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AAJ Seminar: “Litigating Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Cases”

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…

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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 12

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…

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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 11

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…

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The First Syllable of “Lawyer” is “Law”

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…

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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 10

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…

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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 9

Post 9 in our ongoing series of legislation of interest to tort lawyers addresses a new act that clarifies the responsibility of cemetary operators when they learn that a body has been interred in the wrong burial plot at the cemetery.  If the cemetary operator complies with the statute no…

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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 8

This is Post 8 in my review of the legislation of interest to tort lawyers that was passed by the General Assembly in 2009.   Want to see more?  Look at the Legislation 2009 category. This legislation is of interest to those who bring or defend dram shop cases.  The new…

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Thank You

Last week I received a letter informing me that I had been selected  for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America.   I have been fortunate to have been included among this distinguished group of lawyers since 1993. This year I have been listed in the specialties of Bet-the-Company Litigation,…

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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 7

Here is Post 7 of recent changes to statutory law in Tennessee that I think will be of interest to tort lawyers.  As I have said in the last six posts,  you can read about additional changes in the law under the Legislation 2009 category. Public Chapter 206  changed the…

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