If you’re a Nashville worker, you’ve probably heard of workers’ compensation and SSDI in the course of your work. If you haven’t, workers’ compensation ensures that anyone who sustains a work-related injury gets financial damages for their pain. However, it’s not only the employees who benefit from this policy. Employers who have workers’ comp insurance…

In every car accident case, there is a fault party and a victim. The fault party is the person who created the event that led to the crash and owed the victim a duty of care. At the crux of the fault party’s action is negligence.  Not everyone understands what negligence means or its impact…

A personal injury lawsuit is a civil lawsuit filed in order to seek compensation for an injury that was caused by wrongful conduct. The defendant’s wrongful conduct can include negligence (carelessness), criminal behavior, intentional misconduct or product liability. In Tennessee, personal injury lawsuits are based on state law and are generally litigated in state courts….

Before mounting a personal injury suit in the state of Tennessee, you should be aware of certain laws and legal rulings that will govern your case. A keen understanding of the law and a good lawyer are your greatest assets when deciding whether to begin this legal process. Damages awarded in these suits can be…

A new bill proposed in the Tennessee state legislature could allow companies in the state to “opt out” of workers’ compensation guidelines established by a 2013 law. This bill could allow companies to opt out of state guidelines and adopt their own. While proponents of the bill say this can improve workers’ compensation benefits for…

In Tennessee canine-related injuries operate under a premise of strict liability. This means that personal injury cases involving dog bites do not seek to find fault and instead hold the dog owner liable for all damages. In order to win such cases, the claimant simply needs to prove that the event occurred and that the…