If you’re looking for a personal injury lawyer, it may seem like they’re all the same. They all say they have (blank) years of experience and that they’ll get results. And of course you can ask them about these things. As a Memphis personal injury lawyer, I appreciate when clients ask about my experience or the results I’ve gotten. But there’s another thing you need from a personal injury lawyer that you can’t just prove from a website: Compassion. If you ever need a personal injury lawyer, you usually have been through something devastating. From traumatic car accidents to lost loved ones, I know we’re meeting people at a dark time in their lives. I never take that lightly, and
Bankruptcy is a big decision, and it’s not one I encourage people to enter lightly. If you have other obvious options to pay off your debt, those may very well be the best choice for you and your family. But there are some situations in which you might need to file immediately. I see these in my office all the time. Here are some key moments I’ve seen people choose not to file bankruptcy that have had terrible results: When you’re dipping into your retirement accounts When your credit is already devastated, but you’re worried bankruptcy will hurt it more When your job loss or medical emergency puts you in serious debt but you want to believe it’s temporary It
Evictions Becoming an Epidemic in Memphis and Nationwide As a bankruptcy lawyer in Memphis, eviction is one of the saddest things I see. And it’s happening at alarming rates across the Mid-South and the rest of the country. As Matthew Desmond, author of the new book Evicted, told the New York Times: The movers “can be out from 8 a.m. until sundown. You see one eviction and you’re overcome, but then there’s another one and another one and another one.” I feel for landlords who desperately need the rent checks. It’s a terrible situation for everyone involved. But to watch a child’s bed and toys stacked up heartlessly on the side of the road is too tragic for words. And
By now you’ve probably heard about the $72 million verdict a jury found against Johnson & Johnson for the link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer. I know a lot of people might hear this $ amount and say, “That’s ridiculous.” But if you could only see the documents (which so far have only been seen by a jury and a few lawyers), you would understand why that jury was angry. The products in question are shower to shower powder and baby powder. Many women use these products from the time they are babies well into adulthood. In my opinion, the evidence obtained through discovery in this case shows overwhelmingly that Johnson & Johnson knew very well that the talcum powder could
Dangerous motorcycle accidents in Memphis By: Darrell Castle If you or a loved one have been injured in a motorcycle accident, the experienced personal injury attorneys at Darrell Castle & Associates would love to talk to you. You can speak to an attorney, free of charge, by filling out the “Get in Touch” form below or by calling us at (901) 327-1212. If you’ve been injured in a car accident, an auto accident lawyer Memphis, TN trusts from Darrell Castle & Associates is here to help.
If you’re injured in a motorcycle accident, can not wearing a helmet affect your case? Memphis motorcycle injury attorney Darrell Castle explains. Does it matter for my motorcycle case if I wasn’t wearing a helmet? In a motorcycle case, if you were not wearing a helmet, it’s a factor. It’s a factor in assessing how badly you were injured. The other side’s attorneys are going to argue that if you were wearing a helmet, your injuries would probably be less, so they’re less responsible. Perhaps that’s true – you should always wear a helmet; but it’s not a dealbreaker. It’s not a reason to think, “Well, this one’s on me because I was not wearing a helmet.” Just keep in
Motorcyclist is lucky to be alive after this accident and it was caught on camera A motorcycle collided with an SUV at a Missouri intersection and the accident was caught by the traffic camera. The motorcyclist, who very fortunately walked away from the incident with only a few bumps and bruises, hopes the video shows drivers they need to be more careful and lookout for the many bikers like him out on the road. The SUV pulled into the intersection to turn left at a green light as the motorcyclist, 20-year-old Britt Hamilton, was crossing. Hamilton had the green light and the right-of-way. “I had a green light. I guess she got scared and slammed on the brakes,” he said.
If you’re in a motorcycle accident, how is that case different from a normal personal injury case? Memphis PI lawyer Darrell Castle explains how bike crashes can play out differently from car crashes in lawsuit situations. In personal injury, how are motorcycle cases different from car accident cases? Motorcycle accidents are different from car accidents in that people in general tend to be prejudiced against motorcycles, in the sense that most of them drive cars. They kind of resent the motorcycles being out there. Attorneys representing people injured in motorcycle accidents understand this; and they know how to deal with that and how to explain to people that riders of motorcycles have the same rights on the road as any
Late last month in NYC, an SUV evidently hit a biker who slowed down suddenly on the highway. In response, the biker’s motorcycle gang chased down the SUV and assaulted the driver in front of his wife and young child. According to Time, the bikers: “…swarmed around Lien’s car on the West Side Highway after he clipped one of their own, who had slowed down in front of him. Lien sped off, knocking into and seriously injuring another biker, but was overtaken by members of the biker gang, who slashed his tires, smashed his windows, and beat him.” Even with the helmet cam and dozens of witnesses, it’s still not entirely clear who committed the assault. In addition, the SUV
News stories surfaced yesterday of a motorcyclist weaving through San Antonio traffic at terrifyingly-dangerous speeds. The driver of this motorcycle posted a first-person video in the act, with the caption served to taunt cops saying, “catch me if you can.” “Really all it would have taken was a split second for him to impact the lives of several people, possibly killing someone just by his very actions,” said Sgt. Javier Salazar of the San Antonio Police Department. I’d like to think this motorcyclist knew how dangerous his actions were and one can only speculate his motives in this situation. But that doesn’t make the driving any less reckless and stupid. The scary thing is, here in the city of Memphis, you can