Many women who have suffered from pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence have been treated with transvaginal mesh implants. All too often, these mesh implants have caused painful complications because of mesh eroding, degrading, curling, rolling, migrating or shrinking. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an…
Hiring a personal injury lawyer is an important decision. This is the first of six posts that will help you understand the factors that you should evaluate when making a decision about who to hire in a case involving a personal injury or wrongful death claim. 1. Is the lawyer…
I got hurt in an accident and my doctor said I should go to physical therapy. The therapist is 20 miles away and it is very inconvenient to go to therapy. Plus, it doesn’t seem to do any good. Will it hurt my case if I just stop going? First,…
I want to settle my personal injury case. I would take less money now that I would later at trial, but I don’t want to make an offer and have the jury know that I will take less money that I would want it the case were tried. Is the jury…
I was in a car wreck. My wife was also hurt in the wreck, as was a gentleman (Smith) in another car. The guy that caused the wreck only has $100,000 in liability insurance and he has no other assets. How will the $100,000 be divided? First, the $100,000 will be paid only…
What is medical payments coverage on my automobile insurance policy? Medical payments coverage, also known as "med pay" coverage, will pay medical bills incurred by you or people in the vehicle in the event that you or the others are injured in a vehicle accident. The money is paid for bills…
Someone fell at my house and got hurt. Am I responsible for their injuries? That question is more complicated than it appears. The first advice I would give you is to notify your homeowner’s insurance company and advise them of the incident. If you have insurance coverage on your home the insurance company…
There were only four personal injury jury trials in Nashville (Davidson County) Tennessee in January 2012. One of the cases was a medical malpractice (health care liability) case. The case resulted in verdict the defendant health care provider. Another jury trial was a malicious prosecution case. Once again, a jury verdict…
The February 24, 2012 Tennessean contains this article about lawsuits against those who illegally serve alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person. The article found its way to Page One mainly because of this horrific accident just a few days earlier, when a person who was allegedly intoxicated drove the wrong way…
Medical malpractice insurance rates for doctors have dropped substantially in Tennessee in the last few years, and now doctors pay far less for insurance that they did five years ago. For example, 5 years ago an OB/GYN paid $59,572 for $1,000,000 / $3,000,000 in professional liability insurance. Today, that same doctor…