It’s a beautiful Saturday morning in the city of Memphis. In fact, it’s the perfect day for you to take your six-year-old son to the local neighborhood playground. Now fast-forward – your son has been on the playground with some other kids for about 30 minutes. He’s been climbing on the monkey bars, sliding down the slide and playing on the seesaw. Then he gets to the swings – man, he likes to go high. Your son has been swinging for about five minutes when all of the sudden the chain snaps off the the bar and your son flies through the air, landing on his arm and breaking it. This not only means pain and suffering for your son
Let’s imagine… It’s a nice Saturday morning – a perfect day to do some yard work, maybe rake some leaves. Your rake is broken though, so you need to run down to your local Lowe’s Home Improvement store and buy a new one. You have your toddler with you and you’re walking around the store. You come onto a dog (kind of strange, actually) and assume it’s safe for your child to pet it. Well, last week in California, a dog attacked a three-year-old boy in Lowe’s. The boy needed dozens of stitches after being attacked in the jaw, neck, head and right eye. Security footage at Lowe’s helped identify the dog, Chester, and its owner, Robert Kahn. The parent
Bankruptcy is designed for people in financial trouble. The cost of bankruptcy is regulated by law, and you don’t need to have a ton of money to file.How much each bankruptcy costs depends on your situation. Some lawyers will give you a chart promising certain prices, but they all have asterisks next to them. Like these: *depending on the complexity of the case and prior filing history *does not include litigation and motions *one client phone call per week included in… Read More If you are considering filing for bankruptcy, or would like to explore other options around resolving your debt, please call a leading bankruptcy law firm Memphis, TN residents have been relying on for over a decade.
By: Darrell CastleEvery afternoon at the Castle household, my wife and I partake in “James Hour.” This “James Hour” (typically longer than an hour) is a time of fellowship with friends and family while indulging in some cheese, sausage and drinks. Great conversations always arise from this time, and I want to share some of the conversation with you. That’s why you can expect a weekly “James Hour Conversation” post in which I discuss some hot-button issues in the community and nation. Please take this opportunity to comment back your thoughts on the discussions. CVS Has Stopped Selling Cigarettes What do I think about CVS and their removal of cigarette sales? CVS is a corporation and corporations aren’t people.
A story in Vanity Fair titled “Danger in the Ring” details a talented and beautiful 24-year-old woman bound for law school. Her name was Erika and she died on Thanksgiving Day 2011. On that day, she became one of thousands of NuvaRing suspected victims. The beautiful, long-blonde-haired Erika Langhart carried herself like a classy young lady should. She was a humble winner of leadership awards and earned a magna cum laude degree at Washington’s American University – whom she was chosen to represent at leadership conferences in China and Tibet. After, she was heading to Georgetown Law School and a career in politics. She took time off of school to work on John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign and was promptly promoted
Is that text you’re going to send worth dying in a car accident? No, it’s not. In this video, I discuss the dangers and the laws of texting and driving. If video above doesn’t work, click here Video Transcript Hello, I’m Darrell Castle, an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and on this video, I’m talking about texting, specifically texting while driving, or distracted driving as the law refers to it. Did you know almost everyone thinks texting while driving is dangerous. That’s because it is dangerous. About 89% of the people polled say they think texting while driving is dangerous and yet more than one-fourth of them do it anyway. About 27% admit to texting
Every afternoon at the Castle household, my wife and I partake in “James Hour.” This “James Hour” (typically longer than an hour) is a time of fellowship with friends and family while indulging in some cheese, sausage and drinks. Great conversations always arise from this time, and I want to share some of the conversation with you. That’s why you can expect a weekly “James Hour Conversation” post in which I discuss some hot-button issues in the community and nation. Please take this opportunity to comment back your thoughts on the discussions. Wine Sales in Shelby County Food Stores This has been a pretty hot topic for a while here in Memphis, and yesterday it was reported that the
By: Darrell Castle Here’s a story that exemplifies the importance of hiring a detailed bankruptcy attorney. Money got tight for Ashley. The credit card bills piled up and she had some medical bills she wasn’t able to pay. As months continued to pass by, creditor after creditor continued calling her, harassing her at all times of the day and night. She was paying all of the money she could — at least enough that still allowed her to make her rent payments, pay her car note and have some money to eat on. But that wasn’t enough! The creditors continued to call! They wanted their money. But she was doing the best she could. She was stressed. She was worried.
By: Darrell Castle Your chances of winning your Social Security Disability Insurance case are excellent, if you’re medically unable to work Video Transcript What are your chances of winning your Social Security Disability case in Tennessee? Hi I’m Darrell Castle and I’m an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and the answer to that question is — your chances are EXCELLENT if you’re medically disabled and meet the qualifications to receive Social Security Disability Insurance. Then, your chances are very good. You have a very good chance to get it. What are some of those qualifications? Well first off, you have to be medically disabled. Social Security Disability Insurance is not for someone who just doesn’t
By: Darrell Castle When you’re struggling with debt you can’t pay, your first worry should be getting rid of it in the most-efficient way possible. For some, that may just be making small budget changes and fixing bad spending habits. But for others, the debt may be too large and the bad situation too deep. You need another option. You really just need a fresh start. And that’s where a bankruptcy can help you. However, many people are too embarrassed to file for bankruptcy. It’s true, I hear it all the time from clients. But the embarrassment is usually caused by false assumptions of what they think bankruptcy is. Here are three things I tell my clients when they’re embarrassed