Tennessee Attorneys and Lawyers
Every year in Tennessee, there are more than 12,000 personal injury cases, not including car accident personal injury cases, as well as 700 medical malpractice cases.
Of these personal injury cases in Tennessee, typically less than 10 percent go to trial. This is because personal injury victims, with the help of expert personal injury attorneys, get the person responsible to agree to a settlement. The average award is usually close to $100,000. Tennessee follows the comparative negligence law, which says that the victim can only receive damages (money) if he or she is less than 50 percent to blame. The law can also reduce the amount of damages in relation to how much the victim was to blame for the accident. For example, if the person was 10 percent to blame, he or she gets 10 percent less of the compensation. That is just one reason why it is so important to have a personal injury attorney representing you; attorneys work hard to decrease the amount of blame you receive.
Tennessee’s statute of limitations for personal injury cases is one year, which is the shortest time period of all the states in the U.S. If that one year mark expires, personal injury victims cannot file claims. Most personal injury attorneys suggest you file as soon as possible, and with their help, you can recover damages such as medical expenses, lost wages, and property damages.
