Under Tennessee law, the spouse of the decedent usually has the right to file and control a wrongful death lawsuit. However, a spouse can lose the right to file and control the wrongful death suit if he or she has abandons or becomes "willfully withdrawn" from the decedent for a…
You have no legal obligation to give a statement about the events giving rise to a Tennessee automobile, truck or motorcycle accident to the adjuster to the at-fault driver’s insurance company. We typically recommend that our clients do not give such a statement, especially before they are prepared by one…
The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that deaths in traffic accidents are significant’y lower in 2013 than they were at this point in the year in 2012. By this date last year, 458 people in Tennessee had died from traffic related accidents. This year, 388 people have died, a drop of…
The Law Offices of John Day, P.C. website has just added some new material on the damages that can be awarded to Tennessee personal injury victims. The new pages on our website address the issue of the limits on damages in Tennessee cases after the new tort reform law and…
Tennessee ethics rules for attorneys who represent people involved in personal injury cases or wrongful death cases on a contingent fee basis provide that the lawyer must have a written fee agreement with their client. It is important that, as a prospective client, you read the agreement and make sure…
There are lots of lawyers who are willing to represent you in Tennessee automobile and truck accident cases, Tennessee medical malpractice cases, and other types of Tennessee injury and wrongful death cases. How do you figure out who to hire for your case? One place to look is for sites…
In the legal profession they are called "runners" – non-lawyers who approach Tennessee personal injury victims and families of Tennessee wrongful death victims and try to persuade them to hire a particular lawyer or law firm. They may come to the scene of an accident, a hospital room, a residence,…
A structured settlement is an agreement reached between a plaintiff (the person who files a lawsuit) and the insurance company for the defendant (the person or company that is sued) to pay a personal injury or wrongful death settlement to the plaintiff over time rather than paying the money in…
A recent report on the financial consequences of dog bites shows that there were 16,459 dog bite claims in the United States in 2012, a number actually less than the it was ten years earlier, when there were 16.919 claims. No specific information was provided about the number of dog…
The abuse (sexual or physical or mental) or exploitation of a disabled adult in Tennessee can give rise to a right of the disabled person to seek damages. Under Tennessee law, a disabled adult is one who meets one of the following criteria: (A) Has some impairment of body or mind…