This new video explains the types of damages that can be received in aTennessee wrongful death case. The same types of damages are recoverable in all types of wrongful death cases, whether caused by a truck accident,car accident, medical error, defective product, or any other type of negligent act. John…
A mediation is formal method used to settle disputes of any kinds, including personal injury and wrongful death cases. Mediation usually consists of each side of the lawsuit sitting down with a person who has no particular interest in the outcome of the case (the mediator) and trying to resolve…
The Tennessee Supreme Court does not have to review any personal injury case or wrongful death case. If a litigant is unsuccessful in the Court of Appeals, he or she can ask the Tennessee Supreme Court to consider the case, but the Court has absolute discretion over whether it will…
People who filed lawsuits in Tennessee may be hit with up to $10,000 in payment of a defendant’s attorney’s fees and costs if their lawsuit is dismissed on a motion to dismiss. A motion to dismiss is a paper filed by a defendant to a lawsuit who seeks to dismiss…
Interested in Nashville jury verdicts ? Here are the latest statistics from jury verdicts in all types of personal injury and wrongful death cases in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee for July, 2012. There was one fraud case tried to a jury in July, and the defendant won the case. And…
No. Tennessee law does not permit the recovery of interest in personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits. The only exception to this rule is if you win a case and a judgment is entered by the court you are permitted to recover interest. Interest accrues at the rate set by…
Tennessee law provides that it is illegal for children under the age of 6 to ride in the bed of 3/4 quarter ton or less pick-up trucks while the trucks are being operated on any local, county or state road. Exceptions are made for parades and similar events if the…
The 2012 Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report says that Chattanooga and Knoxville have better drivers than Nashville and Memphis. Drivers in Chattanooga ranked 26th on the Best Drivers List, with drivers having an average of 11.4 years between accidents. This means that drivers in Chattanooga were 12% less likely to…
As car and truck accident attorneys serving people in Nashville and across Tennessee, we receive many calls every year from people who were injured when another driver pulled out of a parking lot and collided with the caller’s car on a public street. Tennessee law has very strict rules concerning…
Blind or visually-impaired pedestrians using a white cane or stick (or white cane or stick tipped in red) or guided by a guide dog or a dog with a blaze orange lease has the right-of-way while crossing any public street in Tennessee Vehicles who seek such persons must bring their…