Tennessee News Channel 9 reported on February 8, 2018, that it recently examined the dangers of texting while driving first-hand and driving while distracted. Their reporters witnessed numerous drivers calling on their smartphones, texting, and applying makeup – which meant their eyes weren’t focused on the road. The report also made the following observations either [...]
The Washington Post reported, on January 24, 2018, reported that new technology may give physicians more time to treat strokes. Physicians used to believe they had only six hours to act to treat brain tissue damage caused by blockages of major vessels to the brain. New research indicates doctors may have up to 16 hours [...]
The Tennessee Citizen Action (TNCA), in January 2018, wrote about a Nashville’s News Channel 5 report on a scary new law called the Motor Vehicle Recall and Disclosure Act. The law permits car dealers the right to sell vehicles that are subject to a safety recall provided the buyer signs a disclosure form. The law means that [...]
A major problem in diagnosing and treating concussions is that the clinical guidelines focus on adults even though nearly three million of the people who have concussions in the US are children. The American Academy of Pediatrics, wrote in 2017, that a simple saliva test may now help doctors and parents understand more about childhood concussions [...]
A February 7, 2018 Washington Post story disclosed that the national average insurance rate is now $1,427. Some of the recent rate increases were due to the recent snap of cold weather especially in the South where drivers aren’t used to snow and ice. Many of the reasons for the increases appear to be arbitrary. [...]
We are so excited to announce that the Rocky McElhaney Law Firm was selected as a 2018 Best Places to Work (BPTW) in the Nashville Business Journal’s annual employee poll honoring only the highest-scoring companies across the state of Tennessee! This is the fourth time our firm has taken home this prestigious distinction and we [...]
CDL Life News reported on January 12, 2018 that at least 16 semis and eight cars were involved in a chain reaction accident on Interstate I-40 near Jackson Tennessee. The accident happened about 1:00 p.m. Police investigating the accident claim that the bad winter weather was a major contributor. The interstate was closed to take [...]
When you are involved in an accident with a large commercial truck the results can include devastating injuries, property damage and sometimes even death. For those fortunate enough to walk away from an 18-wheeler accident, they face massive medical bills, lost time at work and the inability to participate in their lives. When you are [...]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant contributor to deaths and permanent disability for thousands of Americans. In Tennessee about 8,000 people are hospitalized each year for traumatic brain injury, and the Tennessee state government, public and private health care organizations have a wide variety of resources to help improve the lives of those suffering [...]
Distracted driving is on the rise in Tennessee, according to a story on WSMV.com. The news outlet reports that the number of distraction-related crashes is just over 22,700 as of mid-October with 81 of those crashes being fatal. Distracted driving is engaging in another activity that takes your attention away from the task of driving. [...]
