As Tennessee personal injury lawyers who represent children who have been harmed by the negligence of others, we are frequently asked how quickly parents must act to protect the legal rights of their children. Under the law in Tennessee, there are time limits on which any person can bring a…
Almost every day in Tennessee a child is born that suffered a brain injury during childbirth. Brain injuries can arise for many reasons, some of which can be prevented with prompt medical diagnosis and treatment and some of which cannot. If you have a child you have suffered a brain…
Two recent tragedies in Middle Tennessee remind us that golf carts have no place on public streets. One fifteen year old boy was killed (and several other youths hurt) in one incident and three girls were hurt in a separate incident. People use golf carts to get around neighborhoods, using…
Child abuse injuries resulted in 4,500 hospitalizations and 300 fatalities in just one year in the United States, researchers from Yale School of Medicine reported in the journal Pediatrics. This is the first study that has quantified abuse severity and how many children ended up in hospital, the authors added. The…
Does Tennessee have any limits on punitive damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases? Yes, for all injuries and deaths that occur as a result of reckless or malicious acts on or after October 1, 2011. Under the new law, punitive damages are limited to $500,000 or two times…
My 8-year old daughter was killed in a car wreck six months ago. I have been avoiding it forever but I need to hire a lawyer. I go to church with a lawyer and she says she can do a great job for me because she has a special relationship…
I just discovered that my ex-husband has been sexually abusing my 12-year old daughter. What do I do? I am scared and very angry. Here are my thoughts: Immediately report this matter to the police. If there is any physical evidence of the abuse that you can readily put…
My daughter was injured in a fireworks show put on by our neighbors last night. What responsibility does the neighbor have to pay her medical bills and other losses? Your neighbor’s responsibility depends on whether or not he was negligent in his use of the fireworks. Your neighbor had the…
I live in a neighborhood where one person has a backyard portable pool that is a couple feet deep. However, there are lots of little kids in the neighborhood – one of them is mine. There is no fence around the yard where the pool is located. I am worried sick…
My daughter, a high school student, was run off the road by a tractor trailer. She was badly hurt and had to miss a semester of school. It looks like she will have permanent injuries as a result of the wreck. What damages can she recover? At the outset,…