Parker Rasmussen, 18, were also on board along…

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Tennessee Senate Says “No Guns Allowed” Signs Can Hurt People Too- and Businesses Who Post Them Will Be Held Responsible For Injury-Related Incidents

Guns, gun rights, gun safety, and really any discussion about the role of firearms in our society have become a bit of a “third rail” topic in recent years.  While we here at Rocky McElhaney Law Firm will keep our personal stances and politics to ourselves, there is an important issue in the news right…

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Depuy Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Lawyers Talk History, Hype, and Help for Defective Hip Arthroplasty Victims

The first total hip replacement was established in the 1930’s by Orthopedic Surgeon, Phillip Wiles, of the Middlesex Hospital.  Prior to this, prosthetic replacement surgery was of the hemi-arthroplasty type with only one arthritic surface being replaced and the results were unsatisfactory. This is the first replacement which replaced the socket and the femoral component. …

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Breaking Out of Pain Management Prison: Brave Client Shares His Struggles With Addiction After Life-Altering Work Injury

Let’s imagine you’ve been injured at work or maybe it was in a bad car wreck or motorcycle accident. In a workers’ compensation case, once you’ve reached that plateau of recovery called Maximum Medical Improvement you are often released on an “as needed” basis by your orthopaedic surgeon or neurosurgeon.  Sometimes injured workers don’t need…

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