There were two personal injury jury trials in Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee in November 2012. One trial was an automobile case that resulted in a jury verdict of $10,762. The second case also involved an automobile accident. The jury verdict in that case was $2500. The number of…
As lawyers who represent people in Tennessee car accidents and Tennessee truck accidents, we are frequently asked about subrogation. What is subrogation? In the context of auto and truck accident cases, subrogation most frequently arises because the injured person’s health insurance company has language in the health insurance contract which…
There were six jury trials in tort cases in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee during the month of September, 2012. Here are the results: Auto accident – verdict for the plaintiff – $8000 Auto accident – plaintiff found 50% at fault – no $ awarded Auto accident – verdict for the…
Tennessee law does not permit the recovery of prejudgment interest in personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits . However, if you win a case and a judgment is entered by the court you are permitted to recover interest on the amount of the judgment. Under the law in effect before…
My lawyer just settled my personal injury case and now tells me I have to repay my health insurance company for paying my medical bills. I have paid health insurance premiums for 15 years and was never in the hospital one time before my wreck! Why do they have the…
Personal injury lawyers hear it all the time. "What do you mean my case is worth only $X? My injury is real. I got hurt. I saw an ad on TV that said that some other law firm got a client $500,000 and they didn’t even look hurt!" How come…
There were only four personal injury trials in Nashville (Davidson County) Tennessee in August 2012. All of the cases were automobile wreck cases. The plaintiff "won" three of the cases – the amounts awarded by the jury were $2995, $12,249 and $5000. In the remaining case the jury returned a…
In Tennessee personal injury and wrongful death cases there are two new classification of damages that cause some confusion. The phrases, "economic damages" and "non-economic damages," were added to the law by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2011 and are applicable to all Tennessee personal injury and wrongful death cases…
Health insurance companies know that certain types of injuries are often caused by trauma, and that trauma many times is caused by the negligence of one or more people other than the person who has hurt. So, when a health insurance company is presented with a claim that involves an…
One question frequently asked by our Tennessee automobile accident clients is why they have to repay their health insurance company out of any settlement they receive in their automobile accident claim. The clients feel that they have paid for the health insurance for many years and, when they have to…