You can’t turn on the news here in Nashville (or probably anywhere in Tennessee) without hearing about the Southwest plane that skidded off the runway at Nashville International Airport. We are so, so thankful that only nine people were injured, and that those injuries were all minor. The results could have been much worse, so [...]
Stephanie Morgan, a big rig driver, witnessed a horrific accident in late October. The company she works for is one of many that employ an Onboard Safety Monitoring (OBSM) System. Her sudden braking to avoid the accident alerted a truck-safety monitoring company, which automatically notified her boss’s office in Omaha, Nebraska. The data from the [...]
In our mobile society, everyone is a pedestrian. With over 253 million cars and trucks on the road, pedestrian fatalities are the rare traffic statistic that is on the rise. In 2013, the last year for which data is available, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded 4,735 deaths in the US. In Tennessee, there [...]
Spilled hot coffee, slip and falls in a department store, claims that Netflix is responsible for your daughter’s pregnancy; the media is full of overblown coverage of “frivolous” lawsuits. The Connecticut Post covered the most recent of these, where headlines screamed that a woman is suing her nephew for loving her too much. There are [...]
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, [...]
You did it, Nashville! In the annual readers’ poll issue of Scene Magazine’s “2015 Best of Nashville” you voted for our very own Rocky McElhaney as the #1 attorney in Nashville! “It’s actually a bit overwhelming,” Rocky said. “I feel so blessed. I was honored to be named to the top three last year, and to be [...]
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 [...]
It can happen in an instant. As a driver or a passenger, everyone assumes a risk every time they get on the road. Serious accidents are on the decline thanks to a slew of new technologies dedicated to making cars safer than ever, but even so-called “fender-benders” can have far reaching consequences. What is whiplash? [...]
Spinal cord injury, or SCI, can have drastic and long-lasting impacts on your life. If you suffer from a condition like rheumatoid arthritis or osteoporosis, your spinal cord may be weakened, and you are at higher risk of spinal cord injury from minor accidents. Spinal cord injuries can be caused by a variety of damages [...]
