Posts tagged Trucking Accidents

• Proving Your Medical Expenses

  Rob McKinney | March 13, 2008 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Proving your medical bills is a hard problem for most of my clients to understand. The general public assumes that once you get treatment for your injuries in a truck accident case that you simply provide your medical bills to the insurance company. If your lawsuit is filed, you have to prove your medical bills by taking medical proof by way of depositions. There are three...

• Update on Cellphone Distractions

  Rob McKinney | March 10, 2008 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A new study reports that simply listening to a cellphone distracts drivers. Several states ban drivers from using cellphones while driving but allow hands-free cellphone use. Most drivers think hands-free cellphone use is safe, however new studies show it can be just as distracting. Neuroscientist Marcel Just found that "Listening while driving led to a significant deterioration in...

• Cellphone Accident Case Settles For Millions

  Rob McKinney | March 06, 2008 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Georgia woman recovered a $ 5.2 million dollar settlement from a paper company whose employee was using a cell phone. Debra Ford was rear-ended by a company car that was owned by International Paper Co. The key issue was whether the employee was using her cellphone at the time of the car accident. The driver of the company car did not remember driving the last mile before the...

• Insurance Coverage in Tractor Trailer Truck Cases

  Rob McKinney | March 05, 2008 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Congress enacted laws to make sure the public was protected for motor vehicle accidents involving big trucks. Federal regulations impose minimum insurance coverage of $750,000 for non-hazordous commerical carriers with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 or more pounds . All truck companies are required to have their policies endorsed. This endorsement creates an obligation...

• Insurance Coverage in Tractor Trailer Truck Cases(2)

  Rob McKinney | March 05, 2008 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Congress enacted laws to make sure the public was protected for motor vehicle accidents involving big trucks. Federal regulations impose minimum insurance coverage of $750,000 for non-hazardous commerical carriers with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 or more pounds . All truck companies are required to have their policies endorsed. This endorsement creates an obligation...

• Big Business Controls Justice in Tennessee

  Rob McKinney | February 25, 2008 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Big Business has taken over the court system. First , the nursing home industry is pushing for damage caps on nursing home lawsuits. The nursing home groups want to put a $ 500,000 monetary cap on nursing home lawsuits. This proposal comes when the nursing home care is at an alltime low in terms of quality patient care. Second , the Bush Adminstration is pushing for the appointment of a...

• What is a Deposition ?

  Rob McKinney | February 18, 2008 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I have spent the day preparing for depositions and I thought it might be a good topic to discuss.Once your lawsuit is filed , you will probably be required to give your deposition . A deposition is simply a question and answer session. It is done under oath just like you were in court. It is simply a device for attorneys to discover the who ,what ,when, and where of your lawsuit....

• What Does An Accident Recontructionist Do

  Rob McKinney | February 15, 2008 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The last part of a truck accident investigation may involve an accident reconstructionist. A expert may be used if it is not clear what happened at the truck accident scene. A truck accident reconstructionist will look beyond what happened , but why it happened . It is a detailed analysis of the physical evidence to to determine the cause of the accident. A truck accident...

• Truck Accidents in Bad Weather

  Rob McKinney | February 14, 2008 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Yesterday , Middle Tennessee had some winter weather and snow hit the ground. We also had a serious truck accident case that happened on Interstate 65 in Williamson County ,Tennessee. A three car accident which involved a tractor trailer shut down traffic on I-65 for several hours. No cause has been determined at this time according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol . However...

• Truck Accident Investigation at the Scene

  Rob McKinney | February 13, 2008 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The scene investigation is focused on data and evidence collection after a serious injury , fatality , or extensive property damage truck accident. There are four main areas in the investigation process . First , evidence is located on the roadway and measured to place it on its final resting place. Measuring techniques vary, but they can include pacing , the use of measuring tapes...