Recent Blog Posts
How will the New Supreme Court Decisions Affect Estate Planning?
The Supreme Court has been busy this year. It has handed down many significant decisions in 2015, ranging from traffic stops to same-sex marriage. However, the implications of such decisions stretch beyond the right to marry, but rather how marriage can now affect how you will be taxed, pay for healthcare, and plan your… Read More »
Public Works Employee Killed by Garbage Truck
Recently, a 19-year-old Metro Public Works employee tragically died when he was crushed by a garbage truck in downtown Nashville. Chandler Harris of Timberside Drive was standing on the back of a garbage truck with a co-worker as another Public Works employee backed the truck into an alley near the intersection of 5th Avenue… Read More »
Derailed Train Carrying Toxic Materials Sends Thousands to Hospital
Recently, a train carrying very toxic material derailed and caught fire in eastern Tennessee, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and sending others to the hospital for respiratory injuries. Firefighters were particularly concerned that the fumes contained cyanide because of the chemical (acrylonitrile) that was both leaking out of the train car and burning… Read More »
270,000 Vehicles Recalled for Faulty Ignition Button
International carmaker Nissan announced recently that it will be recalling nearly 270,000 vehicles from model years 2013 and 2014 because of faulty ignition start buttons that can malfunction and cause the engine of the car to shut off without warning. The car company says that the start buttons can become stuck when exposed to… Read More »
Adolescent Killed in Fireworks Accident
A 12-year-old boy was killed recently in a fireworks accident in Davidson County. Identified by the police as Antonio Braden, the accident happened on a Sunday night around 10:45 p.m. on Lewis Street in Nashville. This accident comes only a few days before the Fourth of July festivities and serves as a grave reminder… Read More »
Car Accident Kills One, Injures Six People
A head-on collision in Joelton killed an Ashland City woman and injured six other on a recent Saturday night. According to the police, Stacy Thornton, 29, died after a 2013 Subaru crossed into the wrong lane and hit the 2004 Acura SUV that her boyfriend was driving. The Nashville Metro Police stated that at… Read More »
What Is “Values-Based” Estate Planning?
Estate planning can be a difficult process to start. It sometimes forces families to ask (and answer) difficult questions—ones that evoke anxiety for everyone involved. And there is no shortage of news stories reminding you that if you do not make a plan, you may not like what outcome state law dictates for your… Read More »
Spinal Cord Injuries Decreasing with Young, Increasing with Older Population
A new study published by an associate professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has found that the number of spinal cord injuries is decreasing among the younger generation but increasing among older Americans. This type of injury is often catastrophic and can lead to permanent consequences. Spinal cord injuries can result in paralysis,… Read More »
Multiple Car Accidents Leave Many Injured
Multiple car accidents that took place recently around the Nashville area left many people injured and vehicles destroyed. The first accident took place around 2:45 a.m. on Interstate 40 West near mile marker 212. The Tennessee Highway Patrol believes that inclement weather may have played a role in that single-car accident, and the driver… Read More »
Man Killed in West Nashville Car Accident
Recently, a man was killed in a two car accident in west Nashville. The accident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on the River Road Pike. According to the police, Holley Grammer, 47, and his sister Alison Grammer, 43, were riding in a car when another vehicle crossed into their lane and crashed into them. Sadly,… Read More »
