A new study shows a potential link between traumatic brain injury and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS. Dr. Holly Van Remmen and her team performed a series of controlled experiments to determine whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) could accelerate damage in those who are genetically at higher risk of contracting [...]
Our parents took care of us, fed us, bathed us, educated us, and led us through life. We owe them a great debt, and when it comes time to take care of an aging loved one, there are difficult decisions to make, both personal and financial. It’s only natural to want to make sure that [...]
Car accidents happen all the time. Often, news agencies report that a single vehicle accident is “under investigation” or that the cause of the accident is unknown, though drugs and alcohol were not involved. Generally, if any cause at all is released, it is simply reported as “operator error.” A new report from the National Safety [...]
By now, you have heard of companies like FanDuel and Draft Kings – either because you watch television, and their spots are on about every 12 seconds, or because you heard that some employee of one of them may have cheated while on the other site and won a cool $350,000. The story isn’t quite [...]
A pickup truck ran off the road in an early morning accident on I-24 in Christian County. The driver had to be flown to a hospital. A truck and horse trailer jack-knifed on I-71 in Gallatin County, leaving the driver dead, a passenger injured, and three horses to be put down. Five teenagers were injured, [...]
Exit 3 off Vietnam Veterans Boulevard in Hendersonville was closed on September 8 after an 18-wheeler transporting commercial batteries overturned. Early reports suggested that the truck’s cargo was not secured properly, and this may have contributed to the initial accident. The driver of the truck was injured in the accident and transported to Skyline Medical [...]
The Rocky McElhaney Law Firm has been a staple in Nashville for over 15 years. Our deep roots in the area led us to open two other offices – one in Gallatin, one in Knoxville – and to expand our family, and we’ve had nothing but the best experiences because of it. But personal injury [...]
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a particularly insidious form of injury. The effects may not be apparent immediately after an accident, but they can last a lifetime and have a permanent impact on both your life and the lives of those around you. In the past, we have discussed the signs and symptoms of [...]
After last year’s tragic school bus accident in Knoxville that cost the lives of two young girls and a teacher’s aide, attention to bus safety is at an all time high for both school districts and parents. Even with more stringent screening protocols for drivers and better due diligence requirements for contractors, accidents happen. Within [...]
Bimbo Bakeries of Horsham, Pennsylvania has issued a voluntary recall of 48,000 packages of bread sold in 11 states after a consumer reported pieces of glass on the outside of one loaf of bread. It is believed the glass came from a broken light bulb at a company factory. The affected packages have “best by” [...]
