Tennessee Injury Law Center

I was visiting my neighbor.  He has a dog that is usually chained up but ran up behind me after I stepped off my neighbor’s porch and bit me on the back of the leg.  I fell down and he bit me again on the arm before my neighbor was…

I was hurt in a boating accident.   It was the other guy’s fault.  The doctor said that as I result of my injuries I might need knee surgery one day.  Can I recover damages for the cost of that surgery? You can recover damages for a future surgery only if a doctor says…

I have a personal injury case pending in state court in Tennessee.  What are the odds that my case will go to trial? These statistics will give you an idea of how many cases are actually tried. In the one-year period ending June 30, 2009, there were about 11,000 lawsuits filed…

I have a case coming to trial in two weeks.  There is a pretrial conference scheduled.  What is that?  Do I need to attend? Generally, conferences are held prior to a trial so that the Judge and lawyers can resolve disputes about the admissibility of evidence, the timing of witness…

I am in a car  wreck lawsuit.  I received injuries to my back.   Now, the defendant wants to have me evaluated by a doctor that the defendant’s insurance company is going to hire.  Can they do that? Probably.  If your medical well being is in question in a case…

I saw a truck – car wreck a year ago.  Now I have been subpoenaed to give a deposition.  Do I have to give a deposition?  I don’t really want to be involved.  Subpoenas are legal papers issued by a court requiring the appearance or production of a person or…

I was in a car wreck about 6 months ago.  The other driver admitted fault.  My medical bills are about $25,000.   I have been released by my doctor.  My lost wages are $2000.   How quickly will my case settle? At the outset you need to understand that your case may not settle…

My child and I were in a public park.  A man was there with his dog.  He did not have it on a leash.  The dog ran over, knocked my child down, and bit her on the face.  She has lots of stitches and may have a scar.  The dog’s…

My dad was dropped in a nursing home.  He broke his hip.  He never recovered from it and died two months later.   Do we have a wrongful death case or a personal injury case? First, no one can tell you if you have a case at all without doing…

I was in a tractor-trailer wreck a couple weeks ago and spent five days in the hospital.  When I got out of the hospital I went on the Internet to see if there was any news articles about my case.  I found that two lawyers had written about my wreck…