Tennessee Injury Law Center

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…

I was hurt when I fell in on a slippery floor in a fast food restaurant.   I broke my left arm.  I missed six weeks of work on my construction job.  My lawyer says that we need a statement from my employer stating that I missed six weeks of…

My doctor gave me a prescription.  I took it to my local pharmacy and got it filled.  I took the medicine for three days, twice a day, just like the doctor said when I passed out and hit my head on the kitchen table.  I woke up in the hospital…

 I was in a car wreck several weeks ago.  The other driver’s insurance company called me and asked me some questions.  I then asked him how much insurance his driver had, but he refused to tell me.  He said that in Tennessee I could not find out how much insurance…

I was hurt in a truck wreck and my case is coming to trial.  My lawyer says that my doctor will not come to court to testify about her treatment of me.  I think she would make a good witness and I want her there.  Can’t she be subpoenaed to…

My dad was killed in a truck accident.  My mother filed a lawsuit and recovered a large amount of money.  What happens to that money?   Generally speaking, damages for the personal injury claim (the claim that arises from the period of time between the injury and the death) are…

My husband was killed in a car wreck.  What damages am I entitled to receive from the person who caused the wreck?   These are the types of damages that can be recovered in Tennessee : (a) medical expenses for treatment of the injuries that resulted in death; (b) funeral…