Recent Blog Posts
Ordinary Negligence Or Medical Malpractice? Here’s Why It Matters
Let’s say that you go to the hospital for a scan or a diagnostic test of some kind. You go into the room, and the nurse that is doing the test tells you to get onto a table or examining bench so that you can be scanned. As you are getting onto the examining… Read More »
T.J. Maxx in Trouble For Selling Recalled Products
In product liability cases, everybody down the line from manufacturer to the company that sells you the defective product, can be liable for the injuries that the defective products cause. This is why retailers will often immediately pull products from their shelves when there is any indication that a product is defective or is… Read More »
Some Cities Are Using Bankruptcy To Get Out Of Paying Victims
Let’s say that you have a lawsuit against the city–a school, or a police officer, or some other government official or employee. You may think that because it’s the government, you will certainly get paid if you win or settle the case. The last thing you’d expect is for a bankruptcy to affect your… Read More »
Arguments To Challenge Forced Arbitration
In some personal injury cases, the defendant may try to force you to go to arbitration. This is likely because you signed an agreement saying that you waive your right to a trial, and instead, agree that if there is a dispute (or in your case, a claim for an injury) that you will… Read More »
Products Liability And The Misuse Defense
As a general rule, in product liability cases, manufacturers and retailers are strictly liable for the injuries that defective products that they make or sell may cause. That means that you don’t have to show they knew what they were making or selling was defective, or that they acted carelessly—so long as the product… Read More »
Liability And Damages When Pets Are Injured Or Killed In An Accident
When people talk about pain and suffering and the emotional trauma associated with the death of a loved one, they are usually talking about human loved ones. But what about our animals, and our pets? Our animals are often as much a part of our family, and may be as loved as the human… Read More »
Dealing With Liens In Your Injury Case
When your case ends, and you have agreed to a settlement or you have won a verdict at trial, you probably know that any medical bills that you have that are due and owing, may have to be paid from your settlement. But what you may not have known is that any other third… Read More »
Laceration Injuries: Don’t Take Them Lightly
When people think of the types of injuries that they can sustain in an accident, cuts, scrapes and lacerations aren’t usually the first injuries on people’s list of concerns, in terms of injury severity. Certainly, there are some lacerations that are relatively small or minor. But not all are, and in fact, lacerations can… Read More »
Wrongful Death And Survivor’s Act Claims
If a loved one passes away in an accident in Tennessee, you have the right to file a wrongful death claim. You may already know that. But what you may not know is that when someone passes away after an accident, the selection of a wrongful death act, or a survivor’s act claim, may… Read More »
GEICO Case Shows That Insurance May Cover More Than You Think
In many cases, people are injured, and they don’t sue because of the misconception that nobody could possibly be responsible, or otherwise, because they feel like the wrongdoer may not have the assets or insurance to pay a lawsuit or claim anyway. But a recent case shows that may not be the case. The… Read More »
