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Covering issues related to personal injury, consumer, business and class action law matters

Appeals Court Upholds Jury Verdict Assessing 50-50 Fault Split in Two-Car Accident
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

A driver who was displeased with a jury verdict finding her 50% at fault for an auto accident where she was injured failed to achieve a better result on appeal. The Tennessee Court of Appeal stated that it can throw out jury verdicts only if they run contrary to all of the evidence at trial…

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TN Supreme Court: Auto Accident Victim Allowed to Add Driver to Lawsuit Against Truck Manufacturer
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

A recent ruling by the Tennessee Supreme Court has yielded an important victory for persons injured in accidents as they prepare for trial. The ruling in Becker v. Ford Motor Company allowed an auto accident victim to alter his civil lawsuit to pursue not only the manufacturer of the vehicle in which he was riding,…

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Lodge Visitor’s Fall Along Darkened Path Gives Rise to Premises Liability Suit Against Owner
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

A recent Tennessee Court of Appeals case dispenses some important insight regarding premises liability cases. In Christian v. Ayers L.P., the court determined that a woman injured when she fell walking along an unlit walkway adjoining a lodge should be allowed to pursue her case against the lodge’s owner. The court observed that property owners…

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Courts Refuse to Hold Bar Liable for Injuries Arising from Patron’s Drunk Driving Accident
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

A Tennessee trial court and appellate court each concluded that the family of man killed when a drunk driver plowed into his apartment with her vehicle could not pursue a liability claim against the bar where the woman drank on the night of the accident. Tennessee law imposes clear restrictions on the potential liability of…

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Tennessee Legislature Weighs Bill Regulating Lawsuit Financiers
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

One industry which has enjoyed an uptick in recent years is that of lenders who finance injury lawsuits. These lenders provide the up-front cash some injury victims need to pursue their case in court. In exchange, they receive a sizable payback later. Some see these lenders as necessary helpers of everyday people as they take…

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Tennessee Recreational Activity Exception Spares Landowner from Liability in Motorcycle Crash
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

While visitors who suffer injury while present on the property of another person often have a reasonable chance of success in a legal action against the landowner for negligence or other misconduct, Tennessee law does construct some hard-and-fast protections for landlowners. One of those shields exists when the visitor becomes injured engaging in recreational activities…

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Tennessee Court of Appeals Revives Worker’s Multi-Million Dollar Judgment Against Railroad
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

The estate of a lifelong railroad worker received some good news when the Tennessee Court of Appeals revived a multi-million dollar judgment against the employer. The original jury concluded that the railroad negligently exposed its worker to asbestos and other dangerous materials, contributing to the man’s development of lung cancer. Although the railroad convinced the…

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Trial Judge’s Reduction of Damages Award in Motorcycle Accident Too Drastic to Survive Appellate Review
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

A motorcycle driver injured in Tennessee seemed to face a lose-lose choice: either accept a damages award radically slashed from the original amount a jury awarded him, or endure the agony of starting over and undergoing a new trial. The motorcycle driver received a reprieve, though, when the Tennessee Court of Appeals nixed the trial…

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Tennessee Court of Appeals Addresses Pain and Suffering Award
Law Office of David S. Hagy, PLC

In the recent opinion in Adams v. Leamon, the Court of Appeals discussed whether an award of damages for pain and suffering arising from injuries sustained in an auto accident was excessive. This opinion provides insight into how the Tennessee courts should address the “non-economic” components of an award for car accident victims. In Adams,…

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