At the Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, we know the kinds of serious injuries you face if you are in an accident with a distracted driver. The plain truth is that we don’t want you to get hurt, but we’re here for you when you do. RML is committed to reducing distracted driving. Our offices participate [...]
Everyone knows that car accidents can result in any number of short- and long-term injuries. Sudden deceleration can cause whiplash and herniated discs, rapidly deploying airbags can cause serious frictions burns, and even seatbelts can leave welts and bruises. However, not many people know that you can incur injuries from spending too much time in [...]
To help you make sure your child is as a safe as possible, we’ve compiled an easy-to-read list of Tennessee’s safety laws as they apply to children. Child safety restraint laws Hundreds of children die or are seriously injured every year in car accidents. In Tennessee, the laws regarding child safety in cars are: A [...]
One-one hundredth of a second. This incredibly small span of time could mean the difference between life and death. As airbags have become more and more prevalent, we’ve come to take the science behind them for granted. No one thinks about a safety feature that functions properly, but when airbags deploy at the wrong time, [...]
Big trucks on the road make people sit up and pay attention. The sheer size of these vehicles makes them noticeable – which is a good thing, because that size has an impact that you may not be aware of. Big rigs are, well, big. Fully loaded, these trucks can weigh upwards of 80,000lbs. That’s [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has fined Graco Children’s Products $10 million for failing to recall defective children’s car seats in a timely manner. The affected seats had defective buckles that could prevent release in the event of an accident. The company will pay $3 million in fines while the remainder of the money [...]
In one of the most ironic moves possible, insurance giant State Farm has petitioned for and received permission to “explore the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to assess potential roof damage during the claims process and respond to natural disasters,” according to the Nashville Business Journal. State Farm is the first company to be [...]
The American Association for Justice is an association of lawyers that works to promote justice and fairness in the justice system. The AAJ serves as a platform for lawyers to donate time to their communities in an effort to make those communities safer and better informed about important issues. The AAJ has recently started a [...]
Nashville’s heart rips wide open this morning as yesterday morning’s deadly car crash on I-40 East claims to lives and could potentially claim a third. Investigations are still pending, but “26-year-old Ulrique Severe of Brooklyn, New York, and 22-year-old from Briston Irby-Reynolds” died at the scene. The accident involved multiple cars. Nathan Zarzycki, 22, was [...]
Kenny Wayne Johnson, 22, and his cousin, Dwayne Cook, were driving from Bossier City, LA to Kentucky to visit family on the morning of February 17. The roads were still icy from the harsh winter weather. Johnson was behind the wheel and the boys were on I-40 in Dickson County when the unthinkable happened. The [...]
