Nashville Personal Injury Lawyer

Accident & Injury Claims in Nashville, Tennessee

Personal injury is an area of law that deals with physical and mental injuries caused by others. There are three main grounds for personal injury claims in Tennessee: negligence, intentional wrongdoing and strict liability.

Negligence & Personal Injuries

Negligent conduct or intentional wrongdoing may lead to serious injuries or even wrongful death. Negligence is the most common grounds for a personal injury claim and occurs when a person does something or fails to do something that results in a lack of reasonable caution or care under the circumstances. There are virtually countless situations where a person or company may act negligently and cause harm to one or more persons. Following are some common examples:

A driver is speeding, driving recklessly, or driving drunk and causes an auto accident that injures another driver and/or passenger.
A pharmaceutical company begins selling and distributing a new medicine that has not been fully tested, causing serious side effects or even death in some of the people who use it.
A doctor prescribes a medicine to a patient without fully checking the chart to see that the patient has a known allergy to the medication, thus resulting in injury.
A property owner or manager fails to put up a "wet floor" sign when a floor has been freshly washed or waxed, causing a slip and fall accident.
A truck driver tries to drive through the night without sleeping to make a deadline and ends up falling asleep at the wheel, causing a truck accident.

Personal Injury Cases & Strict Liability

There are also personal injury claims that involve "strict liability", meaning the responsible party may be held responsible regardless of his or her specific conduct or intentions. An example of strict liability in regard to personal injury is in a case involving a dog bite. In Tennessee, a dog owner will be held legally responsible if his or her dog attacks another person, regardless of whether the dog had shown aggressive behavior or had bitten someone in the past. The only exceptions may be if the victim provoked the dog or was trespassing.

No matter the basis of your personal injury claim and whether this is related to intentional conduct, negligence or strict liability, our firm can help you secure the representation you need. Contact a Nashville personal injury attorney today!