Thanks to each of you who has ordered the third edition of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law. Hundreds of books have been shipped in the last two months and orders are continuing to flow in. Day on Torts identifies more than 300 Tennessee tort law subjects…
Today (August 4) I will be speaking on behalf of the Nashville Bar Association about various tort and civil procedure topics that cause lawyers to lose sleep. The title of the speech is " KEY PRACTICE STRATEGIES FOR TORT LAWYERS: SOLVING ISSUES THAT KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT." The program qualifies…
The government of Thailand wants to have a scheme to compensate victims of medical malpractice. Many Thai doctors are opposed to the law. Here is an argument made by the physicians, as reported in Taiwan News: It means our staff would have to be extra careful during work, which would…
This post is part of our continuing effort to advise Tennessee lawyers about substantive law changes resulting from the actions of the General Assembly. Public Chapter 865 sets forth maximum charges to lawyers (and presumably others) for obtaining medical records. Here are the maximum charges: The party requesting the patient’s records…
This post is part of our continuing effort to advise Tennessee lawyers about substantive law changes resulting from the actions of the General Assembly. Public Chapter 858 sets forth a procedure for helping injured workers obtain medical benefits they are entitled to receive after a judgment or settlement of a…
This post is a part of our effort to advise our fellow lawyers of statutes that were enacted during the 2010 legislative session. Public Chapter 850 is known at "Katie Beth’s Law." It requires the use of pool alarms in all swimming pools ( a defined term) installed after July…
There are lots and lots of reasons to be a good dad, not the least of which is to avoid having your son or daughter actively oppose your effort to be a judge by taking out an ad in the local newspaper.
A recent study gives yet another reason of why it is difficult for a plaintiff to win a medical malpractice case in Nashville. MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center has released a study that states that puts health care industry’s annual economic impact in Nashville at $30 billion. That represents an…
I have said for years that it is essential that lawyers trying tort cases must visit the scene of the events to adequately prepare for trial. Now, Winning Trial Advocacy Tips has written a post called "Trial Lawyers at the Scene of the Crime" that does an excellent job of…
This is one of a series of posts that will excerpt sections from the third edition of my book, Day on Torts: Leading Tennessee Tort Cases. To order the book go here. § 14.1 Generally The Case: Anderson v. Armstrong, 171 S.W.2d 401 (Tenn. 1943). The Basic Facts: “The action is one…