The Law Offices of John Day, P.C. recommends that you never hire a lawyer, much less a personal injury lawyer, that does not have insurance to protect you in case the lawyer makes a mistake that causes you harm. There is no law that requires that a Tennessee personal injury…
John Day of the Law Offices of John Day, P.C. has been named to the Tennessee Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Tennessee for 2013, No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. In addition, John was again named to…
As lawyers who have represented people in Tennessee truck and car accidents for over thirty years, we cannot over-emphasize the need to seek prompt medical attention for injuries received in auto and truck accidents. Here is the problem: if you delay seeking medical attention, the at-fault driver’s insurance company will…
The distribution of the monies received in a successful Tennessee wrongful death case is described in this post. Funeral expenses are re-paid to the person who paid the funeral bills. (Note: the actual law on this issue is a little unclear, but this is what generally occurs.) Medical expense monies…
There are a unique set of rules applicable to Tennessee medical malpractice cases. (Note: the Tennessee Legislature has decreed that such cases must now be called "health care liability actions.) In a health care liability action in Tennessee, both the liability of the health care provider and the link between…
If a plaintiff or a defendant loses a case in a Tennessee Circuit or Chancery Court and has a complaint about the way the trial was conducted or the end result of the trial or the judge’s ruling on post-trial motions, he or she can appeal. In Tennessee, the first…
My lawyer just settled my personal injury case and now tells me I have to repay my health insurance company for paying my medical bills. I have paid health insurance premiums for 15 years and was never in the hospital one time before my wreck! Why do they have the…
Those who have contracted fungal meningitis as a result of an epidural steroid injunction in Tennessee must file a lawsuit against the responsible parties within one year of the time they knew or reasonably should have known that they were injured by the contaminated steroid. , Because the "knew or…
Predictably, a fungal meningitis class action lawsuit has been filed against New England Compounding Center. The lawsuit seeks a class of people from Minnesota – not people from other states. I will not be particularly surprised to see such a lawsuit in Tennessee, but I predict it will not be…
Personal injury lawyers hear it all the time. "What do you mean my case is worth only $X? My injury is real. I got hurt. I saw an ad on TV that said that some other law firm got a client $500,000 and they didn’t even look hurt!" How come…