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…
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…