Establishing Disability for SSDI Claims Often Requires both Medical & Non-Medical Evidence in Winchester, TN
February 12th, 2016 by Attorney John Colvin
If you’re preparing to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance, you may already be aware that it’s a lengthy process requiring a lot of information about your health. Once you’ve gathered the appropriate documentation – treatment records, physician opinions, and results of medical tests, for example – you may assume that will be enough for […]
Individual Responsibility or Corporate Manipulation? The Real Hot Coffee Case – Winchester, TN?
February 8th, 2016 by Attorney John Colvin
Hot Coffee is a 2011 documentary film, directed by Susan Saladoff (an attorney with 26 years’ experience), that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and later aired on HBO. This informative film currently streams on Netflix. Most people only know Liebeck v. McDonalds as the “hot coffee case.” Many use the case as proof of […]
Winchester, TN Distracted Walking
October 19th, 2015 by Attorney John Colvin
In August, the Governors Highway Safety Association released a report on pedestrian safety that contained an alarming statistic: In 2010, as many as 2 million pedestrian injuries were related to cellphone use. Several studies were cited in the report, including two conducted by researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Georgia that […]
ATV/UTV Injuries and Safety in Tennessee
June 18th, 2015 by Attorney John Colvin
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, between 2010 and 2013, preliminary data show that 104 people died in Tennessee ATV accidents. In that same time period, 135 people died in ATV accidents in Texas – a state with nearly four times the population of Tennessee. So why is Tennessee’s ATV fatality rate so much […]