The Tennessee Supreme Court has just released the 2007-08 “Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary.” It includes data for the 2007-08 fiscal year. Here is some of the information revealed in the report: There were 537 medical malpractice cases filed during the fiscal year. That is down almost 10% from the 584…
The state’s law libraries are closing their doors to lawyers and other citizens. The Administrative Office of the Courts is cutting programs and staff. Appellate court law clerks are fearing the loss of their jobs. Tennessee budget problems are hitting the judiciary and it remains to be seen what impact…
On March 24, 2006 I wrote about the death of my grandmother, Milda Heath, at the age of 97. Today is her 100th birthday. She was a wonderful grandmother, mother, teacher and citizen. I miss her.
Thank you to the hundreds of you who have said such kind words about our new newsletter, Tennessee Trial Law Report – Tort Law Edition. Brandon Bass and I have worked hard to put together a newsletter than will save you time and make you money. Our idea was to…
It has been revealed that Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, host of NPR’s "Infinite Mind," earned at least $1.3M from drug makers. He received the payments for giving lectures. NPR says it did not know about the payments, Goodwin says it did, but clearly the show’s listeners did not. Did the…
The Florida Supeme Court has relied on the Restatement (Second) of Torts to impose a duty on the manufacturer of anthrax "to avoid a an unauthorized intercepton and dissemination of the materials." The lawsuit arose out of the mailing of stolen anthrax some seven years ago that resulted in the…
Brandon Bass and I are pleased to announce that the inaugural edition of Tennessee Trial Law Report – Tort Law Edition has been printed and mailed to Tennessee lawyers who we know practice tort law. Brandon and I resigned from our position as editors of the Tennessee Tort Law Letter and launched…
The Fall travel schedule begins again. Many of you know that five years ago former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Penny White, former Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe Riley and I establsihed a seminar company called "Justice Programs." We offer a 15 hour CLE program each Fall that permits…
A Handbook for Tennessee Tort Lawyers 2009 is scheduled to arrive in Brentwood on November 3 and will start being shipped to purchasers on November 4. The 2009 of the book follows the same format as the 2008 version. It has been expanded to include 8 new chapters and 28 new…
The Tennessee Supreme Court released its decision in Hannan v. Alltel Publishing Company and has affirmed Judge Susano’s reversal of summary judgment in favor of the defendant. The court, by a 4-1 margin, re-affirmed its decisions in Byrd, McCarley and Blair and held a moving party who seeks to shift…