Tennessee Personal Injury
What is Personal Injury?
If you have been seriously injured due to the fault or negligence of someone else, you may be facing multiple challenges. Medical recovery, lost wages, and pain and suffering are all difficult enough without wondering how to protect your legal rights. But you should know that if your injuries were caused by the wrong or careless actions of another person or party, you may have a personal injury case -- and you need an experienced advocate on your side.
With a family tradition of legal service since 1960, the attorneys at Terry, Terry & Stapleton have helped our clients recover some of the largest legal settlements or courtroom verdicts in East Tennessee and the Southeast, including Hamblen, Hawkins, Greene, Sevier, Knox, Washington, Sullivan and Cocke counties. You have our unwavering commitment to help you recover damages to the fullest extent of the law. Our law firm represents clients in a number of personal injury areas, including:
- Auto Accidents
- Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Commercial Vehicle Accidents
- Motorcycle Injuries
- Interstate Accidents
- Railroad Injuries
- Boating Accidents
- Amusement Park Injuries
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Injuries
- Burn Injuries
- Workplace Injuries
- Workers' Compensation
- Adolescent Injuries
- Birth Injuries
- Emergency Room Negligence
- Pharmaceutical Injuries
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Dangerous Products/Product Liability
Tennessee Personal Injury Law
Successful personal injury cases meet certain conditions required by state law. In Tennessee, you must prove:
- The person who caused your injury owed a duty to you (such as the duty of a fellow motorist to obey traffic laws).
- The person failed to carry out that duty.
- You suffered injury as a direct result of that failure.
- If your injury occurred as a result of a defective product, different laws that govern product liability cases apply because the manufacturer or distributor of a consumer product generally is held to a higher standard of liability than ordinary citizens.
The types of damages you may be able to recover in a personal injury case vary, and any responsibility you bear for your own injuries may also be taken into consideration. In general, damages may include:
- Medical expenses
- Time lost from work
- Any permanent disfigurement or disability
- Emotional distress
- Any change in your future earning ability
- Property damage
- Other costs incurred as a result of the injury
If you believe you may have a personal injury case, the Morristown, Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Terry, Terry & Stapleton are ready to help. There are time limitations for bringing personal injury cases in Tennessee, so prompt action is important. For immediate assistance with personal injury claims, or to schedule an evaluation of your case, contact us by calling 1-800-518-3779.
