Monthly Archives: August 2022
Proving Pain, Suffering And Mental Trauma In A Personal Injury Case
In a personal injury case, non-economic damages are the damages that you suffer, that have no bill, no price tag, and no definitive value attached to them. Unlike a medical bill, or lost wages that can be calculated through math and data, valuing someone’s mental trauma, anxiety, fear, or depression, has no data to… Read More »
Difficult Liability Issues Arise With Trespassers
Someone who trespasses is thought of as breaking the law. We don’t think that someone who breaks the law can recover for damages that they suffer on someone else’s property and that’s generally true. But that’s not completely true when someone is a trespasser. Can Trespassers Sue for Injuries? It is true that Tennessee,… Read More »
Ordinary Negligence Or Medical Malpractice? Here’s Why It Matters
Let’s say that you go to the hospital for a scan or a diagnostic test of some kind. You go into the room, and the nurse that is doing the test tells you to get onto a table or examining bench so that you can be scanned. As you are getting onto the examining… Read More »
T.J. Maxx in Trouble For Selling Recalled Products
In product liability cases, everybody down the line from manufacturer to the company that sells you the defective product, can be liable for the injuries that the defective products cause. This is why retailers will often immediately pull products from their shelves when there is any indication that a product is defective or is… Read More »
Some Cities Are Using Bankruptcy To Get Out Of Paying Victims
Let’s say that you have a lawsuit against the city–a school, or a police officer, or some other government official or employee. You may think that because it’s the government, you will certainly get paid if you win or settle the case. The last thing you’d expect is for a bankruptcy to affect your… Read More »
Arguments To Challenge Forced Arbitration
In some personal injury cases, the defendant may try to force you to go to arbitration. This is likely because you signed an agreement saying that you waive your right to a trial, and instead, agree that if there is a dispute (or in your case, a claim for an injury) that you will… Read More »
Products Liability And The Misuse Defense
As a general rule, in product liability cases, manufacturers and retailers are strictly liable for the injuries that defective products that they make or sell may cause. That means that you don’t have to show they knew what they were making or selling was defective, or that they acted carelessly—so long as the product… Read More »
Liability And Damages When Pets Are Injured Or Killed In An Accident
When people talk about pain and suffering and the emotional trauma associated with the death of a loved one, they are usually talking about human loved ones. But what about our animals, and our pets? Our animals are often as much a part of our family, and may be as loved as the human… Read More »