Hi, I am aware that some insurance companies calculate pain and suffering for auto accident/personal injury cases using a "multiplier" between 1 and 5 depending on the severity of the injury. In preparation for considering an upcoming offer from my P&C carrier for a claim under my... Read more »
answered on May 25, 2022
I don't know that there really is a multiplier- and a multiplier range of between 1-5 is pretty broad. Damages should be unique to your case- and how your ankle injury impacts you.
I have a Question I was wondering if we won a malpractice lawsuit for my mother and decided not to pay her medical bills with the lawsuit money could we be held responsible for her medical bills and with the attorney get in trouble for us not paying the medical bills
answered on Apr 29, 2022
This is something that your attorney is in the best position to answer. However, your question remains open for two weeks. The reason it would be difficult for other attorneys, Tennessee or otherwise, to answer is that they would not have information contained in your file. This could include the... Read more »
They didn't bring this up until I asked why it was taken them so long to begin my process of donating which was roughly 45 minutes
answered on Apr 19, 2022
A Tennessee attorney could comment best, but your post remains open for three weeks. There wasn't a question included, but if you are wondering what your rights are in such a scenario, one possibility is that the facility might argue that it took the measures it did in the interest of public... Read more »
I was given an MRI several weeks ago. I was denied Leave because the physician did not answer several questions regarding how many visits and duration. I have not had previous legal counsel. I have concerns about who, where hours, etc. What should I do before answering any questions. What legal... Read more »
answered on Apr 7, 2022
A Tennessee attorney could advise best, but your questions remain open for a week. You may be losing valuable time awaiting a response from a personal injury attorney, the category chosen for your post. This is outside the experience of most personal injury attorneys - it is more a workers'... Read more »
He had a boundary marker but he took it down and encroached on my property about 15 ft. taking down most of the boundary that took 15 years to establish. What can I do about it?
answered on Jan 28, 2022
If your neighbor trespassed onto your property and removed landscaping; trees- the neighbor would be liable for damages for this.
Patient has diagnois of cognative mental disorder and was admitted due to a fall resulting in an additional head injury.
answered on Dec 28, 2021
A Tennessee attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. It would be a firm that handles personal injury, and possibly med mal if the incident was related to the patient's care. It's difficult to say with exactness, based on this brief description. Good luck
Probably going to end up have a have an operation and I can't get a copy of the accident report and don't remember the date when I have a case since I can't remember the date exactly
answered on Dec 14, 2021
Look through a calendar carefully and figure out when you were working. Then contact an attorney to file a worker's compensation claim.
Hello,
I truly hate to bother you, but I am looking for a reputable lawyer in and around McNaiy County TN, especially one that deals in auto claims and damages against government neglect. I was in a recent wreck that caused me to roll my vehicle and it was do to poorly laded gravel done by... Read more »
answered on Dec 3, 2021
You are close enough to Jackson to use a lawyer in Jackson, Tn. If you are looking for specific names let me know or call.
I was attacked by two patients and a male staff worker while I was a patient myself at this local hospital in Memphis, TN. I sustained several injuries to my head, leg, and left shoulder. I am in need of further medical care due to some pain I am still experiencing in my left shoulder and headaches... Read more »
Do I have to assert all my claims against a medical facility at the time of pre-suit notice or can the complete list of claims, and damages, wait until the time of filing suit?
What exactly MUST be included in the Pre-suit Notice?.... beyond what is spelled out in the statues? I mean,... Read more »
answered on Nov 21, 2021
A Texas or Tennessee attorney could advise best (the post straddles both jurisdictions), but your question remains open for five weeks. One reason the question was difficult to answer might be that med mal cases tend to be complex, commonly involving multiple parties, multiple legal theories, and... Read more »
Can the promoter, owner of rink property and / owner of horse.
answered on Nov 10, 2021
A Tennessee attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for four weeks. Poor animal must have been terrified. I hope the horse and the occupants of the vehicle are okay. From a textbook analysis, everyone is probably going to be pointing fingers at each other. But for a meaningful... Read more »
Had ACL,MCL,LCL,and level 4 break tibiial plateau surgery in February. Had knee infection surgery again in March, and again around the end of June. On July 27th,nurse practitioner gave me this paper saying I'd reached medical maximum improvement. I've been told only doctors can make that... Read more »
answered on Nov 8, 2021
A Tennessee attorney could advise best here, but your post remains open for two weeks. Additionally, your chosen categories cover different casualty areas, where state statutes might not necessarily overlap between personal injury and workers' comp regulations. Until you are able to discuss... Read more »
answered on Oct 4, 2021
That will be a failure to appear. Get your lawyer to ask for a continuance on those grounds. Do something besides getting a mittimus or capias issued.
im west tn it is ongoing and expanding to point cell numbers emails stolen every sigle aspect my life affected hidden cam ease dropping- extensive.. point i am complete prisioner who would i contact to help stop and convict these individuals thanku respectfully jg MD
answered on Sep 15, 2021
A Tennessee attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. You could reach out to attorneys who handle identity theft matters. It could also be worth considering reaching out to financial institutions who handle your banking and credit cards to find out if the identity... Read more »
The doctor have paperwork on my case
answered on Aug 1, 2021
A Tennessee attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. These product-based actions are sometimes mutli-district cases with heavy dockets. If you have an attorney on the case already, they would know best, based on how far along the case has already progressed. But if the... Read more »
my Family doctor started me on pain med several years ago after being diagnosed with an incurable disease, and i have been using this med as prescribed since it was first prescribe for me. there has been several times over the past years when he has been as much as 2-5 days late prescribing the med... Read more »
answered on Jul 28, 2021
A Tennessee attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Based on your brief description, it appears that the measure of damages would essentially be a pattern of several delays in receiving pain relief meds after long-term use of the medication. Although your suffering... Read more »
Do I have a case? I was in excellent health before injury and my age was not a problem. Injury had nothing to do with age, instead work station and vendor communication did. Before injury co-workers and local management had no idea of my age from appearance and job performance. Records were at... Read more »
answered on Jun 9, 2021
Hi, more information is needed here. Were you injured on the job and filed a workers compensation claim? Some states have an anti-retaliation law that prohibits retaliation for filing a workers compensation claim. I would reach out to an employment law attorney in your state for a consultation.
Let go refused to tell why, age 70 and less than a year work comp claim, Separation Slip - Lack of Work, My Job posted the next week.
I was in excellent health before injury and my age was not a problem. Injury had nothing to do with age, instead work station and vendor communication did.... Read more »
answered on Jun 8, 2021
More information is needed to analyze your situation. You may have a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, depending on the impact resulting from the injury you sustained. You could also have a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and/or a state law workers'... Read more »
She has not been able to feel, move, or sit up. She has been in the worst pain imaginable going to Drs and they didnt see it kept saying they didn't know why she hurt. On top of that her cancer came back
answered on Jun 5, 2021
A Tennessee attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for a week. I'm sorry for what your aunt is going through. There wasn't a question here, but if you're wondering whether this situation provides your aunt with any legal recourse, it isn't possible to give... Read more »
3 officers slammed me down in the yard of the home we Were evicted from. While 2 put there knees in my back one reached around them and grabbed me by the back of my neck, squzz and just held as tightly as he could as if trying to strangle me from behind now my neck aches a lot it pops n creeks and... Read more »
answered on Jun 1, 2021
Looks to me like the statute of limitations in Tennessee is one year. If it is over a year you can't proceed. Contact attorneys who handle "police misconduct." You need exact dates.
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