How Does Morgan & Morgan Help Injured People in Memphis?

Understanding How Tennessee Law May Affect Your Personal Injury Claim

If you were injured because of someone else’s negligence in Memphis, you may have questions about what type of claim you have, what legal deadlines may apply, and whether you need an attorney.

Tennessee personal injury claims can involve questions about fault, insurance coverage, damages, available evidence, and other legal requirements. Because filing deadlines can affect your ability to pursue a claim, understanding which rules apply to your situation can be important.

Morgan & Morgan can review what happened, discuss your injuries and losses, and help you understand what legal options may be available.

Memphis Practice Areas

Personal injury claims can arise from many different circumstances. The type of claim you may have can depend on how the injury occurred, who may be responsible, the available evidence, and the losses you experienced. Morgan & Morgan handles a range of personal injury and related matters in Memphis, including:

Car Accidents

Tennessee generally follows an at-fault system for motor vehicle accident claims, making responsibility for the crash an important part of pursuing compensation.

Evidence such as crash reports, photographs, video footage, witness statements, vehicle damage, and other records may help establish how an accident occurred and who may be responsible.

Tennessee also follows a modified comparative fault rule. If an injured person shares responsibility for an accident, that share of fault may reduce the compensation available or, depending on the circumstances, prevent recovery.

Truck and Commercial Vehicle Accidents

Commercial vehicle accidents can involve more than the driver and their insurance policy.

Depending on the circumstances, potentially responsible parties may include a trucking company, vehicle owner, employer, maintenance provider, cargo company, or another business connected to the vehicle or crash.

When multiple parties contributed to an accident, questions about each party’s share of responsibility can affect how the claim proceeds.

Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Accidents

Motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians have less physical protection in collisions and can suffer serious injuries when struck by a motor vehicle.

These claims may involve questions about right-of-way, visibility, roadway conditions, traffic signals, driver conduct, and available insurance coverage.

Premises Liability Claims

Property owners, businesses, and others responsible for property may have legal duties related to reasonably safe conditions and foreseeable hazards.

Premises liability claims can involve slip and fall accidents, inadequate security, unsafe walkways or stairways, poor maintenance, and other dangerous property conditions.

Whether someone may be liable depends on factors such as how the injury occurred, the nature of the hazard, and what the responsible party knew or should have known about it.

Workplace Injuries and Workers’ Compensation

Employees who are injured or become ill because of their work may be eligible for benefits through Tennessee’s workers’ compensation system.

Disputes can arise when an employer or insurance carrier denies a claim, questions whether an injury is work-related, challenges medical treatment, or disputes the benefits that should be provided.

Tennessee provides a process for challenging disputed workers’ compensation claims. A separate third-party claim may also be possible when someone other than the employer contributed to the injury.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice may occur when a healthcare provider fails to meet the applicable standard of care and a patient is harmed as a result.

Claims can involve surgical errors, misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, medication errors, failures to properly monitor a patient, and other problems with medical care.

Tennessee medical malpractice claims are subject to specific filing deadlines and procedural requirements. Because the applicable rules and possible exceptions can depend on the circumstances, an attorney can review which requirements may affect a particular claim.

Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death

Some accidents cause life-altering injuries or result in the death of a loved one.

Catastrophic injury claims may involve spinal cord injuries, severe burns, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, and other serious harm that can affect a person’s long-term care, ability to work, and daily life.

When negligence or misconduct results in a death, Tennessee law may provide a legal path for pursuing a wrongful death claim. The damages and legal requirements that apply will depend on the circumstances of the case.

How Tennessee Fault Rules Can Affect Your Claim

Tennessee follows an at-fault system for personal injury claims, making responsibility for an accident an important part of pursuing compensation.

The state also follows a modified comparative fault rule. If you share responsibility for an accident, your share of fault may reduce the compensation available or, depending on the circumstances, prevent recovery.

When fault is disputed, evidence can help establish how an accident occurred and who may be responsible. Depending on the case, that may include accident reports, photographs, video footage, witness statements, medical records, expert opinions, and other relevant information.

Personal injury claims in Tennessee are also subject to legal deadlines. Because the filing requirements can depend on the type of case and other circumstances, an attorney can review which deadlines may apply to your claim.

What to Expect From Morgan & Morgan

Morgan & Morgan offers free case evaluations for people injured in Memphis. During the consultation, we can review what happened, discuss your injuries and losses, and help you understand whether legal representation may make sense for your situation.

If we take your case, our team can investigate the claim, gather relevant evidence, communicate with the insurance companies involved, and pursue a resolution through settlement negotiations or litigation when appropriate.

Morgan & Morgan works on a contingency fee basis, which means you do not pay upfront attorney’s fees. If we recover compensation for you through a settlement or verdict, the attorney’s fee is calculated as a percentage of that recovery. If we do not recover compensation for you, you do not pay an attorney’s fee.

If you were injured in Memphis and have questions about your legal options, contact Morgan & Morgan today for a free case evaluation.