Whiplash
Tennessee Court of Appeals · 2013
$15,000 verdict, affirmed
A landscaper was taken to hospital after a three vehicle crash, x-rayed, diagnosed with a cervical strain, and released.
whiplash in Tennessee →Whiplash
Tennessee Court of Appeals · 2008
$10,000, $10,000 and $200,000, each cut by 30%
Three men whose truck was rear ended by a U.S.A.
whiplash in Tennessee →Back & spine
Tennessee Supreme Court · 2017
$3,705,000 jury verdict
A truck driver rear ended on the interstate in Memphis developed low back and neck pain, and an MRI showed a central disc herniation at L4-5.
back & spine in Tennessee →Back & spine
Tennessee Supreme Court · 2013
$43.8 million verdict; Ford’s 15% share $6,570,000
A child was left paralysed from the waist down after a crash; the claim against Ford was that the seat belt design was defective and lacked a proper warning.
back & spine in Tennessee →Head & brain
Tennessee Court of Appeals · 2022
$2,519,772 verdict, reduced to $1,529,772 by the cap
Two neuropsychology experts concluded Mr. Malone suffered a traumatic brain injury in a collision with a truck, which the defense disputed because there was no sign of a brain injury in the first hours and days.
head & brain in Tennessee →Head & brain
Tennessee Court of Appeals · 2009
$4,000,000 verdict
A railroad worker suffered significant trauma to the back of his head with loss of consciousness, plus spinal fractures, in a collision between two trains.
head & brain in Tennessee →Fracture
Tennessee Court of Appeals · 2020
$100,000 economic and $2,600,000 noneconomic, cut to $750,000
An 88 year old shopper fell when a wheel came off a store cart, fracturing a bone and injuring a hip that needed surgery, followed by a stay in rehabilitation.
fracture in Tennessee →Fracture
Tennessee Court of Appeals · 2009
$4,000,000 verdict
A railroad worker suffered head trauma and fractures at three levels of his spine when two trains collided.
fracture in Tennessee →Medical negligence
Tennessee Supreme Court · 2021
$4,000,000 noneconomic verdict, cut to $750,000 total
Part of a gelport device was left inside a patient after surgery to remove a cancerous kidney.
medical negligence in Tennessee →Medical negligence
Tennessee Supreme Court · 2023
Ruling before trial, no award yet
A patient sued a urologist over complications after kidney stone surgery in which a stent was placed.
medical negligence in Tennessee →Workplace
Tennessee Supreme Court · 2017
$3,705,000 jury verdict
A tanker driver working for his employer was rear ended by another company’s tractor trailer and developed a lumbar disc herniation.
workplace in Tennessee →Workplace
Tennessee Supreme Court · 2007
Liability ruling
A worker fell 30 to 35 feet through a hole to a concrete floor on a construction job and sued a company other than his employer.
workplace in Tennessee →Workplace
Tennessee Court of Appeals · 2009
$4,000,000 verdict
Railroad workers are covered by a federal statute instead of state workers’ compensation and can sue their employer for negligence.
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