"It's not if you get sued," notes The New England Medical Journal. "It's when." Sobering words, but true ones, too. Doctors are expected to work a lot like mechanics: x is wrong, so they do y thing, with z result. In reality, results are unpredictable, diagnosis isn't straightforward, and bad things happen. It's a recipe [...]
Owning property in Tennessee exposes you to some legal liability every time any person enters the premises. This opens you up to a lot of potential lawsuits. As premises liability defense attorneys we get many questions both about what a plaintiff must prove to win their case and about steps they can take to protect [...]
As a social worker, you face a plethora of ethical challenges, many of which wouldn't be a problem for individuals in nearly any other profession. You walk a tightrope almost every day. It's easy to make mistakes. And while we're here to help you if you're even so much as accused of doing something untoward [...]
You want to pass on as much wealth and assets to your heirs as possible. In fact, maximizing the value of your estate is a primary reason to seek out a Murfreesboro estate lawyer. One hurdle to passing on a large estate is the estate tax levied by the federal government. Currently, the federal estate [...]
In Nashville, an order of protection can offer immediate and necessary legal protection to a victim of abuse or threats of violence. These court orders, often obtained with the assistance of a Nashville order of protection lawyer, can require an abuser to leave your home, stay out of your place of employment, and cease any [...]
The punishments for violating a Nashville order of protection can be harsh. Under Tennessee law, a court can consider several different punishments and has some discretion in which punishment it finds appropriate. The possible options include payment of a substantial fine, revoking a grant of bail, and even ordering jail time. Given the severity of [...]
Healthcare fraud is a rising problem in Tennessee and across the United States. The government estimates health care fraud cost Medicare and Medicaid programs over $100 billion in 2017. Nearly $60 billion of which was attributed to fraud against Medicare and improper payments. Plus, the losses to these government programs are up by over 6% [...]