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…
I was hurt in a car wreck in Nashville last year. I hired a lawyer two months after the wreck. He called me last week, and told me he forgot to file my lawsuit on time. He said he filed it late and hopes that the other side won’t…
I am in a lawsuit and the other side wants me to give them documents. I don’t want to share my evidence with them. Can they make me turn over my documents before trial? Yes. The Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure have a special rule (Rule 34) that permits…
I just settled my personal injury case and my lawyer tells me I have to repay my health insurance company for paying my medical bills. I have paid health insurance premiums for 25 years and was never in the hospital one time before my wreck! Why do they have the…
My brother died in a wreck after his car was hit by a tractor-trailer. He is unmarried and has no children. Can I file a lawsuit? Yes, if you are named the executor in his will or you apply to the court and get named as the administrator of his…