The Rocky McElhaney Law Firm has been pretty busy the last couple of years: winning cases, breaking ground on a state-or-the-art building, opening up two new divisions of RML, and, of course, fighting to protect our clients with everything we have. We’ve launched some new initiatives and campaigns over the last few years, too, based [...]
We recently wrote about the reversal of a 50-year decline in highway fatalities. The shift was primarily attributed to a rise in distracted driving, the result of established and emerging technologies clamoring for a driver’s attention. It’s certainly true that there is more opportunity for distraction than there has been in the past, but a [...]
FedEx is known for making delivery deadlines and accident headlines. The transportation company has been much in the news lately for accidents caused mostly by distracted or drowsy drivers, the result of tight deadlines and lax safety concerns. A new pair of accidents highlights the company’s driver safety issues and raises new concerns regarding commercial [...]
Savannah Chrisley, daughter of real estate mogul Todd Chrisley and star of the reality television show Chrisley Knows Best, was recently in a car accident that shattered one of her vertebrae. The high-profile accident prompted an outpouring of sympathy on social media and well wishes for star’s recovery. The nineteen-year-old reality star is expected to [...]
Hope and Bill Moffett enjoyed years together as partners in more than one endeavor; their marriage included a blended family of six and nine grandchildren, and the two collaborated in wine trade publications, seminars and shows. Together, the couple traveled regularly to attend tastings and judge events. In 2008, they were looking forward to retirement [...]
Jana Akagi works at the Oak Ridge School’s Preschool. Her husband, Jim, just so happens to be the Oak Ridge Police Department’s Chief. When Jana mentioned one day that the school was having a difficult time finding enough properly fitting safety helmets for all 192 students, Jim decided to get involved. It took some doing, [...]
The last days of 2016 saw a string of high-profile deaths. From Carrie Fisher to George Michael to Debbie Reynolds, these recently departed celebrities all had one thing in common; heart problems. Heart disease is the number one cause of death around the world, but the phrase doesn’t refer to a single condition. Rather, heart [...]
We don’t often give the flashing lights and clanging bells at a train crossing a second thought, but the devices are literal lifesavers. Thankfully, train collisions are far less common than commercial truck accidents, but they are often far more violent. A fully loaded 18-wheeler can weigh up to 40 tons, whereas the engine of [...]
A recent study from the University of Montreal examined the sleep patterns of 30 patients who had been hospitalized for moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. The results, published recently in the journal Neurology, appear to establish that sleep cycles can accurately indicate the degree of brain injury. Further, it appears that the quality and [...]
With 2016 poised to continue an increase in traffic fatalities not seen since the 1960s, we’re once again taking a look at the factors that contributed to the unprecedented spike. Recently, we wrote about the staggering numbers of distracted drivers on the road. Now, it looks like drunk driving may have contributed just as much [...]
