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Noneconomic damages cap applied to injured plaintiff and loss of consortium plaintiff jointly.
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Tort Salad: Defamation, Conversion, Trespass to Chattels, False Light Invasion of Privacy, Trespass, NIED, IIED and Negligence
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HIPAA authorization deemed compliant despite return of no records.
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Summary judgment reversed where tombstone fell and injured plaintiff.
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Insurance statute did not create private right of action for general contractor
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Traffic Citations: Their Impact on Statutes of Limitations in Tennessee Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases
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Second Pre-Suit Notice Required After Voluntary Dismissal of First HCLA Complaint
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TN GTLA immunity retained where claim related to excessive use of police force.
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Failure to Address Each Ground of Dismissal on Appeals – Dismissal Affirmed
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HIPAA authorization single-provider exception did not apply where 21 providers were sent HCLA pre-suit notice.
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Car accident statute of limitations held to began on date of accident.
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Vicarious liability claim under HCLA not barred due to statute of limitations running out on claim against non-party agent.
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Failure to list purpose on HIPAA authorization leads to dismissal of HCLA case.
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Cross-examination Tips
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Case against deceased defendant time-barred.
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SCOTUS Addresses Personal Jurisdiction in Products Liability Lawsuits
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Landlord liable for negligent misrepresentation based on false statement that roof could be quickly repaired.
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Court clarifies factors to consider for fraud allegation related to attorney-client fee agreement.
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Doctor’s Alleged Misrepresentation of Credential’s Falls Outside of HCLA requirements.
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Dismissal of negligent retention claim affirmed
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Statutory presumption of insurance acceptance applies in action against insurance agent.
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Tennessee’s “Common Knowledge” Exception to Use of an Expert in Health Care Liability Act Cases
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HCLA statute of limitations for claim against doctor and hospital began to run on same date.
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Number of Tort Trials in Tennessee for the Year Ending June 30, 2020, Including Data By County
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Number of Civil Trials in Tennessee for the Year Ending June 30, 2020.
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Personal jurisdiction should be considered before substantive grounds in motion to dismiss.
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Summary judgment for HCLA defendants affirmed based on statute of limitations and lack of duty.
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Summary judgment for defendant overturned where plaintiff slipped in flooded restroom.
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Statute of limitations extended to two years where defendant was given traffic citation after car accident.
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Plaintiff’s judgment for student hit by shot put thrown by coach affirmed.
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No relation back where car accident plaintiff named wrong driver as defendant.
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Manufacturer has no duty to warn regarding products it did not make, sell or distribute.
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False imprisonment claim based on mental health hold at hospital actually fell under HCLA.
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Dismissal as discovery sanction affirmed.
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Failure to file post-trial motion resulted in waiver of directed verdict argument on appeal.
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Public Duty Doctrine did not apply in dangerous sidewalk case.
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Public Duty Doctrine Applied To Eliminate Claim
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Tennessee “Discovery Rule” Applied to Vehicle Crash Case
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Unsworn declaration created issue of fact to oppose summary judgment.
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Justice Programs Offering On-Demand CLE
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No reasonable reliance on warranty deed where lien was publicly recorded.
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HCLA pre-suit notice addressed to administrator as an individual did not provide notice to health care facility.
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Tennessee’s Rule 11 Will Require Email Address on Pleadings
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Need CLE? Justice Programs Offers On-Demand Video For Lawyers Who Want to Learn
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Dismissal Based on Lack of Foreseeability Reversed.
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Expert affidavit created issues of fact to withstand summary judgment in HCLA case
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Prejudgment interest included in “all damages” language in uninsured motorist insurance policy.
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Non-compliant HIPAA Authorization Leads to Dismissal of Tennessee Malpractice Case
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Summary judgment affirmed where plaintiff knew about leak before she slipped.
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Defamation claimed barred by ecclesiastical abstention doctrine
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Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Claim Reversed.
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Jury finding that plaintiff was 60% at fault for car accident affirmed.
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No misrepresentation based on acreage where accurate plat was public record.
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Sanctions based on HCLA Certificate of Good Faith Denied
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Pharmacist not qualified to give causation testimony in medically complex HCLA case.
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New trial affirmed where defendant shifted blame after failing to plead comparative fault.
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Noneconomic damages cap should be applied to each plaintiff separately in personal injury cases.
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Nursing home arbitration agreement signed by patient’s daughter not enforceable.
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Unconscionable fee-splitting provision in arbitration agreement could be severed from agreement as a whole.
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Website comment deemed to not constitute notice for relation back purposes.
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Justice Programs On-Demand Seminars Now Live
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ABA Best Practices for Third-Party Litigation Funding Paper
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Loss of Consortium Plaintiff Required to File Notice Before Complaint with Claims Commission.
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Savings statute available to vicarious liability plaintiff.
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Appeal Fails Without Transcript or Statement of Evidence
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Class certification denied in food poisoning and contagious restaurant employees case.
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Remote Notarization and Witnessing Extended in Tennessee
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Service of Process by Email? By Facebook?
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Dismissal based on statute of limitations not a favorable termination for later malicious prosecution claim.
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Dismissal Rejected When Defendant Cannot Prove Intentional Delay in Service of Process
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Amendments to the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure
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Decision Upholding the Right to Take Depositions by the Use of Remote Video
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Sample Remote Deposition Protocol
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Large jury award affirmed in negligence case against Kroger
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Chairs stacked on top of table not a dangerous condition
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No duty to remove snow from parking lot while snow is still falling.
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No damages to plaintiff despite fault of defendant in car accident affirmed.
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Dismissal of libel and false light invasion of privacy claims affirmed.
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Expert proof needed on standard of care in legal malpractice case.
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Damage Award Affirmed in Brachial Plexus Injury Case
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College had duty to student where fraternity hazing was foreseeable.
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Second HIPAA authorization sent after statute of limitations had run could not cure previous defects.
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Determining reasonable attorneys’ fees in post-settlement dispute.
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Jury Verdict Finding Plaintiff 77% at Fault Vacated
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Case dismissed for negligent spoliation of evidence.
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Summary Judgment for Convenience Store Reversed in Slip-and-File Case
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Notice letter could not cure deficiencies in HIPAA authorization.
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Exclusion of Defense Expert Reversible Error in Civil Battery Case
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No magic words required to make HIPAA authorization compliant
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Minimal damages affirmed where plaintiff offered no expert testimony on medical expenses
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Analyzing prejudice to defendant when HCLA pre-suit notice is deficient.
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Nuisance claim arising from construction fails
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Claim that counseling records were falsified fell under health care provider liability
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Guidelines for the Use of Remote Video in Depositions, Hearing, Trials and Appellate Arguments
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Expert practicing in Tennessee under licensure exemption not qualified as HCLA expert
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HIPAA Form Releasing Records to Plaintiffs’ Counsel Not Compliant.
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Grocery store assumed duty to maintain its parking lot
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Discovery Sanction Affirmed For Failure to Produce Photograph
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Updated:
Magazine rack at checkout determined not a “dangerous condition”
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Pharmacy cannot use seller shield defense in health care liability case.
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Updated:
Case Law Supporting the Use of Remote Video for Depositions
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“Cancellation Rule” Leads to Dismissal of Case
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Suing a Deceased Defendant in Tennessee
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Deaths in Car Crashes Down Almost 25% in Tennessee
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Plaintiff previously convicted of kidnapping and bank robbery was libel proof
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Texas Supreme Court Reverses Sanctions Against Lawyer Alleged to Have Engaged in Push-Poll
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Fall Off Examination Table Within Health Care Liability Act
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Court: No Fraudulent Concealment Present
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Summary Judgment and Rule 56.03 Statements
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Arbitration Right in Underinsured Motorist Statute Not Triggered
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New Executive Order on Notarizing Documents
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Where Can A Product Manufacturer Be Sued?
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Remote Video Depositions
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Sue Employer in Tort For Coronavirus-Related Death? Not in Tennessee
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Immunity For Government Employ Denied
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Day on Torts Nugget: Proper Way to Draft a New Complaint After a Voluntary Dismissal
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Statutes of Limitation and Repose Extended in Tennessee
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Dismissal based on intentional delay of service of process affirmed.
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Who Decides the What Issue Is Subject to Arbitration: A Judge or Arbitrator?
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Tennessee Considers Extent of Specific Personal Jurisdiction
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Day on Torts Nugget: Service of Process by Regular Mail During the Coronavirus
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Investigation into Self-Driving Car Crash in Florida
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Attorney not liable for advising client to make true police report
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Runner Hit By Car Found 80% At Fault
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Denial of Motion to Alter or Amend Reinstated by Supreme Court
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Water authority liable for fall where it had notice that meter box was damaged
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Day on Torts Nugget: Service on Companies That Have Not Appointed A Registered Agent in Tennessee.
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Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Damage Caps
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Day on Torts Nugget: Tennessee Medical Malpractice Filings and Trials
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Day on Torts Nugget – 2019 Tennessee Trial Data Part 2
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Omission in Appellate Filings Result In Loss
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Landlord not liable for tenant’s fall down stairs.
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Day on Torts Nugget: Standards for Motions to Amend Pleadings in Tennessee
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Police Shooting Victim Loses Case
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Footnote Points Out Issue With Amending Pleadings
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Day on Torts Nugget: Reliance on the Savings Statute after a Voluntary Dismissal
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Inconclusive Causation Testimony Insufficient – Case Dismissed
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Day on Torts Nugget: Be Careful When Suing the State of Tennessee.
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Property owner not liable when employee of independent contractor was injured.
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Day on Torts Nugget – 2019 Tennessee Trial Data Part 1
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Criminal Acts of Third Persons – Injured Party Loses Claim Against Store
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Day on Torts Nugget: Discovery Rule May be Used to Add Vicarious Liability Defendant
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Legal malpractice claim failed based on statute of limitations.
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Day on Torts Nugget – Amending A Complaint After A Defendant Alleges Fault of a Nonparty
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Nursing Home Agreement to Arbitrate – Who Can Bind Patient?
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Defense Claims Counsel Interfered With Ex Parte Interviews of Health Care Providers
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Tennessee Tort Reform – Statutes and Case Law
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False imprisonment statute of limitations begins to run when imprisonment ends.
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Day on Torts Nugget – Amending Complaint While a Motion to Dismiss is Pending
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Thoughts About the Interaction Between Subrogation and Comparative Fault
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HIPAA authorization required after plaintiff sent HCLA notice to multiple providers.
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Tennessee Court Adopts Revisions to Civil Procedure Rules
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How to Authenticate A Facebook Post.
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Seven Reasons To Serve Discovery With Your Complaint
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HCLA certificate of good faith must be separate from complaint
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Are Personal Injury Compensatory Damages Awards Taxable?
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Tennessee Law of Civil Trial – New Edition
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Absolute executive privilege does not apply to district attorney general.
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Pre-Suit Waivers of Liability in Tennessee
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Trial court erred by excluding expert testimony in premises liability case
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Litigation Privilege Defeats Defamation Claim.
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North Carolina Adopts New Case Citation Format
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Motion for Substitution Needed After Death of Plaintiff
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Fair Report Privilege Did Not Apply to Private Conversation in Defamation Case
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Car Accident Suit Against Deceased Defendant Dismissed as Untimely
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Self-Driving Truck Goes Cross Country
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Failure to Name Correct Defendant Fatal to Claim
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Injuried Party Need Not Be Included in Declaratory Judgment Action Between Defendant and Defendant’s Insurer
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Utilities Commission Had No Jurisdiction Over Negligence Suit
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Updated:
Law Firms Made to Pay for Failure to Honor Medicare Subrogation
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Defamation Claim Asserted by Public Figure
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HCLA Statute of Limitations Started Before Plaintiff Consulted Expert
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Updated:
Tennessee Supreme Court Overturns Application of Judicial Estoppel
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Tennessee HCLA defendants required to identify other potential defendants.
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Fraud Affirmed Where Foundation Repair Company Found to Have Sold Useless Services
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Fall Down Stairs Not Enough to Win – Need Causation
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Plaintiff’s Damages Not Limited By Amount Specified in Complaint
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Tennessee Court Offers Insight on Judicial Estoppel
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Summary Judgment Affirmed on Negligent Misrepresentation Claim
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No Trespass Claim Where Unmanned Truck Rolled Into House
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HIPAA Authorizations that Allowed Disclosure of Records Deemed Compliant
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Premises liability defendants had no duty where driveway complied with all regulations
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Economic Loss Doctrine Bars Plaintiff’s Fraud Claim
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No Employer Liability When Employee Had Car Accident After Work
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Payments to Professionals Who Were Fact Witnesses For Case and Discovery Preparation
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No Motion for New Trial? Issues Waived.
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Claims Commissioner’s Ruling Affirmed in Battle of the Experts Wrongful Death Case
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Product Liability and the Duty to Warn (And More)
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Nuisance Can Occur on Property Owned by Neither Plaintiff Nor Defendant
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Defective Pre-Suit Notice In Case 1 Bars Use of Savings Statute in Case 2
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Neurosurgery Consultant Not Qualified As Expert Against Urgent Care Center Nurses or Physician
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Suicide and Foreseeability
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Legal Malpractice Case Dismissed – No Causation As A Matter of Law
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No Continuance for HCLA Plaintiff Who Did Not Have Expert Affidavit After Eight Months
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Lay Witness Opinion on Source of Gravel on Road Admissible
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Tennessee Law of Civil Trial (Second Edition) – 2019
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Video Evidence Supports Summary Judgment In Grocery Slip and Fall Case
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Circuit Court Complaint not Transferred to Claims Commission.
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Recovery of Future Medical Expenses Under Tennessee Law
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Corporations as “People:” How The Legal Fiction Arose
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Pre-Suit Notice by Personal Delivery Must Actually Be Delivered to Comply with HCLA.
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Updated:
Slight Raise of Pavement Along Crack in Parking Lot – Case Dismissed
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Sanctions Affirmed in Tennessee Slander Case
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Gym Not Liable for Sexual Assault in Locker Room
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Updated:
City’s Duty to Protect Against Dangerous Dog Fell Under Public Duty Doctrine
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Updated:
Plaintiff Must Name “John Doe” if Other Driver in Car Accident Case is Unknown.
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Updated:
Claims Commissioner Must Make Conclusions of Law For Each Theory of Negligence
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Updated:
Rule 59.04 Motion Does Not to Save Medical Malpractice Case
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Updated:
Fall Down Steps Not Enough to Prove Premises Liability Case
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2017 Tennessee Health Care Liability Statistics – Part 3
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Updated:
2017 Tennessee Health Care Liability Statistics – Part 2
:
Updated:
2017 Tennessee Health Care Liability Statistics – Part 1
:
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Motion to Amend Must Be Considered Before Hearing Motion to Dismiss
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Certificates of Good Faith and Voluntary Dismissals Pending a Motion
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Exclusion of Expert Witness Partially Overturned
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Updated:
Assertion of the Fifth Amendment Privilege in Wrongful Death Cases
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Certificate of Good Faith Required for Negligent Supervision Claim
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Updated:
No Evidence From Plaintiffs Leads to Summary Judgment for Defendant
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Updated:
Tennessee Tort Filings and Trials – 2017-18 – Part 3
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Updated:
Tennessee Tort Filings and Trials – 2017-18 – Part 2
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Updated:
Tennessee Tort Filings and Trials – 2017-18 – Part 1
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Expert Required to Establish Case Against Water Distributor
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No Standard of Care Expert? No Case.
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Updated:
Motion to Set Aside Judgment Must Show a Meritorious Defense
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Updated:
Circuit Court Could Not Appoint Representative for Deceased Defendant
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Updated:
Motion to Set Aside Judgment Must Show a Meritorious Defense
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Updated:
Tennessee Supreme Court Defines Factors For Enforcing Exculpatory Agreements
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Updated:
Summary Judgment on Negligence Claim Overturned
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No Fraud Claim Where Inspection Revealed Possible Water Issues
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Updated:
No Fault for Plaintiff Affirmed
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Updated:
Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations Applied to Real Property Closing
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Updated:
Affirmative Defenses Not Waived By One-Day Delay of Answer
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Updated:
Agritourism Statute Provides Immunity from Liability but Allows Fault Allocation
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Updated:
Non-Compliant HIPAA Release Prejudiced Only One Defendant
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Updated:
No Evidence From Plaintiff = Summary Judgment for Defendant
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Updated:
“Rebuttal” Evidence Properly Excluded
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Updated:
Res Ipsa Loquitor and Medical Malpractice Claims
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“Extraordinary Cause” Under HCLA Notice Statute
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White Paper: Attorney – Client Privilege
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Updated:
Apartment Owner Has No Duty to Protect From Attacks Off Its Property
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Updated:
Discovery Rule Applied in Murder-Suicide Case – Claim Barred
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Updated:
Appellate Court Court Reverses Summary Judgment – Jury Issue on Discovery Rule
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Updated:
Refusal to Give Requested Jury Instructions Was Not Error
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Updated:
Are Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Awards Subject to Federal Income Tax?
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Updated:
No Response to Statement of Undisputed Material Facts Results in Loss
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Updated:
Injury Plaintiff Indispensable Party in Insurer / Insured Dispute
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No Duty to Help Plaintiff With Service of Process
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Updated:
“Discovery Rule” Analyzed in Cancer Treatment Case
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Updated:
Plaintiff’s Past Medical Records Should Have Be Allowed as Evidence
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Updated:
No Attorney’s Fee Award Permitted in Trespass Case
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What To Do When the Tortfeasor Dies Before Suit is Filed
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Updated:
“Scope of Employment” and the Tennessee GTLA
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Updated:
County Immune From Liability for Injury on Inmate Work Program
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Updated:
Court Requires Production of Pre-suit Expert Statement Supporting Certificate of Good Faith
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Updated:
Nuisance and Trespass Claims Dismissed
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Updated:
Denial of Motion to Revise (Alter or Amend) Reversed
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Updated:
Final Order of Dismissal Cannot Be Re-Litigated in Second Suit
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Updated:
Local Practice Does Not Relieve Obligation to Provide Complete Medical Authorization
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Updated:
Summary Judgment Reversed Given Conflicting Testimony in Premises Case
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Updated:
Wet Floor Signs Not Enough to Avoid Liability for Slip-and-Fall
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Updated:
Negligence Claim Preempted by Tennessee UCC
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Updated:
Acknowledgement Letter Does Not Establish HCLA Pre-Suit Notice
:
Updated:
One Million Dollar Additur Determined to Destroy Verdict
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Updated:
Deficient HIPAA Authorization Not Grounds for Dismissal
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Updated:
No Liability When Customer Broke Chair
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Updated:
“Excusable Neglect” As A Grounds For Extending Time for Service of Process
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Updated:
Judicial Estoppel Doctrine Bars Legal Malpractice Claim
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Updated:
Loss of Evidence Destroys Plaintiff’s Case
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Updated:
Conflicting Information Lighting Means No Summary Judgment
:
Updated:
Sanctions Ordered For Failure to Comply With Rule 35 Order
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Updated:
No Claims Commission Jurisdiction Over Medical School Dismissal
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Updated:
Police Dog Exception to the Tennessee Dog Bite Statute
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Updated:
Products Liability Statute of Repose Bars Claim
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Updated:
Elements of Tennessee Claim for Defamation by Implication
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Updated:
Statute of Limitations for Property Damage Claims
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Updated:
Failure to Warn Claim Against Drug Manufacturer Rejected
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Updated:
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim Barred by Worker’s Compensation Claim
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Updated:
Invasion of Privacy, Emotional Distress and Misrepresentation Claims Dismissed
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Updated:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Damage Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Updated:
Duty of Care Exists Even in Dangerous Sporting Activities
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Updated:
Real Property Damages Are Generally Repair Costs
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Updated:
Noncompliant HIPAA Form Derails Plaintiffs’ Claims
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Updated:
Fall-From-Ladder Case Falls Short
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Updated:
Who Has the Right to Bring Suit in a Tennessee Wrongful Death Case?
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Updated:
Comparative Fault in Tennessee Wrongful Death Cases
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“Open and Obvious” Defect Not Necessarily a Bar to Recovery
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Updated:
Dedmon Rule Applies In Tennessee Claims Commission
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Expert Needed in Legal Malpractice Case
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Updated:
No Notice of Dangerous Condition Bars Fall-Down Case
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Updated:
Plaintiff Fails to Prove City Owned or Operated Drainage Pipe
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Updated:
Release in Probate Court Barred Later Claims Against Uninsured Motorist Insurer
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Typed Signature Qualifies as “Signature” for Rule 11 Purposes
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Updated:
Tenant Locked Out of Office Entitled to Conversion Damages
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Updated:
Discovery Rule Applied in Tennessee Health Care Liability Act Case
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Updated:
New-Added Defendant Loses Effort at Early Dismissal of Action
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Updated:
Improper Notice Under TCA § 29-26-121 – The Savings Statute Does Not Save Case
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Updated:
TCA Sec. 20-1-119 Applied to Save Case Against Previously Dismissed Defendant
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Updated:
Door That Opened Into Lobby – Not Defective Condition
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Updated:
What Happens When Defendant Dies Before Suit is Filed?
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Updated:
Assault Claim in Health Care Facility
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Updated:
Contractual Indemnity Claim Not Subject to HCLA
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Updated:
Primary Cause of Medical Malpractice? Failure to Properly Diagnose
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Updated:
Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege
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Updated:
ACTL White Paper on Attorney-Client Privilege
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Updated:
Punitive Damages Award Vacated – Trial Court Found Not to Have Weighed Factors
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Updated:
Rule 60.02 Motion Denied As Untimely
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Updated:
Handshake “Assault” May Not Fall Under Health Care Liability Act
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Updated:
Summary Judgment Vacated Due to Undecided Motion to Amend
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Updated:
Tenant Salon Had No Duty to Clear Ice from Parking Lot
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Updated:
Sixteen-Year-Old Misrepresentation Claim Time-Barred
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Updated:
Home Inspector Owes No Duty to Guest of Homebuyer
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Updated:
Radiologist Found to be Apparent Agent of Hospital
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Updated:
Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Not Enforced
:
Updated:
Facebook Post Ruled Not Defamatory
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Updated:
Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Affirmed
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Updated:
Court Rejects Assertion that Video of Crash Determined Fault Allocation as a Matter of Law
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Updated:
Nurse Not Competent to Give Causation Testimony in Medical Malpractice Case
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Updated:
Malicious Prosecution Claims – Statute of Limitations
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Updated:
Time Runs Under Statute of Limitations Only If There is a Person Who Can File Suit
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Updated:
Deadline for Filing Suit Not Extended Due to Temporary Guardianship
:
Updated:
Failure to Identify Specific Physician Fatal to HCLA Case
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Updated:
Expert Causation Testimony Required in Legal Malpractice Case
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Updated:
Dismissal of Fraud Case Overturned
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Updated:
UM Carrier Obtains Dismissal Because of Failure to Obtain Service on Driver
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Updated:
Negligent Weapon Storage and Failure to Prevent Suicide
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Updated:
Pro Se Suit Against Local Government Time-Barred
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Updated:
Cup of Hot Coffee to Burns Patient
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Updated:
Sudden Emergency Instruction Error in Medical Malpractice Case
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Updated:
Another Slip and Fall Case Hits the Floor
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Updated:
Plaintiff’s Expert Testimony on Causation Deemed Too Speculative
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Updated:
Pro Se Wrongful Death Complaint Survives Challenge
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Updated:
Rape Victim Not Limited to Workers’ Compensation Claim
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Updated:
Tennessee Landlord Liable When Light Fixture Fell
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Updated:
Confinement to Prison Isn’t “Extraordinary Cause”
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Updated:
Med Mal Notice Statute and Governmental Entities
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Updated:
Default Judgment in Injury Case Requires Hearing on Damages
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Updated:
Fall-Down Case Goes to Jury
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Updated:
Exculpatory Provision Enforced in Transportation Agreement
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Updated:
No Invasion of Privacy When Information Was Already Public
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Updated:
Negligent Supervision Allowed Under Tennessee Claims Commission Act
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Updated:
Battery Claim Proceeds In Absence of Significant Injury
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Updated:
Tennessee Court Explains Duty to Supplement Discovery and Expert Testimony
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Updated:
More on Pre-SuitNotice, HIPAA, in Tennessee Medical Malpractice Cases
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Updated:
Case Dismissed Given Deficient Expert Testimony
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Updated:
Tennessee Uninsured Motorist Claims Subject to Six-Year Statute of Limitations
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Updated:
Liability of Tennessee for Inmate-on-Inmate Attacks
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Updated:
No HIPAA Form Required in Single Defendant HCLA Case
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Updated:
Inmate Injured on Work Detail – Recovery Limited to Medical Expenses
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Updated:
Court of Appeals Discusses Tennessee Car Accident Damages
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Updated:
No Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Based on Future Event
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Updated:
Application of Tennessee Savings Statute When Initial Filing Deadline Missed
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Updated:
Nuisance, Invasion of Privacy, IIED, and Chickens
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Updated:
Mothers, Minors and Medical Bills
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Updated:
Special Duty Doctrine Applied Against 911 Agency in Suicide Case
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Updated:
Failure to Include Causation Evidence Ends Malpractice Case
:
Updated:
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim Against Hospital Goes to Jury
:
Updated:
Serving Rule 11 Motion on Opposing Counsel Not Considered “Process” for Abuse of Process Claim
:
Updated:
Fraudulent Misrepresentation Case Falls Short
:
Updated:
Statute of Limitations Bars Mother’s Claim Against Health Care Provider
:
Updated:
$3 Million Dollar Verdict Vacated Due to Defective Verdict Form
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Updated:
No HIPAA Form Required in Single Defendant Medical Negligence Case
:
Updated:
Slander Subject to Six-Month Statute of Limitations
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Updated:
Jury Verdict For Defendant Affirmed in Brentwood Car Wreck Case
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Updated:
Forum Non Conveniens in Tennessee Personal Injury Cases
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Updated:
No Expert Needed Where EMT Allegedly Punched Patient
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Claims of “Beatings” By Medical Personnel Not Subject to Tennessee HCLA
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Case Remanded For Entry of Order that States Reasons for Ruling
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61% Remittitur Affirmed in Tennessee Injury Case
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No Proof of Causation where Cause of Fire Not Identified
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County Not Responsible for Suicide of Recently Released Inmate
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Testimony on Whether Doctor “Did Her Best” Excluded in Medical Malpractice Case
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No Emotional Distress Claim Based on Negligent Destruction of Property
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Tennessee COA Reverses Order – Too Similar to that Drafted by Winning Party
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Enforcing Tennessee Settlement Agreements in Injury Cases
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Employer Liability for Criminal Acts of Employees
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Tennessee Court Studies Independent Contractor Rules
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Court Finds Exit Ramp Roadway Meets Safety Standards
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Acknowledgement Letter Used to Establish Pre-suit Notice
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Patient Alleging Rape at Hospital – Pre-suit Notice Not Required
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No Defect Arises By Decorating Handrail
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It Takes Evidence to Defeat A Motion for Summary Judgment
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The Latest Intentional Interference with Business Relationships Decision
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Amount of Attorneys’ Fees Awarded as Sanction Must be Causally Related to Misconduct
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No Negligence in Porch Collapse During Party
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No Misrepresentation where Plaintiffs Had Access to Information
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Summary Judgment Vacated When Order Failed to State Reason for Decision
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Statute Regarding Community Supervision of Sex Offenders Did Not Confer Private Right of Action
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Fitness Facility Had No Duty to Use AED on Injured Patron
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Tennessee Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Trial Statistics 2015-16
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Tennessee Slip and Fall Case Fails Without Proof of Causation
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HCLA (Medical Malpractice) Claim Dismissed – Notice Insufficient
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Medical Malpractice Claims Declining
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Limit on Right of Surviving Spouse to Bring Wrongful Death Claim
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Contractual Waivers and Medical Expense Recovery by Minors
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