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Dog Bite Lawyer: Loose Dogs Can Mean Strict Liability for Injuries.

Dog Bite Lawyer More advice from a dog bite lawyer. A few days ago, we posted about dog bites that occur on the property of the dog owner and how, in...

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Can We Make Them Pay My Attorney Fees?

Can we make them pay my attorney fees? This is one of the most common questions we receive from our clients who find themselves involved in lawsuits. Unfortunately, the answer...

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Apartment Complex Crime – Memphis Attorneys

En Español - Por favor haga clic aquí para leer esta página en español. We continue to read about apartment complex shootings in Memphis and can’t help but wonder what...

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No More Tennessee Inheritance Tax

No More Tennessee Inheritance Tax As of January 1, 2016, the Tennessee inheritance tax is repealed. What this means is that families of persons who pass away in 2016 or...

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Tennessee Dog Bite Cases: No “Big Dog” Exception

Our firm handles Tennessee dog bite cases. In the recent case of Moore v. Gaut, the Tennessee Court of Appeals interpreted Tennessee’s 2007 dog bite statute and declined to create...

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Do I Have a “Slip and Fall” Claim?

You slipped and fell in a store. You felt embarrassed and hoped no one saw you.  All you wanted was to hurry up and get out of there. Once you...

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Medical Care After a Car Wreck

Been in an Accident? Next Steps for Your Medical Care. We have clients who have been involved in an accident, whether a car wreck, slip and fall, dog bite, or...

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Construction Contract? Confirm Your Contractor is Properly Licensed First!

I spent a good amount of time one week working with a client to cancel his construction contract after learning that the contractor was not properly licensed to build his...

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Put Up or Shut Up is Back

In what is generally viewed as a win for defendants in lawsuits, the Tennessee Supreme Court recently reverted to a more lenient summary judgment standard used by courts in Tennessee...