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• posted: May 30, 2021
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• personal injury,  settlement offer,  recovery

If you or a family member have been injured in an auto accident and you file an insurance claim, you may receive a phone call or letter from the other Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2021
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury,  Auto Accidents
• modified comparative negligence,  personal injury,  fault state

It takes at least two vehicles to make a collision and often the two drivers share in the fault. In Tennessee, you cannot recover damages for injuries you suffer if Read More

• posted: Mar. 30, 2021
• L. Carter Massengill
• Social Security Disability
• appeal,  long term disability,  permanent disability,  application denial

If you are unable to work due to a long-term or permanent disability, you can apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits to make up for your lost income. Read More

• posted: Feb. 28, 2021
• L. Carter Massengill
• Social Security Disability
• Social Security Administration,  substantial gainful activity,  appeal

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are designed to make up for income lost due to a medical condition or disease that prevents a person from performing gainful employment. Unlike Read More

• posted: Jan. 30, 2021
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• noneconomic damages,  special damages,  economic damages,  catastrophic injuries

If you were hurt in an accident caused by another person’s negligence, you have the right to seek full compensation for your medical bills, lost wages and other resulting expenses, Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• distracted driving,  pedestrian accidents,  fatalities,  impaired driving,  sport utility vehicles

While the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a decrease in motor vehicle traffic in Tennessee, the number of deadly pedestrian accidents has gone up. Fatal pedestrian accidents, which began to Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• wrongful death,  damages,  loss of companionship,  trust,  surviving spouse

Losing a loved one is always a devastating event, but losing someone due to another person’s wrongful act can make the pain even harder to bear. If you’ve experienced such Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury,  Truck Accidents
• truck accidents,  fault,  overloading,  trucking company,  manufacturers

Truck accidents are among the most serious personal injury accidents. Because tractor-trailers and semi-trucks are so large and heavy, catastrophic injuries can result to occupants of other vehicles involved in Read More

• posted: Sep. 29, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Social Security Disability
• beneficiaries,  continuing disability reviews,  gainful employment,  Social Security Administration,  Step 5 claims

Approximately 16 million Americans depend on Social Security Disability benefits to help make ends meet. These federal payments provide essential financial support to adults and children with physical or mental Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury,  Auto Accidents
• accident-related injuries,  auto accident,  compensation,  coverage,  liability insurance

If you live in Tennessee and you’ve been injured in an auto accident, do you know which insurance policy — automobile or medical — you should look to for compensation? Read More