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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices defines the standards used by road managers and contractors nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways. The MUTCD is published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 655, Subpart F. …

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Medical Malpractice Filings Down – New Statutes Reducing Number of Lawsuits

We have some preliminary data on the number of medical malpractice case filings in certain counties since the October 1, 2009 effective date of the medical malpractice notice and certificate of good faith statutes. One new statute requires that actual notice be given to defendants in med mal cases before a lawsuit is filed. …

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Off Topic – Should Obama Get Credit for Yesterday’s Market Increase?

All weekend I heard the drone of certain business reporters and various members of the Republican Party  that President Obama was responsible for the declines in the stock market over the last six weeks. Well, the market went up 5.8% yesterday.  Should the President get the credit for that increase? Of…

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Nashville Scene Speaks Out Against Efforts by Nursing Homes to Limit Liability for Malpractice

An article by Jeff Woods at Nashville Scene:   The nursing home industry is back at the legislature this session demanding a law to cap its liability in Tennessee courts for neglecting and abusing residents. That’s even though a legislative study committee, which met once after last year’s bill failed,…

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Defense Firm To Be Penalized for Fraudulent Removals?

A defense firm has been threatened with severe sanctions for allegedly engaging in a pattern of fraudulently removing cases from state court to federal court in Louisiana.  Sanctions on the table?  Not only a financial penalty but also also barring members of the firm from practicing in federal court. Here…

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