I was running an errand for my employer last week and was in a wreck with a pick-up truck. My car was stopped in traffic on Interstate 40 near Lebanon, Tennessee and the pick-up rear-ended my car at a high rate of speed. My car was totaled and I spent…
I hear personal injury attorneys advertise that they will work on a "contingent fee." What does that mean? A contingent fee is a fee that is payable only in the event the case is successful. No fee is owed if the case is not successful. In personal injury…
I am sure my case is going to settle soon. Can my attorney lend me money toward the settlement I know I am going to receive? No. In Tennessee it is unethical for an attorney to loan you money while he or she is representing you in a case. Rumor has…
I have a personal injury case. The at-fault driver’s insurance company has offered me $33,000 to settle the case. I don’t think it is enough and I want a trial. Will the jury know that the defendant offered me $33,000? Under Tennessee law, the answer is generally "no." Absent exceptional…
I was hurt in a car wreck in Sparta, TN. I lost six weeks from work but I am now back to work and think I will be able to work in the future. I hired a lawyer but we could not get the case settled. A lawsuit…
My mother was hurt in a nursing home in Chattanooga. What it the time limit for filing a lawsuit against a nursing home in Tennessee? You should assume that you must take appropriate legal action within one year of the date of the negligent act unless a lawyer aware of…
I won a personal injury trial in circuit court in Smith County, Tennessee? How long does the defendant have to appeal the jury verdict? First, the court has to enter a judgment on your verdict. The defendant then must file a notice of appeal to the Tennessee Court of…
I just discovered that my husband has been sexually abusing my 12-year old daughter. What do I do? I am scared and very angry. Here are my thoughts: Leave the house with your daughter and any of your other children and immediately report this matter to the police. If…
My husband was hurt in a car wreck in Tennessee on November 19, 2010 and died in the hospital on December 21, 2010. What is my deadline for filing a lawsuit against the driver who caused the wreck? Unless a lawyer familiar with all of the facts advises you to…
My wife was killed in a car wreck. She was not working at the time of her death but planned to go back to work when our daughter went to school. What damages am I entitled to receive from the person who caused the wreck? These are the types of…