18-Wheeler Wrecks and Injuries
18-Wheeler Wrecks And Injuries Is it just me, or do you tend to grab the steering wheel a little tighter, sit up straighter, get a little nervous when you end up driving directly beside an 18-wheeler? I never like looking in my rearview mirror and seeing one of those behind me either – especially if […]
Dangerous Driving
Dangerous Driving Scott Snellings was on the radio coast-to-coast talking about a new study that named the the songs that cause the most dangerous driving – can you guess which one was No. 1? https://youtu.be/Cq1rZtd221g See links below for additional broadcasts on this topic: 1120 KPNW: Eugene, Oregon 105.5 WERC: Birmingham, Alabama 93.5 WSJK: Tuscola, […]
TBI Symptoms
TBI Signs and Symptoms Traumatic brain injury cases are some of the hardest to work-up and present to an insurance adjuster or a jury. Unless our client was found by EMS unconscious at the scene, has a positive CT scan or MRI, and “looks” like he has suffered a brain injury, then the auto insurance […]
Diagnosing TBI
How are traumatic brain injuries diagnosed? Having an injury diagnosed is never fun. I was with a friend one afternoon when he got a text from his wife – “Ella broke her arm, I need you to meet us at the hospital.” His husbandly response – “Are you sure its broken?” The responding text was […]
What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
What Is Traumatic Brain Injury? If a doctor came into the room and said you had suffered a traumatic brain injury, what would your reaction be? Would you be terrified? Would you be relieved it wasn’t something worse? Would you sit there staring blankly at the doctor waiting for him to describe what on earth […]
Brain Injury Relationships
Relationships After Brain Injuries SCOTT, I AM AT MY WIT’S END. This is one of the most common phrases uttered by our traumatic brain injury clients and/or their spouses. The dialogue below is also, unfortunately, all too common. If you are living with someone who has suffered a traumatic brain injury, or you have suffered one, […]
Traffic Camera Technology
Dangers of Distracted Driving We all know that distracted driving is a huge problem. In Australia, they are using new high-definition cameras to catch drivers in the act of using their cell phones while driving. Our very own Scott Snellings discusses this study and the implications on WREC radio in Memphis, TN. Listen to “New traffic […]
Motorcycle Insurance
Motorcycle Insurance: What You Need to Know When I speak to various groups, even attorneys, I will many times start by asking if people know what type and how much insurance they have on their vehicle policy. What I usually receive in response is nervous laughter, a blank stare, or some other indication that they […]
Helmets and the Law: Understanding Texas Safety Standards for Motorcycle Riders
What You Need to Know: As a guy, I have had both longer hair (which my mom hated) and shorter hair. It was always cool to walk out of the barbershop after having my hair chopped off and feel the wind hit my scalp. Many of my motorcycle-riding friends have the same feeling when riding […]
Gift of Life
Celebrating The Gift Of Life At Snellings Law, we celebrate the gift of life each Halloween. On October 31, 2017, Scott Snellings’ best friend, Jacob Thompson, saved Scott’s life by donating his kidney. Organ donation is an amazing gift! If you would like to register to be an organ donor, you can go to www.donatelife.net. […]