Intentional Interference With Contractual Relations The Case: Trau-Med of America, Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 71 S.W.3d 691 (Tenn. 2002). Author: Justice William M. Barker Why it is a Blue Chipper: Trua-Med is the first Tennessee case to recognize a common law cause of action for intentional interference with contractual…
The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled that two law firms who represented a party in a business dispute cannot be sued by the adversary party for intentional interference with contractual relations. Plaintiff had a dispute with a business partner – the two were general partners of a partnership that ran…
Business Tennessee magazine has released its list of the 150 best lawyers in Tennessee. Here is the list by area of practice. These lists come out from time to time and I am always surprised to see that some lawyers I think are just fantastic are not included. I don’t…
I was in Knoxville yesterday and had the opportunity to talk with my friend Howard Vogel and his son Alex. We were talking blogs (the three of us make a fun group, don’t we?) and Howard or Alex asked what blogs I regularly read. I thought I would share the…
I really enjoy reading Blog 702. The writing is great, the posts informative. I wish they had a permalink function in their blogging program, but this post is too good not to re-print here in toto. 2/7/07 UPDATE: I got a comment from the folks at Blog 702 and they…
Professional and hospital liability insurers have convinced their customers that malpractice premiums will go down if meritorious malpractice claims are capped by the state legislature. But look what happened in Florida. According to Tallahassee.com, "the Legislature three years ago capped pain and suffering awards to $500,000 per physician and $1…
The Supreme Court of Arizona has ruled that persons who are prescribed drugs owe a duty of care, making them potentially liable for negligence, when they improperly give their drugs to others. The defendant shared his prescribed drug (oxycodone) with others at a party. One of the women he shared…
I never met Molly Ivins, but wish I had. She was a gifted writer with a wonderful sense of humor. Her death is a real loss for all of us who love to read about politics.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on whether expert witness fees may be taxed as costs in federal court. FRCP 54(d) permits a successful party to recover costs in federal court and 28 U.S.C. 1920 permits the recovery of "fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses." The amount recoverable…
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has held that a boyfriend riding a motorcycle could not bring an emotional distress claim against another driver for injuries caused as a result witnessing the death of his passenger (who was also his girlfriend). The issue was "did the trial court err in determining…