My daughter was injured in a fireworks show put on by our neighbors last night. What responsibility does the neighbor have to pay her medical bills and other losses? Your neighbor’s responsibility depends on whether or not he was negligent in his use of the fireworks. Your neighbor had the…
My wife was at work when a fire occurred. Her employer says the fire occurred because a problem with a machine in the plant. She was badly burned. What are her legal rights? At an absolute minimum, your wife will be able to recover benefits under Tennessee’s worker’s compensation law.…
My husband recently lost his vision because of a error by a doctor. What are his legal rights? Your husband will have to prove that the doctor who treated him failed to follow acceptable professional practice in the community where the doctor practiced and that the failure caused the loss…
I was fishing at Tims Ford lake and a ski boat came around a corner and hit my small boat. I was thrown into the water and received a compound fracture to my leg and a bad cut. The leg became infected. The other boater was drunk? What are my…
My lawyer missed the deadline for filing my lawsuit. What are my rights? You may well have a case against your lawyer. To prove that case, you have to prove that the lawyer should have filed the case on time and, if he or she had done so, you would…
I was hurt in a car wreck. It was not my fault. My neighbor doesn’t think I need a lawyer because I did not get hurt. Is she right? If you weren’t hurt you probably do not lead a lawyer to assist you unless you have difficulty getting the other…
Do I have to repay my automobile insurance company if they pay my medical bills from my medical payments coverage and I recover a settlement from the at-fault driver? Probably. Most automobile insurance policies that have medical payments coverage require that you re-pay them if you make a recovery from…
I was hurt in a car accident. I do not have health insurance. I heard that my auto insurer might pay some of my medical bills under what is known as "medical payments coverage." What is that? Many car insurance policies have medical payments coverage. This insurance coverage pays…
I was hurt in a car wreck., My doctor prescribed physical therapy. I am supposed to go three days per week. The physical therapist is 60 miles away and I simply cannot afford the gas to go back and forth three days per week. If I don’t go to…
I was supposed to have an operation on my right ankle. When I woke up I discovered that they operated on my left ankle. Now, I have to wait to recover from the operation to the wrong ankle before they will operate on the ankle they should have operated on (the right ankle). …