As an injury attorney, we conduct depositions regularly. In a deposition, the deponent is sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Each word, including every question and every answer, is taken down by a …
Hit And Run Car Accidents In Tennessee
Q. What if you get shoved off the road by a motorist who never even stops? Tennessee law is very specific about how you can recover from your Uninsured Motorists (UM) Insurance Coverage on your car in the event of …
Texting While Driving
The New Era Of Car Accident Causes If you are rear ended there’s a good chance that texting and driving is to blame. 20 years ago, when I first started practicing injury law, rear end accidents looked pretty well the …
Eyewitnesses and Liars
Facts Are Easily Forgotten As an injury attorney for almost 25 years, I have taken more depositions and testimony of eyewitnesses than I care to remember. It is surprising to many how the stories of parties or eyewitnesses often vary …
Making Semis Safer?
My biggest cases monetarily have been trucking crashes. Fully loaded 18 wheelers weigh around 80,000 lbs. compared to your 3,500 lbs. car. In a recent article called “Navigating Through the Era of Reptile Theory” Edwin S. Norris, J.D., Manager of …
Don’t Dodge Deer
This is the time of year I remind you and yours to watch out for deer during their mating season, known as the “rut.” Deer become single-minded during their romantic season, and are unlikely to notice your car. The same …
Seven Hidden Car Accident Injuries
After a car crash, you may be able to walk around and feel little more than “tightness.” But, the next 2 days, you may be unable to even get out of bed! No one is more surprised than you. Of …
What is Pain and Suffering Worth?
How much should you be compensated for Pain and suffering? It may seem strange to ask what value to assign to pain and suffering, yet it is a major component of personal injury cases. Over the years, great trial lawyers …
