Tennessee Injury Law Center

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.…

We offered to settle my car wreck case for $40,000.  The insurance company for the guy that caused the wreck only offered $22,000.   Will the jury be told about what I was willing to take in settlement before trial?  Will they be told that I was offered $22,000? No.  Absent…

I was in a car wreck and it doesn’t look like we will be able to reach a settlement – the other driver’s insurance company does not want to pay me a fair amount to settle the case.   Will the judge and jury know that the other driver has insurance?…

I was in a bad car wreck.   I had $50,000 in medical bills and missed eight weeks of work  (I make $800 per week as a mechanic).   I am probably going to have to have another surgery.  My doctor also says I will have arthritis for the rest of my…

My child was killed by a drunk driver.   He was 10 years old. I want to file a lawsuit.  His no-good father, who never paid child support as ordered by the court and did not visit my son for the for the five year period after our divorce, says he…

I am in a car wreck case.  My lawyer says that we need to hire an accident reconstructionist.  What will that cost? First, most lawyers in personal injury and wrongful death cases will advance the expenses associated with the case, including the cost of hiring expert witnesses.   Usually, those…

I had to testify in court recently and there was someone there typing in a little machine, apparently writing everything down.  My lawyer says that he was a court reporter.  That looks like a fun job.  What else do they do? In Tennessee court reporters record and prepare transcripts of…