Tennessee law provides that the negligent operator of a boat is responsible for injuries or deaths caused by the operator’s conduct. The boat owner is also held responsible for the acts of the operator if the operator had permission of the owner to use the boat and if the boat…
As a Tennessee personal injury lawyer, I receive at least one call every week from a potential personal injury client who has waiting too long to hire a lawyer to get help with filing a lawsuit. Recently, I had calls from three people in one week who called me too…
As Tennessee personal injury lawyers, we spend of time listening to our clients explain about injuries they received in car wrecks, truck accidents, and lots of other situations. One frequent question we are asked is whether the insurance company defending the case will be able to explore the client’s medical…
We were on a boat on Old Hickory Lake outside of Nashville, Tennessee. A young man driving a personal watercraft (a jet ski) was jumping our wake real close to the back of the boat. This happened several times. Then the PWC was racing along side of us, and then…
I was riding as a passenger on a jet ski at Center Hill Lake near Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee. The PWC operator was driving real close to the shore at a high rate of speed and hit a big rock. He lost control of the jet ski, I got flipped…
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…
I was in a wreck. The police took a statement from me but she did not accurately put down what I said in the accident report. Can the accident report be used against me in a personal injury case? Yes, but not directly. In most cases, the accident report cannot…
I have a pending personal injury claim from a wreck with a truck. I think someone is following me around and photographing or videoing my activities. Can insurance companies do that? Yes, within certain limits. It is not uncommon for insurance companies to use surveillance to determine what task you…
My 22-year old son was hurt in a car wreck. Can I file a lawsuit for him? No, unless he is so severely injured or suffers from some type of disability that he is deemed incompetent. If he is incompetent, there are formal proceedings which must be filed to have…
My son was bit by a neighbor’s dog. What rights do I have in a lawsuit against the dog owner? You have the right to recover medical expenses that you paid or were paid by your insurance company. (You almost certainly have to repay your health insurance company out of…