A "summary judgment" is a decision by a judge that an automobile accident, truck accident, or other type of case should not go to a full trial before a jury. A judge can make a decision not to let a jury decide a case only if the judge determines that…
It is almost always necessary for an experienced Tennessee injury attorney to obtain an injured person’s medical records before a personal injury claim for a car or truck accident can be fully evaluated, Also, the at-fault driver’s insurance company will also want to see the records before authorizing a settlement…
Tennessee law requires that lawsuits concerning injury claims that arise from automobile accidents must be filed in court no later than one year after the date of the accident. Thus, the case must be settled, or a lawsuit filed, or the injured person’s rights will be lost. There are a…
As a Nashville and Tennessee automobile accident attorney, one question that I am frequently asked is what happens when the person who causes the motor vehicle does not have any liability insurance. Here is the answer? 1. First, don’t assume that there is no liability insurance just because the driver…
Distracted driving is taking lives on our highways, and this study takes a look at what is taking the attenion of drivers away from the road. According to police report data analyzed by Erie Insurance, a automobility liability insurer, of the more than 65,000 people killed in car crashes over the…
From time to time we are asked to represent people who are injured in a car accident but were driving illegally at the time of the wreck, that is, they did not have a valid license to operate a car or truck on Tennessee roads. These people are obviously concerned…
Many states have laws that place some restrictions on elderly drivers, but Tennessee does not. Here is a list of the limitations that other states have placed on elderly drivers.
As a Tennessee automobile accident attorney for over three decades, I have seen lots of incidents where cell phone use (either for calls or texting) causes car wrecks. This study from the West Virginia School of Public Health puts numbers to our experience. The study finds that in 2003, cell phone use by vehicle…
The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released information about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death cases filed and tried in Clarksville and Montgomery County, Tennessee for the year ended June 30, 2012: Here is the data; Total personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in court: –…
If you received a summons and complaint (the documents which initiate a civil lawsuit in Tennessee) you need to immediately notify your insurance company that you have been sued. If you have already reported the claim, the insurance company will already have told you to whom you should send the…