Brain injuries can result from car crashes where no cut or bruise is on the head. The violent jerking of a rear-end collision, for example, can imitate the well-known “shaken baby syndrome.” Diagnostic tests typically will not show any changes … Read More
Accident Rehab Insights
Don’t be fooled by “accident therapists” or “accident rehabs” who make contact after an accident, says Peel Law Firm founder and attorney David Peel in this interview. A Millington injury lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, Peel explains … Read More
Don’t sit by the Window
You may have never thought about being in danger sitting in your local coffee shop or restaurant. You may have never considered being at risk stopping at a convenience store or shopping center. But the hazard that I’m speaking about … Read More
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Deaths from car crashes, after falling for years, are up again. A rise of 6% in just the last two years! What has suddenly changed? Do you believe cars themselves, with tons of airbags and safety features have suddenly become … Read More
Autonomous Vehicle Kills Pedestrian
Uber Is the leading ridesharing company. “Uber” has even become a verb, Such as, “when I am in Dallas I won’t rent a car I will just Uber to the meeting.” The biggest expense and struggle that any ridesharing or … Read More
The Three Ingredients of an Injury Case
While all injuries are regrettable, not all are compensable. There are at least three ingredients that must be present for a winning case: A strong injury case must have all three. Imagine you do my job, and here are a … Read More
WHAT’S WITH ALL THE POTHOLES?
Potholes seem to be everywhere in the Memphis area. Dodging potholes may well become a winter Olympic sport (as if driving 240 is not challenging enough already). This year we have had a “perfect storm” of sorts for creating terrible, … Read More
TEACH YOUR TEENS HOW TO RUN OFF THE ROAD!
That sounds like strange safety advice from an accident attorney and parent of teens. But it is critical. Teens have great reflexes, lightning-quick reaction times, and better hand-eye coordination than any of us old folks, yet they are much worse … Read More
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS ON THE RISE
A pedestrian is injured every 8 minutes, and killed every 2 hours in traffic crashes. 14% of all traffic fatalities in traffic crashes were those on foot. They account for less total crashes, but as expected, crashes prove much more … Read More
I’m Not a Sue-Happy Person
I hear people say to me that they are not a “sue-happy” person every week. We all know the kind that they’re talking about. They’ve had six or seven cases, some of dubious types of facts. In fact, the people … Read More
Calls After Your Crash
If you have been the victim of a car accident in our area, it is almost certain that you received phone calls about it. Many times, calls have happened within 24 hours. These folks have been getting information from the … Read More