Personal Injury

When entering the legal realm for the first time, court hearings may impose a certain level of intimidation. Navigating your trial with the help of a lawyer often reduces some level of stress because they understand court proceedings and can guide you accordingly. One important factor that you should learn more about in reference your…

Accidents involving heavy machinery like trains can be extremely frightening. Dangerous accidents that occur are commonly the consequence of some type of human-based mistake. The preventability of train accidents almost makes their rate of incidence sobering, knowing that most of these accidents were avoidable. Traveling by train, for some, is a necessary part of their…

In a personal injury case, the settlement offer comes before or during trial, and little else is required from you. All you need to do is accept the defense attorney’s settlement by way of phone, email, or fax – whichever method you prefer. You might think your compensation arrives shortly after that, but the truth…

After a personal injury case, injured parties have the right to receive economic compensation, such as medical bills and time spent out of work. Noneconomic damages better known as “pain and suffering” may also be awarded to them. Pain and suffering can be mental or physical. Mental physical pain describes any negative emotion that an…

Black Lung, also known as Pneumoconiosis, was once considered a rare, occupational disease specific to coal miners. Today, most recent studies indicate that one in ten coal miners who have worked in mines for at least 25 years has black lung. In Appalachia, coal miners are disproportionately affected at one in five miners. These numbers…

Electric scooters, known generally as e-scooters, are a rising craze around the nation. E-scooters are convenient, fast, and trendy, but that does not mean they are safe. As the use of e-scooters increases, lawmakers in Tennessee are struggling to find ways to keep riders safe in their cities, towns, and municipalities. E-scooters have become an…

During a personal injury claim in Nashville, you may come across two main categories of damages: punitive and compensatory. The Tennessee courts permit injured victims of negligence to pursue compensatory damages, or financial awards to make up for accident-related losses. Punitive damages, however, come from the judge. They are additional damages a judge may award…