I have a personal injury trial is three weeks. My lawyer says she has to go to a "pretrial conference" next week. What is that? Do I need to be there? Generally, conferences are held prior to a trial so that the Judge and lawyers can resolve disputes about the…
My car wreck case has not been settled and now my lawyer says we have to take depositions. What are depositions and what do they cost? A deposition is testimony given by a plaintiff, a defendant or witness in a lawsuit before the case actually goes to trial. The person giving the…
I am a college student who was run off the road by a tractor trailer. I was badly hurt and had to miss a semester of college. It looks like I will have permanent injuries as a result of the wreck. What damages can I recover? At the outset,…
I was hit by a tractor trailer and my car was totaled. I spent 4 days in the hospital and it looks like I am going to miss several weeks of work. What do you charge for meeting with me to see if I want to hire you as…
The law I am thinking about hiring for my personal injury case advertises in the Yellow Pages that she is a member of the American Bar Association. That sure seems impressive, especially since the ads of other lawyers don’t mention that qualification. What does it mean? Many lawyers…
I had a surgery recently. The doctor made an error and I also died. I spent two extra days in the hospital. I am fine now but I want to sue him. You will have a difficult time finding a lawyer to help you with this case. Even assuming…
I was hurt when I was swimming and got run over by a jet ski. I have filed a lawsuit but am scared to death about going to trial. Will there be a trial? Now days, most cases do not go to trial. These statistics will give you an…
An idiot in a jet boat hit my jet ski last weekend. I received a broken leg as a result. The TWRA officer said that the driver of the jet boat was going to have to submit to a test to see if he was under the influence of alcohol.…
The police accident report says that I was not at fault in my wreck and that the other driver was at fault. Can I used the police report as evidence at a trial to prove the wreck was not my fault? Not in Tennessee state court. A rule of evidence…
I have a personal injury case in Tennessee. The judge has ordered the case to mediation. What does that mean? Mediation is a process where a person who has no stake in the outcome of the case (the "mediator") helps the parties to the litigation try to resolve their differences.…