I was hurt in an intersection wreck case about nine months ago. It wasn’t my fault. I have been waiting for over a year for the case to settle. I lost three months of wages and have had to pay some medical bills that were not covered by my health…
I have a truck wreck case pending in Tennessee state court. My financial situation is bad and it looks like I have to file bankruptcy. What effect will that have on my personal injury case? First, I urge you to talk to your personal injury lawyer before filing bankruptcy. This…
I saw a car wreck last year. Apparently a lawsuit was filed and now they want to take my deposition. I got a subpoena saying I have to show up at some lawyer’s office and give a deposition. Do I have to do it? Yes. There are a couple technical…
I was involved in a car wreck in Springfield, Tennessee last Spring and last Friday I got sued. What do I do now? First, call your insurance agent and tell him or her that you have been sued. Second, your agent may tell you to send the papers to…
My lawyer just settled my Tennessee personal injury case. I signed the check and the other papers. Now my lawyer says I can’t have the money for ten days because he has to hold the check in his trust account until it clears. That can’t be right. Is he just…
I was in a car accident in Murfreesboro and hired a personal injury lawyer to help me resolve my case. She warned me to be careful about Facebook and Twitter. Why? When you get involved in a personal injury lawsuit after a car wreck, the other driver’s insurance company and…
What is the number of personal injury and wrongful death cases that are filed every year in Tennessee state courts? For the year ended June 30, 2010 (the most recent year for which statistics are available) these were 10,469 tort cases filed. (Tort case include all types of personal injury…
I had a case pending in Circuit Court in one of the counties in Middle Tennessee. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment and my lawyer forgot to respond on time so the judge dismissed my case. Can I sue my lawyer for not filing papers on time to…
I have a car wreck case and my lawyer says that the insurance company wants to take my deposition. Do I have to do it? the idea makes me very nervous. A deposition is testimony given by a plaintiff, a defendant or witness in a lawsuit before the case actually goes…
I was on a jury recently. One lawyer made some objections to questions asked by the other lawyer and the judge told the witness not to answer the questions. Why did the judge do that? Judges rule on objections made by lawyers and apply the rules the evidence. The rules…