New TMS Therapy To Help TBI-Depression Sufferers After Vehicle Wrecks
If the doctor has told you that you’ve suffered a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a result of an auto, motorcycle, or truck wreck it can be an extremely difficult and confusing time for you and your family. Learning to cope with and understand all of your symptoms is often emotionally taxing not…
Read More4-Year Old Killed in Cherokee Fuel Tank Explosion After Rear End Collision
Tragically, without the warning of recall or knowledge of a recall, in the last decade so many drivers have lost their lives as a result of manufacturer defects and poor design of their vehicles. National media coverage has surged around the Takata Airbag recalls which we discussed in an earlier blog. The numbers are staggering with…
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 MoreHeavy Hearts for Young Victims Killed in Horrific Crash on I-40 in Hermitage on Wednesday
“It looked like there was nothing left of the Dodge Neon but two front seats,” said Melissa Broz, our Events Coordinator, of the scene Wednesday morning while she was on her way to Rocky McElhaney Law Firm’s Hendersonville office. “I just broke into tears. I knew that someone was about to receive the worst news…
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 MoreA Win for the Injured in Tennessee
The Tennessee Civil Justice Act was made into a law in 2011 by Governor Haslam. It was a horrible law that served only to hurt the injured of Tennessee even more by placing damage caps on injury and medical malpractice lawsuits. The only people who benefited from the law were the people running the insurance…
Read MoreSledding Accidents in Tennessee: From the Sled to the Stretcher
A story about our own Melissa Broz “I surveyed the ground: no people, no trees, soft slopes all the way down. Then I took off- laughing and flying down the hill at Two Rivers Park in Nashville. I had gotten turned around as I coasted downward, so I kept looking behind me to check to…
Read MoreIs Your Employer In Compliance With Tennessee’s New OSHA Reporting Rules?
OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) is a part of the United States Department of Labor and created by Congress to assure safe and healthy working conditions by setting standards and guidelines and providing information, training and assistance to workers and employees. To help accomplish this goal, the organization affords workers protections under the law without the retaliation or discrimination…
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 MoreUber Passengers: Do You Know Who’s Responsible if You’re Hurt in a Wreck While Riding with Uber?
Spawn of the mobile app explosion and born of efficiency, Uber, the taxi, private car, and rideshare system, has become a hit with generation x, y and z. Gallivanters just love to get around using Uber because they don’t have to call a surly dispatcher or hail a cab on the street. All a rider…
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