ProAssurance, a nationwide medical malpractice insurer with 57,000 insureds that is based in Birmingham, has a growing presence in Tennessee. It has done very well the last few years. In 2005 it had pre-tax income of $109M, about 17% of revenues. In 2009 pre-tax income was $319M, about 52% of…
As mentioned in the last four posts (here, here, here and here), the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Judiciary. The Report Contains statistical data about our court system. Today we look at damage awards in several counties in the state. There are some obvious problems…
As mentioned in the last three posts (here, here and here), the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Judiciary. The Report Contains statistical data about our court system. As mentioned in our earlier posts, there were 263 jury trials and 325 non-jury trials in tort…
As mentioned in the last two posts (here and here), the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Judiciary. The Report Contains statistical data about our court system. Today we look at additional information about tort cases that were filed or tried in…
As mentioned yesterday, the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Judiciary. The Report Contains statistical data about our court system. Today we look at information about tort cases that were filed or tried in state court in Tennessee. "Tort cases" includes medical…
The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has released the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary. Over the next few days I will share some data from the Report. We begin with medical malpractice cases. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, 429 medical malpractice cases were…
That tweet might just get you sued. Courtney Love allegedly fired off a negative tweet about a fashion designer, and now the defamation case against Love is going to trial. Read more about it at this post from the Connecticut Business Litigation Blog.
This is one of the best articles I have read in a long time, coming from a man who I have cited often but never met: Max Kennerly. A short sample: At these pre-trial events [hearings, pretrial conferences, etc.], the only thing stopping a lawyer from looking the judge in…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that the 30-day period for removing a case to federal court does not begin to run until "the plaintiff serves the defendant with a paper that explicitly identified the amount of damages sought." Moltner sued Starbucks in state court…
Oral arguments were heard two months ago in Williamson v. Mazda Motors of America, and when the United States Supreme Court decides the case we will have a better understanding of the law of preemption. At issue is whether a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rule permitting the use of…