Well, are all of these posts on new legislation of interest to Tennessee tort lawyers driving you crazy? Some lawyers forget that the Tennessee General Assembly has passed hundreds of laws that impact tort practice. The rest of us know that tort law has it roots in common law, but is also greatly impacted…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has renewed warnings to parents that certain bassinets made by Simplicty present a risk of death to children. From the press release: [The CPSC] is once again urging all parents and caregivers to immediately stop using convertible "close-sleeper/bedside sleeper" bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of…
Post 13 in our series of new legislation of interest to tort lawyers concerns the administration of in nursing homes. Public Chapter 403 eliminates the need for nurses to provide medication to patients. Now, an aide who receives certain training is permitted to administer the following medications: (1) Oral medications; (2)…
We have seen much of this story happen before. Woman is raped at gunpoint in a hotel parking garage. Woman sues hotel for negligent failure to keep premises secure. Hotel blames woman for failing to exercise due care – how dare she assume that the hotel parking garage…
AAJ is sponsoring a pharmaceutical and medical device seminar at the Venetian in Las Vegas on September 24-25, 2009. The seminar, open only to AAJ members who represent plaintiffs, offers 11.25 CLE hours. The seminar is an effort lead by AAJ’s Section on Toxic, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Torts (STEP), which…
Post 12 of this series on changes in Tennessee statutory law of interest to tort lawyers addresses a new law that imposes lighting requirements on bicycles. Here is the new code section, which replaces existing section (a) of T.C.A. Sec. 55-8-177: (a) Every bicycle, when in use at nighttime, shall…
We are up to Post 11 in our series that highlights new changes to Tennessee statutory law of interest to tort lawyers. The Legislature has modified T.C.A. Sec. 68-11-256 (a) to require all nursing homes to perform a criminal background check on all employees who provide direct care to patients…
A Tennessee lawyer who purports to have knowledge and experience in Tennessee medical malpractice law recently wrote a blog post that advised the pubic about statutes of limitations in medical malpractice cases. His post was wrong, and it was obvious to me that he was unaware of the legislation passed in June…
Those of us who typically work for contingent fees have an extra incentive to work smarter. Like many of you, I have done a lot of reading in the field of time managment and project management, looking for ways to improve my productivity through better organization. I found this article on…
Post 10 addresses changes to the Personal Rights Protection Act of 1984, codified at TCA Title 47, Chapter 25, Part 11. Here is a summary of the new law: Under present law, the Personal Rights Protection Act specifies that an individual is entitled to recover the actual damages suffered as…