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• posted: Feb. 28, 2021
• Daniel D. Coughlin
• 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: Jan. 30, 2021
• Daniel D. Coughlin
• 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
• Daniel D. Coughlin
• 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
• Daniel D. Coughlin
• 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
• Daniel D. Coughlin
• 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

• posted: Jul. 30, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• dangerous condition,  slip and fall

If you slip and fall on someone’s premises because of a wet floor, cracked pavement or some other hazardous property condition, you might think that the property owner is liable Read More

• posted: Jun. 30, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• ex parte,  medical malpractice

The right of defense counsel to converse one-to-one with a plaintiff’s medical care providers was at issue in a recent wrongful death suit brought against a hospital, a medical clinic Read More

• posted: Jun. 07, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Auto Accidents

Police officers and other first responders face increased risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has changed nearly every facet of our lives. As stay at home orders in many Read More