Day on Torts

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Before his death, decedent filed suit for personal injury and loss of consortium in West Virginia. After decedent’s death, plaintiffs filed this suit in Tennessee, attempting to have the remaining settlement proceeds distributed as wrongful death proceeds rather than having them distributed under decedent’s will.

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Personal Injury Tort Cause of Action Litigation 59

Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Where plaintiff’s personal injury claim was based on a Tennessee car accident for which defendant was given a traffic citation for failure to exercise due care under Tenn. 55-8-136, which is a Class C misdemeanor, the statute of limitations for plaintiff’s action was extended to two years pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Statute Personal Injury Cause of Action Misdemeanor 59

Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The only issue in this personal injury case was damages. Plaintiff and his experts also testified that plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury in the accident. Note: Chapter 25, Section 10 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Tort Personal Injury Court Court Rules 59

Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

A Tennessee lawyer was suspended and put on probation after failing to file a personal injury case. While the lawyer had every intention of refiling within one year, that date was stored only in his memory. The statute of limitations ran out due to his forgetting the deadline.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. People are seeking the closure of the houses located in Summertown, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama. or houses near him.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. People are seeking the closure of the houses located in Summertown, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama. Source: Journal News. __.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. People are seeking the closure of the houses located in Summertown, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama. Source: Journal News. __.

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