Public Chapter 787 has changed the law concerning the amount of exemption you receive for personal property if you file bankruptcy. The old law provided for an exemption of $4000. The new law increases the exemption to $10,000. If you are a plaintiff’s tort lawyer and you think this change…
The Tennessee General Assembly passed several bills that became law effective July 1, 2010. One of those is Public Chapter 752. The legislation revises a deadline for a special definition of governmental entities in governmental tort liability cases against governmental entities in Shelby County. The legislation was designed to protect The Med…
On June 15, 2010 I reported that SVMIC, the bedpan mutual that insures the vast majority of Tennessee doctors, reduced its rates by 23.1% . I also reported that the company declared a $20,000,000 dividend. The net effect of the dividend means that policyholders with a history of no paid claims will receive…
Hat tip to Abnormal Use: The Unreasonably Dangerous Products Liability Blog for advising me about this Utah lawsuit. Apparently, a woman followed Google Maps walking directions on her Blackberry, walking across a four-lane highway where she was struck by an approaching vehicle. She sued Google; here is a copy of…
Judge Susano and his colleagues on the Eastern Section of the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued an opinion yesterday in Usher v. Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. The opinion addresses some important issues of Tennessee law, but is mentioned here because it utlizies photographs scanned into the body of the…
Trial Fusion is a software program designed to make it easier to keep track of exhibits at trial and publish them to the jury. Read more about it here. A three-minute video explaining the program is here.
I have good news for all of you who pre-ordered a copy of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law: the book arrived from the printer on Monday and the vast majority of the advance sale copies were shipped out the same day. The balance of the advance…
Fifty months ago "Steven" and I had an ongoing debate about a post I wrote about the John Ritter case. I have repeated it below: Steven and I have been having a discussion – it started here. Here is his latest missive: "My mistake, I did not mean to state…
You won’t read about this anywhere else. State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company, the doctor-owned medical malpractice insurer that insures the vast majority of non-university based physicians in Tennessee, has slashed medical malpractice insurance rates. The average rate decrease, effective for renewals on or after May 15, 2010, is $23.1% at…
"Pressure Ulcers in the Surgical Patient" is a 38-page study guide prepared for health care providers prepared on behalf of Kimberly-Clark Health Care Education. Although the article focuses on pressure sores and burns that arise in the care of treatment of surgical patients, the information will be helpful to anyone…