Work injuries can happen anytime, to anyone, even in seemingly low-risk environments. If you are injured at work you may be entitled workerscompensation benefits. If the accident was caused by a third party (someone who does not work for your employer), you may be entitled to additional compensation by filing a personal injury lawsuit…
Our Knoxville workers’ compensation lawyers frequently get calls from injured workers telling us that their medical treatment has been denied by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier. Discussed below are some of the reasons that treatment is denied and what injured workers should do when that happens. One common reason that treatment is denied is…
It happens when we least expect it, you are driving around taking care of your busy life and all of a sudden…you are hit by a careless driver. Now, after a car accident, you are injured and your car is damaged. After getting back from your doctor, you get a phone call and it’s…
While hacked email is certainly in the news today, you may be wondering what steps you can take to keep your email messages private. It’s almost common place these days to hear of another data breach where an unauthorized user gains access to private information, including private email. Although it may seem as if…
If you’ve been involved in a car, truck or motorcycle accident, an experienced car accident lawyer can help you recover everything that you are entitled to under the law. For more information on how a car accident lawyer can help you, check out our recent blog post. The Top 10 Reasons You Would Need…
We wrote recently about the process of filing for Workers’ Compensation benefits. If you haven’t read it yet, you can check it out here. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has detailed instructions on their website to help you through the process. In a perfect world, you would follow the process step…
Social Security Disability (SSD or SSDI) includes survivor benefits for widows and widowers. If you are a disabled widow or widower of a person who received SSD benefits, you may be entitled to their disability benefits. Who is Eligible for Disabled Widow or Widower Benefits? As a widow or widower of a SSD recipient, you…
Criminal law sentencing can be very complicated in Tennessee. Even experienced criminal law attorneys must consult several sections of the Tennessee Code in order to properly advise clients. If you’ve never been in trouble before, it is even easier to get confused by the words that criminal lawyers and judges use when discussing possible…
School bus safety is always a concern, especially now that winter break is almost over with kids going back to school next week. It’s important to know and understand the law about stopping for school buses so you can help keep kids safe and avoid getting a ticket. Under Tennessee law, you are required…
Following the jury verdict in the recent trial of George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin, many people have been wondering whether Tennessee has a similar provision. Tennessee does have a very broad self-defense law that is contained in the Tennessee Code at Section 39-11-611. More specifically, the stand your ground law in…