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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Attorney at Work

Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . A Tennessee lawyer was suspended and put on probation after failing to file a personal injury case. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014.

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$1.5M Verdict Affirmed in Tennessee Car Wreck Case.

Day on Torts

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. The sole issue on appeal was “whether the jury’s verdict [was] contrary to the law or evidence.” W2020-00430-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 353697 (Tenn.

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Statute of limitations extended to two years where defendant was given traffic citation after car accident.

Day on Torts

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. In this case, the sole issue was whether this statute was “applicable to traffic citations,” which was a matter of first impression in Tennessee.

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Car accident statute of limitations held to began on date of accident.

Day on Torts

Defendants filed a joint motion to dismiss, arguing that the insurance company “was an improper party to the action because Tennessee is not a ‘direct action’ state,” and that “the statute of limitations for personal injury actions barred [plaintiff’s] suit against [the driver].” citing Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Top 4 Most Dangerous Roadways in Tennessee 

LegalReader

Located in Blount County, Highway 129 has 318 curves in just 11-miles. With winter slowly approaching, visibility on the Tail of the Dragon is close to zero.

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Discretionary costs award to defendants affirmed.

Day on Torts

July 26, 2021), plaintiff filed a personal injury action against defendants, and the jury returned a verdict for defendants. and 68 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, seeking $8,346.06. After citing a Tennessee Supreme Court case which stated that Rule 54.04(2) In Murphy v. Sarta , No. E2020-00445-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.

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Fentress County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Fentress County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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