Personal Injury
What Your Medical Bills Mean in Plain English
One of the most frustrating parts of any personal injury case is trying to make sense of your medical bills. It often seems as if the bills were purposely made hard to understand just to frustrate you. Much of the reason for the complexity of medical bills has to do with the way insurance companies…
Read MoreHow Are Damages Assessed in Catastrophic Injury Cases?
Many victims of car crashes, medical malpractice, product defects, and other accidents suffer catastrophic injuries. Catastrophic injures are injuries that don’t heal with time. They permanently change the ability of the victim to function and to enjoy life. Catastrophic injury victims often need multiple surgeries and need to treat with numerous doctors, multiple times. Victims…
Read MoreThe Devastation of Electric Shock Injuries
Whether they happen at home or in the workplace, electric shock injuries can cause serious physical trauma or even death. These types of injuries can be financially and physically overwhelming to recover from. If your accident was caused by someone’s carelessness, your healing and adjustment process can be worsened or delayed with the added stress…
Read MoreTennessee Supreme Court Declines to Change Law on Proof of Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Cases
Tennessee personal injury lawyers have been keeping a close eye on the Jean Dedmon v. Debbie Steelman et al. case filed in Crockett County. On November 17, 2017, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that plaintiffs may continue to use their full and undiscounted medical bills, as opposed to the discounted bills paid by insurance companies,…
Read MoreMemphis Looks to Join the Fight Against Opioid Addiction, with the help of Attorney Thomas Greer
There is no doubt that opioid addiction is a clear and present danger. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that more than 30,000 people died in 2015 as a result of opioid overdoses – and more than half of those deaths were from prescription drugs. The problem is especially bad here in Tennessee.…
Read MoreWhat Makes an Injury Catastrophic?
Thousands of Americans are injured each year in all sorts of accidents. Some people, despite an initially devastating injury, heal and get back to living their lives. Others who suffer serious injuries can end up requiring around the clock care. These people are unable to perform the most basic activities of daily living, and they…
Read MoreThe Life-Changing Impact of a Catastrophic Injury
Every single day, people get in car accidents with commercial trucks. These crashes can be so devastating that it is truly a miracle that some of these people make it out alive. If a person is fortunate enough to survive a crash with a commercial truck, they are oftentimes left with life-altering injuries, and with…
Read MoreCatastrophic Injuries from Train Crossing Accidents
Every single year people are seriously injured or killed at railroad crossings. What is behind these seemingly easily preventable incidents? Well in 2010, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) participated in something called the National Crossing Inventory, in which over 3,800 railroad crossings in over 79 counties across the state were inspected. The results of…
Read MoreWhen is an Injury Considered Catastrophic?
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are injured each year in all sorts of accidents. Despite an initially devastating injury, some people recover, heal, and get back to living their lives. Those victims who are less fortunate suffer serious injuries that end up requiring around the clock care. These people might not ever recover from their…
Read MoreCatastrophic Injuries from Amusement Park Accidents
You have likely heard about the recent amusement park accidents that have caused the deaths and serious injuries of park visitors. No one plans to suffer a catastrophic injury when they walk through the gates of their favorite theme park. It is summer time, and you just want to have fun and enjoy life. Sometimes…
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