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…
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What Damages are Available to a College Student Hurt in a Truck Wreck?
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,…
What Do You Charge To Meet With Me About My Case?
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…
Does Bar Association Membership Mean Anything When Trying to Decide What Lawyer To Hire?
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…
A Doctor Made an Error and I Almost Died!
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…
Will My Case Go to Trial?
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…
Operating a Boat While Intoxicated
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.…
Can Police Accident Reports Be Used as Evidence of How the Wreck Occurred at Trial?
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…
What is Mediation?
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.…
Are Settlement Proposals Disclosed to the Jury?
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…