Can you have a personal injury claim and a workers’ compensation claim at the same time? Fortunately, the answer can be yes. In workers’ compensation claims in the state of Tennessee, unfortunately your benefits can be very limited, so it's always important to look for a third party to recover against. The bad news is, if you're injured by your employer due to your employer's negligence or by a co-employee, you're not going to be [...]

 It's important to make a good impression. Understand the judge, or in the in case of a jury trial, the jury, is going to make decisions about you from your personal appearance. That may not be fair, but ladies and gentlemen, that is a reality of our current life. So, if you want to make a good impression, then I suggest that you dress for success. I suggest that you don't wear shorts. I suggest [...]

Property owners and managers have a responsibility to keep their property safe. When you see a “Wet Floor” sign at the supermarket, or signs posted around a construction site, or a notice in the bathroom of your favorite restaurant telling employees to wash their hands before resuming work – all of these signs are posted to ensure that everyone gets through their days safely. Sometimes, however, property owners can be a little lax. They cut some [...]

Product liability lawsuits are different than personal injury lawsuits based on negligence. The basic parts of a product liability claim are: A product was defective The user of the product died or became injured The defect is the cause of the wrongful death or injury The damages in both product liability lawsuits are similar. Injured victims can claim their lost wages, any and all medical expenses to recover, and damages for pain and suffering. Families can [...]

Everybody slip and falls at some point in their lives. If you are lucky, you stand up, shake off the dirt and embarrassment and you keep on walking and trying to act as if everything is fine and hoping that no one saw you take a tumble. People slip and fall at home, at work, they trip and fall at the mall, the grocery store, on the courthouse steps and in school hallways. You might emerge [...]

When the music is turned up too loudly, it can hurt your ears. For one Garth Brooks fan, love of music almost cost her an eye. And while we think a good pun is pretty funny, there’s nothing funny about what happened to Jean Ann Crenshaw on December 9th while she was at a concert at the Bridgestone Arena. The short version is this: Trisha Yearwood had a surprise in store for Garth Brooks that involved [...]

Unlike Superman, Achilles and the other heroes of myth, we’re not invulnerable to pain and suffering.  People sustain life-threatening injuries every day: from terrifying natural disasters, unavoidable auto accidents, and simple slips. Fortunately, when you get injured, you are not alone; you can have a personal injury attorney by your side. There are a number of personal injury attorneys here in Knoxville, and choosing the right lawyer to represent you is an important choice. But how [...]

Summer is time for fun in the sun, to stay cool at the pool, and other playful, rhyming activities. It’s vacation time, and you want to have the best possible experiences with your family. Still, just as it does to the other three seasons, danger casts its shadow over summer. So we want you to stay safe this year, and avoid some of the most common injuries and illnesses that occur during the warmer months. [...]

When you’ve been hurt – in an auto accident, while playing sports, while at work, etc. – you expect that at some point, you’re going to recover from that injury. There are some injuries, though, that you never really recover from: injuries that will affect you and your family for the rest of your life. These are called catastrophic injuries, and they could lead to a lifetime of medical care, the need for adaptive technologies, or [...]