Yesterday, AAJ released a new report on complete immunity preemption titled, Get Out of Jail Free: A Historical Perspective of How the Bush Administration Helps Corporations Escape Accountability. This report reveals how in a stealth effort coordinated at the highest levels of the Bush administration, federal agencies were repeatedly ordered…
Associated Press has reported that Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers’ lawsuit against God has been dismissed for lack of service of process. The suit sought a permanent injunction to prevent God from committing acts of violence such as tornadoes and earthquakes. Just think, if God was a Tennessee doctor the…
Here is a fascinating article from the New York Law Journal about an opinion by Judge Jack B. Weinstein objecting to a defendant’s use of race-based statistics on life expectancy to reduce a damage award in a quadriplegia case.
Last week I wrote a post called “SVMIC Rate Increase – NOT.” The post explained that SVMIC had not raised its insurance rates for its owner-doctors in 2008. Read the entire post here. I then received this comment from Tom: What’s wrong with making a profit? I am sure as a…
The folks at Robert Half Legal did a survey of 300 attorneys among the largest law firms and corporations in the United States and Canada. All respondents had at least three years of experience in the legal field. Apparently, lawyers were asked, “If you could change one aspect of your…
Did you hear about the State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company rate increase? No, you didn’t – because it didn’t happen. Typically the media gets a press release from SVMIC saying that insurance is increasing X% and we hear from the TMA that the world is coming to come to an…
Kroll Ontrack has a searchable list of e-discovery cases from around the nation. To access the list, click here.
Here is an interesting article from Auto Week about new and improved (?) electronic data recorders. EDRs currently obtain data from airbags, yaw and stability sensors, antilock brakes, traction controllers, throttle controls and engine monitors. They initiate only when sensors indicate that a crash is imminent or has occurred. Some also…
A Handbook for Tennessee Tort Lawyers 2009 has been sent to the printer. The 2009 of the book follows the same format as the 2008 version. It has been expanded to include 8 new chapters and 28 new sections on tort law subjects for a total of 262 sections. Each section includes…
The NITA Blog has a very good post entitled "21 Questions to Consider When Starting A Deposition." A sample: 7. Are you on any drugs or medications or alcohol that you think will interfere with your ability to answer my questions? 8. Is there anything else you are aware of that…