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Do you have plans to go out for New Year’s Eve?  As you celebrate the end of 2024, be sure to start 2025 safely and responsibly.  According to the National Safety Council, on New Year’s Eve, 42% of fatal car crashes are alcohol-related, which is triple the rate of other days throughout the year.  The Murfreesboro office of the Law Offices of John Day wants to help get you home safely.  For the 8th consecutive year, we are offering Uber rides home on New Year’s Eve.  Read on for details and the Uber code. Continue reading

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The college football season is almost here, and The Law Offices of John Day is excited to announce that once again it will offer Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders fans discounted Lyft rides home after the game.  Read on to learn how to take advantage of this offer and why you should. Continue reading

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Part of our job is to attempt to keep up with what our opponents (the insurance industry and their lawyers) are thinking and doing.  One of the many ways we try to do that is by reading insurance industry publications such as Claims Journal.  In a recent Claims Journal article, the author interviewed Harish Kapur, CEO of Across America Insurance Services.  Mr. Kapur’s comments are nothing new to us, but they are a good reminder to anyone who is considering filing a personal injury or wrongful death claim.  Here are three key take-aways:

  1. The insurance companies handle injury claims all day-every day, while this is hopefully your one and only injury claim.

Mr. Kapur bragged about his “crack team of in-house adjusters” and how they “have to know everything about the file.”   The insurance adjusters know what information is critical.  They know how to ask questions and frame the narrative during a recorded statement.  They are trained how to interview witnesses and scour the internet for information on you.

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The 4th of July is almost here and the majority of people have some type of plans to celebrate Independence Day.  Of course, those plans do not include a car accident, but because folks are heading to the mountains, the lake, a friend’s backyard BBQ or to watch a parade, etc., the roadways are expected to be very busy and dangerous.  In fact, while the 4th of July is usually the peak of summer travel, this year is expected to be a recording setting weekend.   Based on statistics from prior years, The National Safety Council estimates 599 people will lose their lives in car accidents over the 4th of July holiday and another 68,000 will be injured.   Here are some tips for staying safe on the roads this holiday and living to enjoy the 5th of July.  Continue reading

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For Valentine’s Day, I received a gift card for a spa.  When I began to book an appointment online for the massage, I was asked to electronically sign a Release of All Claims.  Among other things, the Release of All Claims for a massage at this spa stated that if death resulted from the massage, then the spa was not responsible.  There were also other excessive provisions. I declined to sign the Release of All Claims, and the spa was kind enough to refund the purchased gift card, but the outrageousness of their request is not particularly isolated.  Every day, businesses ask their prospective customers to sign releases before providing services or allowing participation in activities.  As such, we thought it would be good to review what exactly is a release of all claims. Continue reading

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Litigation is fighting with rules, confrontation with a referee.  Most people do not enjoy confrontation, and for others, it brings out their worst.   If you are involved in litigation or have a claim that may result in litigation, please take our advice: don’t get cute.  A few news articles lately have shown what happens when people try to get cute during litigation. Continue reading

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Golf carts are no longer just for golf.  If you go to the beach, the lake or even in your own neighborhood subdivision, golf carts are likely to be on the road.  In our little area at Tims Ford Lake, 80% of the residents have a golf cart.  The Days have resisted the trend in an effort to force ourselves to walk more but we are definitely in the minority.   Each year there are approximately 15,000 golf cart injuries.  If you own a golf cart or have been injured in a golf cart accident, you should understand some key legal issues. Continue reading

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Perhaps, too many of us watched an excessive number of Smoky & The Bandit reruns or thought Ricky Bobby of Talladega Nights should be used for driving inspiration.  We don’t know the cause, but we do know this: the South is a dangerous place to drive.  In fact, according to recently released federal statistics, 8 of the top 11 most dangerous places to drive are “southern states”, as that term is defined by the U.S. Census as opposed to the teams currently comprising The SEC.  Read on to learn where Tennessee is ranked and our number one piece of advice on protecting yourself.  Continue reading

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Kristen Chenoweth, the Emmy and Tony winning actress, has a new book out, and this week she has been giving interviews to promote it. In the interviews, she has talked at length about the serious injuries she sustained in an accident on the set of the television show “The Good Wife.” Lighting equipment on the set fell and hit her causing a fractured skull, a fractured rib and nose, broken teeth and other long-lasting injuries. Chenoweth’s Dad counseled her to get legal representation. She did not. She now regrets it. Here are some things you should think about if you are hurt in an accident and are reluctant to seek legal representation. Continue reading

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