Legal Question in Personal Injury in Tennessee

settled against own will now my knee is hurting

I had a car accident in 2003. In the accident i broke my kneecap and was out of work for about five months. I didn't have any income coming in for five months and m bills were piling high. My doctor told my lawyer that i more than likely would not suffer any long term damage. The lawyer said that it would best to settle. I agreed because the lawyer said i would have great chace of losing. The next day i called and told him i changed my mind after researching cases simular to mine. The lawyer said that it was to late. I tried to talk to other lawyers to see if he could do this but they would not talk to e because i already had a lawyer. Now my knee is starting to hurt and i was wondering if there was anything else that i could do. I settled for 25,000 but after all of the fees i got about 14,000. Could please let me know if there is any other avenue that i can take. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


Asked on 8/25/05, 10:55 pm

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Dr. Michael A. S. Guth Tennessee Attorney at Law Assists Pro Se (without a lawyer) Parties

Re: settled against own will now my knee is hurting

You may have a cause of action against your lawyer for attorney malpractice. But there is a one-year statute of limitations on malpractice claims. If you settled before August 2004, you probably can't sue your former lawyer.

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Michael A. S. Guth

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Answered on 8/25/05, 11:04 pm


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