Post 18 of this series brings to your attention a change in the law concerning the licensing of lawyers and pro hac vice admission of lawyers to practice in Tennessee. The language of T.C.A. Sec. 23-1-108 has been deleted and replaced with the following language: No person shall practice…
Post 17 of this series also addresses the subject of court reporting. This bill establishes: (1) licensure requirements for court reporters; (2) the Tennessee Board of Court Reporting; and (3) the Tennessee board of Court Reporting Fund. This bill prohibits any person from practicing court reporting or holding the person out as a…
Post 16 of this series addresses a change in the law applicable to taking of depositions. The bill summary set forth below describes the original bill as amended. The new law prohibit[s] the taking of a deposition before a person who is: (1) A party to the action or an…
Post 15 addresses the changes to Tennessee law concerning the proper way to give notice to potential defendants in medical malpractice cases and the changes in the law concerning the certificate of good faith. I have addressed this legislation in several other posts (here is a post with a complete…
The new members of the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission have been announced. Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey appointed the following people: Miles Burdine, President and CEO of the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce Christopher Campbell, a Memphis attorney Christopher Clem, a Chattanooga attorney William Jenkins, Jr., a Dyersburg attorney Teresa…
On August 11, 2009 I directed you to an article written by Steven Robbins on writing better emails. Here is a great article written by Jim Calloway on managing your in-box. Jim writes the "Law Practice Tips Blog," a great place to learn about law practice management and technology. An excerpt: if…
The American Association for Justice has issued a report called "Warning! Safety Violation Ahead." The report reveals that "a new analysis of government data reveals that more than 28,000 motor carrier companies, representing more than 200,000 trucks, are currently operating in violation of federal safety laws." The safety violations include…
An article in Archives of Internal Medicine (2009;169(12):1123-1129) reveals that about 1 in 14 abnormal outpatient test results are either not reported to the patient or the report to the patient is not documented. The article summarizes a study consisting "of a retrospective medical record review of 5434 randomly selected patients aged 50…
Some health care providers are starting to get it. When you mess up, fix it. Don’t hide. Don’t cover it up. Don’t blame the patient. Just do the responsible thing and fix it. Today’s Wall Street Journal writes about the relatively recent phenomena of hospitals that not only step in and…
I love to read Dan Hull’s blog, What About Clients? He gets it. Or, more precisely, he gets most of it. He doesn’t get contingent fees, which puzzles me. But the rest of it is firmly within his grasp. Dan’s post, Litigation: Lawyering, Real Life and a Little Zen is one is wish…