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• 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

• 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