Posts by Rocky McElhaney
The 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…
Read MoreThe Hidden Dangers of Vague Warning Labels: Did You Know a Few Spoonfuls of Children’s Motrin Cause Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
In April of 2015, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled that a $63 million dollar judgment for breach of warranty, negligence, loss of consortium and pain and suffering will be awarded to Samantha Reckis and her family following an appeal against McNeil PPC and Johnson and Johnson, manufacturers of Children’s Motrin. Poor little Samantha Reckis’ story…
Read MoreRecall Notice Came Too Late and Another Life is Lost to the Deadly Takata Airbag Recall
Tragically, there has been a 7th reported death linked to the Takata recalls that we cautioned in our October 24 blog. Kylan Langlinais, a 22 year old Louisiana woman got an airbag recall notice in the mail for her 2005 Honda Civic two days after she suffered critical injuries from the flying airbag inflator shrapnel…
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