Legal Services at the Intersection of Business and Life
If you are newly divorced or separated, your family is going through many changes. And regardless of what month you get divorced or how well-adjusted you are, when the holiday season rolls around, it always seems to bring new challenges. There are two things you can do to make facing holidays after divorce less painful. First, go ahead and expect…
Decades ago, it was common for married women to spend their lives taking care of children and homemaking. Dad built his career and went to work every day while mom handled the homestead. But over the last few decades, that cultural norm has experienced a massive shift as more and more women choose to pursue careers while raising children. As…
Picture this scene. Sally is in divorce court, and the judge addresses the issue of alimony. Sally makes significantly more money than her spouse, Sam, who has asked the court for alimony. Because their household is now split in two, Sally’s money does not stretch as far as it used to, and she finds it more difficult to make ends…
Our brain controls just about every aspect of our body, including our ability to think and process information. So when it is damaged, even a little, the impact on our life can be severe. Unfortunately, brain injuries are not rare in the United States. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that from 2006 to 2014,…
The fact is that people make mistakes. And doctors, nurses, and other healthcare personnel are people, so they also make mistakes. But when those mistakes rise to the level of negligence and cause harm, patients’ lives can be upended. If a negligent healthcare provider caused harm to you or someone you love, the law allows you to seek compensation for…
The state of Tennessee strongly encourages cooperation between parents when working toward an amicable child custody arrangement. Courts prefer parents to resolve domestic issues like custody plans between the parties. Judicial interference is a last resort. But if despite their best efforts, parents cannot agree, then the courts will step in and make the decisions for them—whether the parents like…
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) range from mild to severe, with the most severe resulting in life-long disability or death. And TBIs affect more people in America each year than you might think. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that in 2014, there were 2.87 million visits to emergency rooms, hospitalizations, and deaths from TBIs. The…
Over-prescribing opioids can be a form of medical malpractice. As in most of the law, there is rarely a one-size-fits-all answer to broad legal questions like this one. Whether you can sue your physician for malpractice for over-prescribing opioids depends on the particular facts of any given case. But new laws continue to pass that impose tighter and tighter restrictions…
You pack up your belongings and head out of state to go see your family at Christmas or any other time of the year. The last thing on your mind as you set out on your adventure is what you should do if you get in a car crash accident once you leave your home state (which is Tennessee, if…
When you are in an accident, there is typically some level of shock involved. In the midst of the aftershock, most people are not thinking as clearly as they normally would, so mistakes can be made. Even after the initial shock has subsided, many are of the mindset that they don’t want to “make a big deal” out of the…