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In 2017, Michel Roccati was involved in a motorcycle accident.  His spinal cord was completely severed and he was rendered paraplegic.  Recently, doctors implanted an electrode in his spine and he is now able to walk again, and not just a few steps with lots of assistance, but a mile with a simple rolling walker.  This could be a game-changer for people who suffer paraplegic and quadriplegic injuries in car, motorcycle, truck and other types of accidents.  In the meantime, how could this change the lawsuits and recoveries arising from those accidents? Continue reading

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Traffic deaths continue to surge.  For the first nine months of 2021, 31,720 people lost their lives in car accidents.  For reference, Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium at MTSU has a capacity of 30,778.  For that same time period in 2020, deaths from car accidents increased 12% – the biggest increase over a 9 month period since the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) began keeping records in 1975.  In short, people are dying on our roads in record numbers.  So what is being done to reverse this trend and what can you do to protect yourself? Continue reading

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On this day in 1904, Henry Ford set a land-speed record of 91.37 miles per hour in Michigan.  A lot has changed since then.  Ninety-one miles per hour is hardly a record.  In Nashville, you can find folks doing that speed during rush hour on Interstate 65.  But like so many of our decisions and actions, drivers that speed are not just placing themselves at risk but others on the road as well.  Do you know how many accidents were caused by speeding last year?  More importantly, how do you keep you and your loved ones safe on the roadway? Continue reading

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Last week, author Seth Godin wrote a blog post about good and bad accidents and, to be honest, we keep thinking about it.  Perhaps Seth’s article has stuck with us because at the Law Offices of John Day, our award-winning lawyers see bad accidents and their lasting aftermath every single day.   Quite frankly, it can get you down.  Needless injuries and deaths caused by carelessness can be hard to stomach day in and day out.  So what keeps us going?  Good fortune.  Or as Seth put it, good accidents.  In follow-up to Thanksgiving, we thought we would share some with you. Continue reading

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Two weeks ago, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the statistics for fatal traffic accidents for January through June of 2021, and the numbers are depressing.  More than 20,000 people lost their lives in the first half of 2021, an increase of 18.4%.  Of course, 2020 saw major changes in driving behaviors, but the jump can’t simply be chalked up to the decrease in driving in 2020.  Why?  Because the first half of 2021 is the largest number of fatalities from January to June since 2006.  The NHTSA has also reached some conclusions as to what is causing so many car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian accidents and what drivers can do to protect themselves and others on the road. Continue reading

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November 4, 2021 is National Use Your Common Sense Day.  Yes, we are serious.  Our only problem with this particular national observance is that it is limited to only a day.  Quite frankly, and I think most of you will agree, it should be Use Your Common Sense Day every single day.  At the Law Offices of John Day, we see the results of failing to use common sense so we have some suggestions on where people might want to concentrate their efforts. We encourage you to join us in our little rant and add your lack-of-common-sense pet peeve in the comments. So here we go, this is our list: Continue reading

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An insurance policy is a contract between you and the insurance company.  At its most basic, you agree to pay the premium and the insurance company agrees to pay certain claims.   For instance, in an Accidental Death policy, the insurance company agrees to pay benefits to the designated beneficiary in the event the insured dies in an accidental manner such as a car accident.  Again, that seems relatively straight-forward.  And if that were the only sentence in the policy it would be very simple.  But anyone who has ever purchased insurance knows, insurance contracts are long, complex and filled with exceptions or exclusions.  And texting and driving may be an exclusion that could void the insurance coverage for which you have been paying, maybe for years or decades. Let us explain. Continue reading

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Tomorrow is the first full day of classes for Metro Nashville schools.  Williamson County and Rutherford County schools are already in full swing, and a host of private schools start classes next week.  But, judging by recent statistics, drivers are the ones who need to go back to school.  For example, in some areas, tickets issued for speeding in excess of 100 mph have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic.  With more children in and around the roads, we all need to evaluate our driving practices.  Here is what you can do to help: Continue reading

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If you are operating your car, truck or SUV using technology that both helps you stay in your lane and adaptive cruise control or other Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), then a recent order by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requires the vehicle’s operator and others to report certain crashes to the NHTSA.  The purpose of this  General Standing Order from the NHTSA is to more closely track advanced driver safety systems and the safety issues surrounding them.  Read on to learn more about when the duty to report is implicated.

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Across the country and locally in Nashville, there is important news about car accidents.  First, in 2020, deaths caused by car accidents rose 7.2% despite the fact that most Americans were driving less due to the pandemic.  Second, in local news, Metro Police will no longer respond to some traffic accidents.  Read on for more information on both of these issues and what you should do if you are in a car accident in Metro Nashville. Continue reading

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