Between January and mid-July, 597 motor vehicle accident fatalities occurred in the state of Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security also reported that there were a total of 3,053 collisions causing serious or fatal injuries.
Every one of these accidents represent lives lost or changed forever. Sadly, many were preventable and would not have occurred if motorists had not been careless on the roadways. If you or someone you love was a victim of this carelessness, you need a legal advocate on your side.
You don’t want to just hire any Knoxville car accident attorney, though. You need a firm that has an established track record, that prioritizes developing trust, and that is prepared to resolve your case through negotiation or litigation depending on what’s necessary to maximize your compensation.
The Lawyers of Brown and Roberto can provide the advocacy you’re looking for. Since 1979, our firm has focused exclusively on representing injured victims including those harmed in car wrecks. We’ve recovered more than $50 million for clients, including $2.1 million for a pedestrian hit by a car as well as $1 million in several recent claims including crashes caused by a truck driver who entered an intersection unsafely and a driver who ran a stop sign.
We can bring our legal skills and experience to your case and help you fight for the full compensation you deserve. Give us a call today at (865) 691-2777 to schedule your free consultation, with no office visit required, to find out what our firm can do for you.
Types of Car Accidents In Knoxville
Crashes happen on Tennessee’s roads every day, and The Lawyers of Brown and Roberto provide invaluable help in all different kinds of motor vehicle accidents. Some of the different Knoxville car accident claims our firm handles include:
- Truck accidents
- Bicycle wrecks
- Motorcycle crashes
- Pedestrian injuries
- Uber and Lyft accidents
Whether you were walking, riding your bike, or in a passenger car at the time of the incident, our firm can help you to fight for the compensation you deserve after someone hurt you.
Who is Responsible for a Knoxville Car Accident?
Tennessee is a fault state for car accidents, so you can take legal action against any driver whose negligence or carelessness was the direct cause of your accident.
Giggers v. Memphis Housing Auth explains that negligence is “defined as the failure to exercise reasonable care.” As the case explains, to establish negligence you must show:
- The defendant had a duty or obligation to you
- Their conduct fell below the standard of care, either because they violated a specific safety regulation or because they behaved less carefully than a reasonable driver would have
- You were hurt as a direct result of their failures.
You do not have to show the other driver was 100% to blame for the incident in order to recover compensation. A case called McIntyre v. Balentine established a “modified comparative fault” rule in Tennessee.
This sounds complicated, but as the court explains in McIntyre,”so long as a plaintiff’s negligence remains less than the defendant’s negligence the plaintiff may recover; in such a case, plaintiff’s damages are to be reduced in proportion to the percentage of the total negligence attributable to the plaintiff.”
If the other driver was at least 51% responsible for the crash, this comparative fault rule allows you to make your claim. If you suffered $100,000 in damages and the other driver was 60% to blame, they’d have to pay you $60,000 of your losses.
It is up to you to prove that the defendant was to blame, and the Knoxville personal injury attorneys at The Lawyers of Brown & Roberto will help you to do that.
How Can a Knoxville Car Accident Attorney Help You?
A Knoxville car accident lawyer provides invaluable assistance after you or someone you love was hurt or killed in a motorcycle accident. Our firm will focus on the legal issues while you focus on recovering and rebuilding. We’ll advocate for and assist you in many important ways including:
- Gathering evidence: Tennessee law requires most car accidents to be reported. As the Tennessee Department Of Safety And Homeland Security explains, failure to file a report could lead to a license suspension. An attorney can help you to obtain copies of accident reports, police records, and witness statements that you can use to bolster your case.
- Making certain you file your claim on time. Tennessee Code Section 28-3-104 establishes a one year statute of limitations for injury claims and Tennessee Code Section 28-3-105 establishes a three year statute of limitations for property damage claims. If you wait too long, your claim will be time-barred and can’t move forward. Our firm will help you keep your case on track and on time.
- Negotiating a settlement. Many car accident claims settle outside of court. Our firm can negotiate with the insurance company to maximize the chances you reach an agreement that allows you to avoid trial.
- Fighting for you in court. If no fair settlement offer is forthcoming, we’re prepared to represent you in court. While not all attorneys are ready to go to trial, the Lawyers of Brown and Roberto are part of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and we have extensive experience in a courtroom. We’ll be there to help you make a compelling case.
We want to make your life easier and earn your trust in the aftermath of an accident, so we offer free consultations to help you understand more about the ways in which we can represent you. We also don’t charge legal fees unless we win your case.
Our goal is to ensure you are made whole, or recover the full amount of compensation necessary to pay for economic and non-financial damages. While Tennessee Code Section 29-39-102 caps non-economic losses at $750,000, or $1 million for catastrophic injuries, we work to ensure that you get the maximum available to you under the law given the facts of your case and the state’s limits.
Let A Knoxville Car Accident Attorney Help You Today
Don’t wait to get the help you need from a Knoxville car accident attorney after a car accident. Contact The Lawyers of Brown and Roberto at (865) 691-2777 today.