Rocky McElhaney

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Nov 10, 2016

Samsung’s Two-For-One Apology Doesn’t Help Victims of Exploding Washing Machines

By |Nov 10, 2016|Defective Products|0 Comments

On Monday, November 7, tech giant Samsung ran full-page ads in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post apologizing for its botched handling of the Galaxy Note 7 recall, which left dangerous smartphones in consumer’s hands for almost a month before an official action was taken. The official apology, signed [...]

Nov 3, 2016

Drug Impairment Overtakes Alcohol as Leading Cause of Fatal Accidents on Tennessee’s Roads

By |Nov 3, 2016|Auto Accidents, Drunk Driving Accidents|0 Comments

The first result of a Google search for “Tennessee DUI” links to the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security. The page lists the penalties that drivers can expect if they are convicted of driving under the influence. Different penalties are listed depending on the results of a blood alcohol test. Nowhere does the department [...]

Nov 1, 2016

Cremini! Tractor-Trailer Driver Overturns Truck, Spills Spores, and Snarls Traffic

By |Nov 1, 2016|Truck Accidents|0 Comments

The most recent of a bizarre spate of accidents on I-24 in Nashville saw tons of supplies for mushroom growers spilled across the highway interchange with the Silliman Evans Bridge and on to Hermitage Avenue below. The accident happened around 4:00am on October 1st; the driver suffered non-fatal injuries and no other vehicles were involved, [...]

Oct 28, 2016

NTSB Report Says Tractor-Trailer Driver Who Caused Last Year’s Fatal I-75 Pileup Was Fatigued, Impaired AND Distracted

By |Oct 28, 2016|Truck Accidents|0 Comments

Last year, we wrote about the June 2015 pileup on I-75 near Ooltewah. Details were scarce at the time, but we knew that a commercial truck and at least 7 other vehicles were involved in a chain reaction crash that left 6 dead and four injured. ABC News reported that the pileup was the deadliest [...]