Firm founder and all-around champion of the people’s rights Rocky McElhaney has done it again! We are so excited and proud to announce that Rocky has been named to the Top 100 list of lawyers in Tennessee by Super Lawyers! At last count, there were more than 17,000 lawyers in Tennessee, which makes inclusion into [...]
The dangers of a high-fructose diet are fairly well established. A diet consisting of large amounts of the sweetener heightens the risk of cancer, diabetes, obesity, and fatty liver. A recent study from the University of California, Los Angeles has found that fructose can have devastating effects for victims recovering from traumatic brain injury. The [...]
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 [...]
Sarah Ray and her husband, Paul, had just finished exchanging vows at the altar. The ceremony was over, and everyone was looking forward to greeting the couple at the reception. Sarah and Paul were taking a moment to savor their union before leaving the church when both phones went off. The newlyweds, both paramedics, received [...]
Anyone who commutes to work on a major highway is familiar with scraps of tire debris scattered across the roadway. Occasionally, larger chunks of shredded tire belting stay in the middle of the lane, creating a minor traffic obstacle that can have major consequences. However, those little pieces of rubber are an indicator of a [...]
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, [...]
