Nathan Mauer was a defense lawyer on the insurance company’s side. However, he now only fights for people going against the insurance company and making claims for personal injury. If you’ve received a personal injury and you’re seeking compensation, it might be best to consult a lawyer that used to…
Mr. John Robert Williams Jr., was recently awarded 3.4 million dollars in a jury trial. A crane operator, he had filed a lawsuit after suffering a severe brain injury and becoming blind. This construction accident occurred when he was operating a crane in tandem with another crane operator. At the…
The new Tennessee Workers Compensation Act has gone to effect as of July 1, 2014. Unfortunately the practice impact of the new act is that permanently injured workers will now receive between 25% adn 75% less for any life changing permanent injury. All of this was done under the banner…
Recently a widow filed a multimillion dollar wrongful death lawsuit here in Tennessee after her husband was killed in a construction accident. I was recently interviewed about this case. Construction accident cases always create complex legal issues. There tends to be a lot of finger pointing and the Tennessee Workers…
A glimpse into the true feeling of the anit-worker Tennessee legislature came to light this week. While speaking to what was believe to be lobbyist or constitutes a representative was heard saying that he was going to “ram” the new Tennessee Workers Compensation Bill through his committee. You can read…
The Tennessee Legislature is quickly moving to remove benefits from injured Tennessee Workers. It appears that the legislature is moving so anxious to make changes to the Tennessee Workers Compensation Act they are failing to consider the ramifications of the act on the employees that need its protections. You can…
The Tennessee Legislature is in the process of stripping the right of our injured workers. By reducing the already modest benefits an injured worker recieves big business and the insurance companies will be able to greatly increase their profits. There is nothing wrong with making a profit in this Country…
Our workers compensation system was established to help people get back to work and provide reasonable financial help to injured workers who suffer from life changing injuries. It simply ensures necessary medical treatment and a modest recovery to help offset loss of future wages. It does not make anyone rich,…
Governor Haslam and the Tennessee Legislature have vowed to overhaul the Tennessee Workers Compensation System. They claim that our system is too costly. So the solution to reduce the costs is to cut benefits to injured workers. This race to cut benefits will result in costs to the state and…
I was recently interviewed about a Tennessee Workers Compensation settlement involving a former Tennessee Titan. The case is interesting as we tend to think of work injury cases as only involving factory workers, construction workers, truck drivers or other physically demanding jobs. But just like these jobs, professional athletes are…