Since graduating magna cum laude in 2005 from the University of Memphis School of Law, Thomas has helped make a difference in the lives of victims of serious personal injury, wrongful death, and professional negligence. Thomas has extensive trial experience in both state and federal court. Among other victories in the courtroom, Thomas obtained several impressive jury verdicts and settlements
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How to Handle a Medical Lien Against Your Personal Injury Lawsuit
The cost of emergency medical care can be astronomically expensive. Let us say you were injured in an auto accident and transported to a hospital, and then had to undergo emergency care and surgery. The bill for all of that care is staggering, your insurance policy does not cover all of the costs – and…
Read MoreFDA Issues Stronger Requirements for Vaginal Mesh Implants to Address Significant Safety Risks
On January 4, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved to strengthen regulations on the use of transvaginal mesh implants, a problematic medical device doctors have used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). POP and SUI are two conditions that cause problems in women after childbirth, menopause or…
Read MoreTragic Crash on I-40 Shows the Real Dangers of Truck Accidents
A woman was killed in a crash between her SUV and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 in Madison on Friday January 29. The police report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol said that a driver was traveling westbound in a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox when the vehicle crossed the grass median and struck a tractor-trailer in the…
Read MoreThe Life Saving Potential of Truck Crash Avoidance Technology
The drivers of large commercial trucks owe a duty of care, as does every driver, to exercise caution when they are driving those massive trucks and to operate their vehicle in such a way that does not endanger the lives of those with others on the roadways. But truck accidents happen, and when they involve…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability and Qualifying Mental Disorders
The state of our mental health has a significant impact on how well we can manage our lives and how well we perform on our jobs. Mental illness, just like physical illness, can become disabling and debilitating enough to keep us from working, making it near impossible to support ourselves and our loved ones. That…
Read MoreConsiderations for Determining Your Alleged Onset Date for Social Security Disability
In the process of filing a claim for Social Security Disability benefits, you will need to supply the alleged onset date, which is the date that you allege that your disability began. This date is important because if your claim is approved, you may receive up to 12 months of back pay after the five-month…
Read MorePreventing Dangerous and Deadly Underride Truck Accidents
A passenger vehicle is driving along the highway when suddenly, up ahead traffic begins to slow down and they must apply their brakes quickly. Then the car behind them crashes into their back bumper forcing them to crash into the large commercial truck in front of them causing a catastrophic crash. There were fatalities in…
Read MoreAuto Accidents Caused by Tailgating or Following Too Closely
One of the most common types of car crashes are rear-end crashes, which often occur when one driver is following the vehicle in front too closely. When the forward vehicle has to stop suddenly, the vehicle in the rear does not have enough time to brake without crashing into the back of the forward vehicle.…
Read MoreWhat Kinds of Protections are Available for Whistleblowers in Tennessee?
John Verble, a financial planner at Morgan Stanley, has filed suit in federal court in Knoxville seeking back pay and brokerage funds in his personal account that the company has frozen according to the Tennessean. Verble was apparently a key confidential source in the FBI investigation into Pilot Flying J, and his collaboration with the…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability Benefits for Deep Vein Thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep inside the body. Most DVTs occur in the lower leg or in the thigh. If the blood clot breaks free and begins to travel throughout the body in the bloodstream, it is referred to as an embolus. If the embolus should…
Read MoreUnderstanding Residual Functional Capacity
In order for the Social Security Administration to make a decision about whether an applicant for Social Security Disability benefits has a disability that will keep them from being able to work, they must figure out what the applicant can do given the limitations of their current state of physical and mental health. To answer…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Evidence Do I Need to Prove a Personal Injury Case?
The tort system within the American legal system is based on the premise that each individual is more likely to behave in a safe and responsible way when they know that they will be held accountable for the consequences for their actions. However, there are times when people who cause accidents that result in bodily…
Read MoreWrongful Death Lawsuits after a Truck Accident in Tennessee
If your loved one was involved in an accident with a large, commercial truck and they were in a passenger vehicle, it is unlikely that they ever stood a chance against such a massive vehicle. Facing the unexpected death of a loved one is never easy, but knowing that they died due to the negligence…
Read MoreYour Liability in an Auto Accident in Tennessee – Even When You Were Not in the Car
You consider yourself to be a smart, responsible, and conscientious driver. You follow traffic rules, obey the speed limit and you try to be as courteous as you can to other drivers. Then, your cousin Bob comes to town and he wants to borrow your car to run an errand. You think to yourself, “Why…
Read MoreWhen Faulty Equipment Leads to Truck Accidents
As the driver of a passenger vehicle, do you ever shudder just a little bit when a big, commercial truck whizzes past you on the highway? You can feel the sheer power of that massive machine and you don’t even want to contemplate what it might feel like to get into an accident with a…
Read MoreDrugged Driving vs Drunk Driving: Endangering Tennessee Roadways
By now we all know about the dangers of drinking and driving, how it costs lives and ruins lives every day in Tennessee. You might be surprised to learn that there has actually been a steady decline in drunk driving in the U.S. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s Roadside Survey of Alcohol…
Read MoreCompassionate Allowance Can Provide Social Security Disability Benefits Quickly
For applicants who are very sick and whose medical condition clearly meets Social Security Administration disability standards, there is a program called Compassionate Allowance. The Compassionate Allowance program started in 2008, and is not separate from the Social Security Disability program; rather, it represents a streamlined approach to getting benefits approved quickly based on the…
Read MoreCelebrating the Newest Member of the TN Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Thomas R. Greer!
Greer Injury Lawyers, PLLC, is proud to announce that partner Thomas Greer has been accepted as a new member of the ABOTA’s Tennessee chapter! Sadler Bailey, the firm’s founding partner who is a current member of ABOTA is proud to welcome his colleague the organization. The American Board of Trial Advocates is a national organization…
Read MoreBirth Injuries: Fetal Macrosomia and the Risk of Shoulder Dystocia
Getting the news that your beautiful newborn has suffered a birth injury is devastating. One of the leading risk factors for birth injury is macrosomia, which means that the baby is unusually large for their gestational weight. Infants with a birth weight of 9 lbs. 15 oz., or between 4000 and 5000 g, are considered…
Read MoreHow to Stay Informed about Auto Recalls That Affect You
In the past few years it seems as if we are being bombarded with news about automotive recalls of one kind or another. The most prominent recall, involving defective Takata airbags, affected more than 30 million vehicles manufactured by 10 different automakers, which were installed in vehicles between 2002 and 2008. The defective airbags were…
Read MoreRunaway Wheels and Other Tire Defects
We tend to take our vehicle’s tires for granted, and you might not even think about them until it comes time to change a flat or replace them when they become worn. On a large commercial truck, however, tires are a critical safety component, and they must be inspected at regular intervals to make sure…
Read MorePreventing Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence with Granny Cams in Tennessee
Of the more than 15,000 nursing homes in the United States, more than one third of them – a number which includes 39 percent of all nursing home residents in the country – received one or two out of five possible stars under Medicare’s Five Star Quality rating system. In a National Center on Elder…
Read MoreCar Accidents Caused by Reckless Driving
The leading cause of car accidents is driver error, and reckless driving is one of those errors that cause many accidents where people lose their lives or suffer catastrophic injuries. Tennessee law defines a reckless driver as, “any person who drives any vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or…
Read MoreTechnology Solutions to Solve Drowsy Truck Drivers’ Trucking Accidents
Driver drowsiness and fatigue are responsible for as many as 7,500 fatal motor vehicle accidents each year in the United States, with 25 percent of those crashes involving fatalities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Drowsy driving is not a problem that is particular to truck drivers, but it tends to…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability – Do I Really Need to Hire a Lawyer?
While the Social Security Administration never requires a claimant to have legal representation, there are some situations in the application process where it could benefit the applicant significantly to have an experienced attorney on their side to act as a strong advocate for their rights. It would be impossible and unprofessional for an attorney to…
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