Car accidents

Posted in Car accidents on December 15, 2011

Andy Williams got it right; it is the most wonderful time of the year! However, it is also the busiest time of the year. Between holiday parties and people frantically hopping from store to store trying to find the perfect present, Tennessee roadways are jammed packed. Car accidents are surely to follow. According to a… read more

Posted in Car accidents on December 13, 2011

The Federal Government says yes. Drivers easily get distracted while using cell phones. Texting while driving is illegal in Tennessee but merely talking is not. Not now. But talking on a phone can still be careless. Therefore, in every Tennessee personal injury case involving a car accident, I always ask if the at-fault driver was… read more

Posted in Car accidents,Motorcycle accidents,Personal Injury on November 23, 2011

The short answer is because the Tennessee accident report is a public record and they need work. Although there are ethical rules regarding attorney solicitation of this type of case, the rules do not out-right prohibit direct mail solicitation from a Tennessee attorney. If you have been injured in an automobile accident or motorcyle wreck… read more

Posted in Car accidents on April 13, 2011

Distracted driving in Tennessee is dangerous. The United States Department of Transportation has produced a nice website, The Faces of Distracted Driving, which highlights the problem. The site has interesting statistics and compelling stories. In 2009, 5,474 people were killed in U.S. roadways and an estimated additional 448,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes that… read more

Posted in Car accidents on April 11, 2011

The Tennessee Department of Safety has compiled a nice list of top ten driver safety laws in Tennessee. Violation of one of these laws is negligence per se. That means the legislature has determined that you are negligent if you violate these laws but the specific act of negligence must be the cause of the… read more

Posted in Car accidents on April 1, 2011

As a Nashville injury lawyer, I have met with a lot of Tennesseans injured in a car wreck. A car or motorcycle crash usually occurs when a driver doesn’t pay attention. It is careless to take your eyes of the road. In these cases, I develop a theme, the rule, that a driver has to… read more

Posted in Car accidents,Motorcycle accidents on March 23, 2011

Victims of careless drivers in Nashville sometimes have knee injuries from a car wreck or motorcycle wreck. The injuries can include broken bones, torn knee ligaments and may even lead to a total knee replacement. As experienced Nashville car accident attorneys, we know how to show the real damage done. In a recent Nashville motorcycle… read more