When You Have Been Seriously Injured in a Car Wreck A severe car wreck can happen in an instant, and suddenly your life has changed dramatically. The full damage of a serious injury is not just measured in dollars and cents. It has consequences that can stretch on for years, create hardships you had…
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…
Myth #3: The BAC Test is Always Accurate In Part 1 of our series on Tennessee DUI Myths, we addressed the myth that the driver’s blood alcohol content is the sole determining factor in a DUI charge. In this article, we address another myth related to blood alcohol content, they myth that the tests…
In Tennessee, your Workers’ Compensation benefits are based on two-thirds of your Average Weekly Wage. Many claimants complain that the rate they are paid is far less than the two-thirds they are owed. The Goodman v. HBD Industries, Inc., 208 S.W.3d 373 (2006) case discussed below gives guidance on how to find out if…
We often say that community matters at The Lawyers of Brown & Roberto. We feel a responsibility to help make our community a better place for everyone to live and work, and we are blessed to be in a position to do that. One of the places that we have chosen to invest is with…
You might think that accident reconstruction is something you only see on TV or hear about in the news, but it could be relevant to your car accident case as well. Determining fault in a car accident is crucial to your car accident claim. Since Tennessee is a comparative fault state, accurately determining fault…
Some injured workers decide to go it alone on their Workers’ Compensation claim for various reasons. Some do so because they are worried about paying an attorney or owing money in the end. Workers with this mindset do not realize that their attorney gets paid out of what it recovered for the worker. This…
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…
Dealing with a workplace injury can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to ensuring you receive the benefits you deserve. Understanding how your workers’ compensation is calculated and whether you’re being properly compensated can be challenging. This is where a Knoxville workplace injury lawyer can make all the difference. From determining if your pay…