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• posted: Jan. 07, 2019
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury

If you’re injured in Tennessee as the result of a vehicle accident, a dog bite, a slip and fall, a trip and fall or other type of accident, you’ll likely be Read More

• posted: Dec. 04, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Social Security Disability

More than 65 million Americans receive monthly Social Security benefits. The payments are intended to replace a portion of your earnings when you retire, become disabled or die. They are Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Social Security Disability

You don’t need an attorney to apply for Social Security Disability benefits, but it is well advised to consider engaging an attorney both before and after making application for either Read More

• posted: Sep. 13, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury

Statistics show that driving or riding in a motor vehicle has become increasingly dangerous. Despite improved safety technology in vehicles, driver safety awareness and defensive driving programs, vehicle related fatalities Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury

Slips and falls account for more than 8 million hospital emergency visits and are ranked as the leading cause of hospital visits (21.3% of all visits), according to the National Read More

• posted: Jul. 12, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle registrations in the United States have grown overall for the past two decades. While there has been a small decline in recent years of riders (––, mostly among Boomers Read More

• posted: Jun. 21, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Personal Injury

So, you’ve been in an accident of some kind, an auto crash or perhaps you slipped and fell, and your injuries are severe. It’s fairly clear in this scenario that Read More

• posted: May 28, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Auto Accidents
• car accidents,  fault insurance,  Tennesse insurance regulations

Tennessee is a fault state when it comes to car accidents. This means whoever was mostly at fault for a crash is the one who is financially and legally liable Read More

• posted: Apr. 28, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Truck Accidents
• federal carrier regulations,  personal injury claims

Truck drivers in Tennessee are legally bound to follow strict state and federal regulations. Below are descriptions of just a few of the state laws associated with the trucking industry, including Read More

• posted: Mar. 28, 2018
• L. Carter Massengill
• Truck Accidents
• Tennessee accidents,  trucking regulations

When a truck accident occurs, there are many different individuals or organizations who could be considered liable for the injuries a victim sustains. These include the following: The driver of the truck Read More