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• posted: Jan. 30, 2020
• L. Carter Massengill
• Auto Accidents
• household exclusion,  road maintenance,  single-car accident,  suing family member,  vehicle defect

If you have been injured in car crash, either as a driver or passenger, it’s vital to understand your potential rights to monetary compensation. When no other vehicle was involved, Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Social Security Disability
• claim,  denial,  substantial gain activity,  work credits

A long-term disability due to an accident or illness could put you and your loved ones in serious financial straits. If you’re unable to work or have had to take Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• noneconomic damages,  psychological injury

If you’re hurt in an accident, you can sue the parties whose negligence you claim was the cause. Compensation can be sought to cover your medical bills, missed work, rehabilitation Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Truck Accidents
• modified comparative negligence,  fatigued driving,  trucker liability,  tractor-trailer accidents,  federal carrier regulations

Accidents involving tractor trailers and other large commercial trucks can be disastrous due to the vehicles’ size and weight, with resulting injuries likely to be serious or fatal. What’s more, Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• emotional distress,  intentional infliction,  loss of consortium,  negligent infliction,  pain and suffering

If you lost a spouse, parent or child due to the negligent or deliberate conduct of another person, you may sue that person for wrongful death, essentially standing the shoes Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• animal attacks,  dog bites,  property owner

More than 800,000 dog bites occur each year nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you are attacked by another person’s aggressive dog through no fault Read More

• posted: Jul. 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• paralysis,  stroke,  whiplash

Accidents resulting in brain and spinal injuries can have a massive impact on the victim’s way of life, especially when it causes paralysis. Unfortunately, paralysis and other disabling injuries are Read More

• posted: Jun. 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Criminal Defense
• cannabis,  drug distribution,  drug possession,  marijuana,  medical marijuana

Even though more and more states across the nation are legalizing the possession and sale of marijuana, in Tennessee it is still a crime to knowingly possess or casually exchange Read More

• posted: May 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Motorcycle Accidents
• auto accidents,  high-performance motorcycles,  road conditions

According to the federal government, motorcyclists suffered more than 35 times as many deaths per mile driven in 2006 accidents in which they were involved than people suffered in automobile Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury
• attractive nuisance,  children,  hazardous condition,  trespassers

It’s a common belief that trespassers enter at their own risk, but it’s not always true. There are circumstances where a property owner may be called upon to pay damages Read More