Industry experts warn of predatory law firms in wake of Woodmore bus tragedy

Teddy bears, mementos, and balloons have been placed at the site of a fatal school bus crash on Talley Road on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The makeshift memorial to victims of the Monday crash, which killed 5 Woodmore Elementary students and injured dozens more, has grown since the road was reopened Tuesday. Teddy bears, mementos, and balloons have been placed at the site of a fatal school bus crash on Talley Road on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The makeshift memorial to victims of the Monday crash, which killed 5 Woodmore Elementary students and injured dozens more, has grown since the road was reopened Tuesday.

By Zack Peterson December 18, 2016 6 min read

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Industry experts warn of predatory law firms in wake up bus tragedy

NTSB investigator in charge Robert Accetta, left, and investigator Michele Beckjord examine the road at the site of a fatal school bus crash on Talley Road on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. A makeshift memorial to victims of the Monday crash, which killed 5 Woodmore Elementary students and injured dozens more, has grown since the road was reopened Tuesday.

A wrecker removes the school bus from the scene of a crash on Talley Road on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Monday afternoon crash killed at least 5 elementary schoolchildren and injured dozens more. The NTSB has been called in to help investigate.

A woman escorts three children away from the scene of a school bus wreck involving multiple fatalities on Talley Road in Chattanooga, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a school bus wreck involving multiple fatalities on Talley Road in Chattanooga, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 21, 2016. The crash occurred around 3:20 p.m.

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The crash was hardly a distant memory.

Four days had passed since emergency responders found Zoie Nash underneath bus No. 366, which had smashed into a tree with 37 Woodmore Elementary students onboard. Four days since the girl who loved softball died on Talley Road.

Now, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Misti Nash did the last thing she could for her 9-year-old daughter.