At the end of October, 2015, ABC News 2 in Nashville reported that a 45 year old man was critically injured in a wrong-way crash with a box truck on I-40. According to their report, the police were informed of the driver going the wrong way, but were unable to reach him in time. The [...]
As Xarelto lawsuits move forward, new information about the clinical trials of the blood thinner is coming to light. At the heart of the controversy is a blood-testing device used during clinical trials that was later recalled for faulty results. While independent reviews of the clinical trials insist that the results were unchanged by the [...]
We’ve talked about Takata a lot over the years. Back then, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an updated recall summary that expanded the number of vehicles affected and highlighted a previously unknown problem with side-impact airbags. The updated statement was the most recent part of an ongoing recall concerning defective airbags that seriously [...]
Spinal cord injuries are life altering, all the more so because there is no known way to repair a damaged or broken nerve connection. Once the injury has occurred, options are limited to therapy and rehabilitation. So far, scientists do not know how to restore proper communication to a damaged or severed nerve. New research [...]
DePuy (pronounced DePew) Orthopaedics began a new phase of research in the late 1990s; more and more hip replacements were being performed on younger patients, and the company was looking to create a more durable product with a longer lifespan. Research and development efforts introduced a family of products starting in 2000 that had great [...]
A snow squall in Pennsylvania in mid-February had tragic consequences for a number of families. The weather came out of nowhere; one minute, the sun was shining through occasional clouds. The next, snow was falling in gusting winds, creating whiteout conditions that lasted nearly 30 minutes. The poor conditions started a chain reaction that killed [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) recently proposed that trailer underride guards should be strong enough to protect passengers when a vehicle rear-ends a tractor-trailer at speeds of up to 35mph. It’s a bit of a mouthful to say aloud, but it’s less complicated than it sounds. Let’s break it down. What are underride [...]
Dave Mirra was a BMX superstar. His recent suicide has made national headlines, and speculation about his motivations has been rampant. Allen Thomas, mayor of Mirra’s hometown, believes that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) played a role, comparing Mirra to late NFL star Junior Seau. CTE can cause depression, but it’s not the only cause While [...]
All of us at The Rocky McElhaney Law Firm are proud of the boss. Rocky McElhaney was inducted into the Nashville Bar Foundation’s Fellows Program on March 12, 2016. Membership in this organization represents less than 4% of the licensed attorneys in the state; it is a true testament to Rocky’s passion and quality of [...]
All of us at the Rocky McElhaney Law Firm want to send a giant “Congratulations!” to RML gladiator Afsoon Hagh, attorney extraordinaire, for being named to the Top 10 Under 40 list of personal injury attorneys in Tennessee, by the National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys. As many of our clients know, Afsoon is an [...]
