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Truck stop had no duty to driver turning from city road.
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Johnson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Summary judgment affirmed in car wreck caused by road washout and sinkhole
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Claims commission does not have jurisdiction over gross negligence claim.
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Tennessee Supreme Court rules that TPPA petition does not affect right to nonsuit.
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Unicoi County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Summary judgment based on HCLA statute of limitations reversed.
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Fentress County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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GTLA Plaintiff Verdict Affirmed in Garbage Truck / Pedestrian Case
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Humphreys County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Union County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Landlord had duty even when missing hand rail was open and obvious.
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Savings statute measured from dismissal of first tort complaint.
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Tennessee savings statute measured from dismissal of first tort complaint.
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Smith County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Fall Down Case Falls Down
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DeKalb County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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TPPA dismissal of defamation claim affirmed.
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Morgan County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Scott County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Insurance carrier may bring legal malpractice claim as subrogee.
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Overton County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Grainger County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Macon County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Admissions of plaintiff doom fall-down case.
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Hickman County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Private security officer not a public figure under TPPA.
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Hardeman County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Government Road Not Responsible for Wreck
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Hardin County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Lauderdale County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Interesting Notice Issue in Tennessee Slip and Fall Case In Dollar General Store
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McNairy County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Is discovery rule triggered by information received by plaintiff’s attorney?
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White County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Carroll County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Jury’s apparent credibility finding dooms appeal.
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Henderson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Marion County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Defamation claim allowed to proceed under TPPA.
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Apartment complex dog park fell within residential exception of Tennessee dog bite statute.
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Giles County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Law Firm Seeks to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in Legal Malpractice Case
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Obion County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Jury verdict for defendant in legal malpractice case affirmed.
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Claiborne County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Henry County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Rhea County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Malicious prosecution liability affirmed; Defendant supplied false or misleading information
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Weakley County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Legal malpractice claim time-barred.
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TPPA dismissal appropriate in defamation case involving Google reviews
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Lincoln County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Cocke County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Discussion of the “common knowledge” and “extraordinary cause” excuses to avoid compliance with filing a certificate of good faith
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Default judgment and damages affirmed in shooting case
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Slip and fall summary judgment affirmed.
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Dyer County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Conversion dismissal affirmed due to lack of particularity in complaint.
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Campbell County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Cheatham County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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No duty to warn where booster seat was made dangerous by addition of aftermarket part.
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Fayette County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Manufacturer not liable for seat belt extender used on booster seat
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Warren County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Franklin County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Optional arbitration agreement at nursing home was legal decision.
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Lawrence County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Monroe County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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July 1 – Effective Date for New Rules of Procedure and Evidence
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Optional arbitration agreement not a healthcare decision.
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Gibson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Interference with business relationship claim abated on defendant’s death.
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Loudon County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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TPPA applies to case against attorneys related to previous litigation.
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Bench verdict for plaintiff in pedestrian case reversed.
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Dickson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence 2024-2025 – Courtroom Edition
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No personal injury case against “statutory employer.”
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Roane County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Circumstantial evidence of car accident cause not sufficient.
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Obtaining Medical Records For Deceased Person in Tennessee
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McMinn County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Substantial compliance standard for pre-suit notice HIPPA authorizations.
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Jefferson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Non-attorney cannot represent siblings in wrongful death case.
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Coffee County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Carter County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Hawkins County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Cumberland County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Tipton County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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TPPA may apply to legal malpractice claims.
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Hamblen County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence (Courtroom Edition)
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Legal malpractice plaintiff must prove elements of claim.
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Greene County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Service of process on hospital employee insufficient.
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Robertson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Putnam County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Trespass requires nominal damages.
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Maury County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Madison County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Liability for negligence of a state employee.
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Sevier County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Plaintiff Must Prove Dangerous Condition in Premises Case
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Bradley County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Washington County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Blount County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Wilson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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No causation or improper motive in tortious interference case
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Sullivan County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Insured Refuses to Give Examination Under Oath – No Coverage
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Montgomery County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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The Duty to Inquire and Limitation of Actions
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Intentional misrepresentation claim dismissed where misrepresentation only related to future action.
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Williamson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Assault and battery summary judgment reversed.
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Rutherford County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Wrong Site Surgery – An Example
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Medication Errors Result in Injury and Death
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Hamilton County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Summary judgment required based on public duty doctrine in GTLA case.
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Knox County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Summary judgment based on release of “all persons… from any claim” reversed.
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Legal malpractice dismissal based on statute of limitations affirmed.
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Davidson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Bedford County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Anderson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Marshall County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Shelby County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Summary judgment for plaintiff in conversion case affirmed.
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Sumner County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023
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Summary judgment vacated where no time for discovery was allowed.
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Gross negligence GTLA claim against 911 board can proceed.
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No TPPA immediate appeal from order denying voluntary dismissal of defendant.
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Practical Procedure and Evidence Blog
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HCLA dismissal based on statute of limitations partially reversed.
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No negligence per se where tenant had co-extensive knowledge of dangerous condition.
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No joint and several liability? No credit for other tortfeasor’s payments
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Impact of noncompliant HIPAA authorization
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Notice – Actual or Constructive – Required in Fall Down Cases
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Tennessee’s Discovery Rule Applied by the Court of Appeals
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3000th Post on this Blog
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Black Boxes in the Operating Room?
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Pushing the Proximity Envelope in NIED Claims
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Tort Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court (01-16-2024)
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Premises liability summary judgment affirmed; dangerous condition created by plaintiff.
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Parents’ negligent infliction of emotional distress claim based on sexual abuse of minor daughter dismissed.
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Major TSC Opinion – Blame-Shifting and HCLA Medical Expense Recovery
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Tenn. Supreme Court Agrees to Review HCLA Notice Case
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ER doctor not qualified on standard of care in correctional facility.
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Conservator had authority to release HCLA claims against doctor.
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Two-year statute of limitations did not apply where driver was cited for municipal code violation.
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GTLA Did Not Remove City’s Immunity for Failure to Inspect Claim.
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Trial court’s fault allocation in motor vehicle accident case affirmed.
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Failure to list decedent’s minor children as claimants on HCLA notice should have resulted in dismissal.
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Defendant was not equitably estopped from limitations defense based on vague statements by insurance adjuster.
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Personal Vehicle Sharing Programs (PVSP) Give Rise to Insurance Issues
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Quality Improvement Privilege (QIP) does not apply to meeting between hospital and decedent’s family.
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Recent Cases on Damages for Frivolous Appeal
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Defendant only required to produce surveillance videos he intended to use for impeachment at trial.
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Law Firm Fights Over the Meaning of “Double-Spaced” in Local Rules
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Are You Using BirdDog Law?
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Statute Extending Statute of Limitations Does Not Extend Time for Service of Process
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Are You Reading Practical Procedure and Evidence?
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Summary judgment for car accident defendant reversed.
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Summary judgment overturned in car accident case.
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Summary judgment affirmed in Tennesssee informed consent case.
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Statutory immunity provisions related to health care powers of attorney did not prevent inquiry into whether decedent had mental capacity to execute power of attorney.
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Defendant waived appellate arguments by failing to renew motion for directed verdict or file motion for new trial.
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Tort proceeds belonged to decedent’s estate rather than surviving spouse.
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County retained immunity under GTLA where plaintiff’s claims fell within civil rights exception
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Malicious prosecution and abuse of process summary judgment affirmed.
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Medical bills excluded from trial due to lack of expert testimony that they were necessary.
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New Article Published Discussing Tennessee’s “Colleague Privilege”
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HCLA plaintiff failed to establish breach of standard of care.
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HCLA abrogates operation-of-law exception for vicarious liability claims in health care liability actions.
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Summary judgment overturned where minor was killed while drinking and driving.
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HCLA Plaintiff Cannot Get Benefit of 120-Day Extension When Filing Action Under Savings Statute
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Judgment for defendant in GTLA negligence case affirmed.
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Actual damages not required for intrusion upon seclusion claim.
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Legal malpractice claim barred by statute of limitations.
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Legislature Changes TCA Section 20-1-119 To Expressly Include Uninsured Motorist Insurers
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Legal malpractice claim required expert proof from plaintiff.
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HCLA Standard of Care Expert Competent to Testify.
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Practical Procedure and Evidence
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Defendant physician cannot be compelled to give expert opinion of other healthcare provider’s care.
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Biomechanical Expert’s Testimony on Medical Causation Rejected
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Parents could not file suit on behalf of adult child.
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Pre-Impact Terror in Plane Crash Litigation
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Amended Complaint Removed Defendants From Suit.
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Psychologist selected by mother pursuant to court order immune from later HCLA suit.
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Dyer County, Tennessee
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City ordinance violation does not extend Tennessee’s typical one-year personal injury statute of limitations.
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Tennessee GTLA case that includes non-governmental entity defendants can be heard by a jury.
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Wilson County, Tennessee
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Montgomery County, Tennessee
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Stats of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Jury Verdicts in Robertson County, Tennessee
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Supreme Court addresses standard for favorable termination in a malicious prosecution claim based on a criminal case.
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Dismissal based on statute of limitations affirmed; court relied on judicial notice of court file
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Sullivan County, Tennessee
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Practical Procedure and Evidence
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HCLA plaintiff entitled to limited discovery to show that defendant was not prejudiced by noncompliant HIPAA authorization.
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Gender-Affirming Care Creates Tort Liability
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Stats on Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases in Rutherford County, Tennessee
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Putnam County, Tennessee
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Stats on Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Filings and Verdicts in Williamson County, Tennessee
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Maury County, Tennessee
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TPPA Motion to Dismiss Required Trial Court to Engage in Three-Step Analysis.
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Sumner County, Tennessee
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Short Term Offer for Day on Torts and Other Books – Save 25%
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Stats on Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Filings and Trials in Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee
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Health Care Liability Filing and Disposition Statistics from Tennessee Courts – 2021-22
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Property owner defendants could not rely on statute of repose for defective improvements to real property.
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Washington County, Tennessee
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HCLA dismissal affirmed based on plaintiffs’ failure to name governmental employer as defendant.
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Stats on Tort Trials and Verdicts in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Tennessee
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Stats About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases and Verdicts in Madison County, Tennessee
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No certificate of good faith required for HCLA case that falls under common knowledge exception.
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Stats on Tort Trials and Verdicts in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
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ACTL Podcast
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Misrepresentation summary judgment affirmed where plaintiffs failed to comply with appellate procedure rules.
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No legal malpractice where plaintiff could not show that he was harmed by representation.
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Stats on Davidson County, Tennessee Tort Trials and Verdicts
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New Procedure and Evidence Blog
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Defamation claim dismissed pursuant to Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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Plaintiff waived objection to discovery from testifying expert where objection was not made until expert deposition was in progress.
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Tennessee GTLA removes immunity for ordinary negligence only.
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Tennessee statute of limitations is based on gravamen of complaint.
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New Books Available – Appellate Standards of Review in Civil and Criminal Cases
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TPPA Petition to Dismiss Does Not Survive Voluntary Dismissal.
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TBA Journal Article – Defamation Cases: Yet Another Landmine
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Intentional interference with business relationships under the GTLA.
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Jury award to plaintiff affirmed where defendant presented evidence that some damages were not caused by the car accident.
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Apartment that failed to maintain wooden bridge liable to tenant in premises liability suit.
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Dismissal of negligent misrepresentation claim affirmed.
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Misinterpretation of the law not deemed excusable neglect under Rule 6.02.
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Funeral home had no duty to supervise burial of body.
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Dismissal of conversion and conspiracy claims vacated.
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Great Podcast
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Last Chance to Order Wrongful Death Book at Reduced Price.
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New Blog – Practical Procedure and Evidence.
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Reduced Price on Pre-Publication Copy of “Tennessee Wrongful Death Law”
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My Newest TBA Column – Defamation Cases – Yet Another Land Mine
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New Blog on Tennessee Procedure and Evidence
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Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court – 2022 Wrap-Up
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Free, Helpful Information About the Shelby County, Tennessee Court System
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Free, Helpful Information About the Lawrence County, Tennessee Court System
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Online Tennessee CLE!
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Free, Helpful Information About the Hickman County, Tennessee Court System
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Free, Helpful Information About the Giles County, Tennessee Court System
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Bench trial verdict for plaintiff in truck wreck case based largely on credibility affirmed.
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Justice Programs Seminar – Memphis December 15 and 16
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TPPA Petition to Dismiss Could Not Be Filed After Plaintiff Took Voluntary Dismissal.
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Compensatory damages equal to amount plaintiff paid for home affirmed in fraud case.
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Free, Helpful Information About the Maury County, Tennessee Court System
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Black Friday Sale Ends Sunday at Midnight. Money Back Guarantee!
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Free, Helpful Information About the Cheatham County, Tennessee Court System
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Black Friday 50% Off Sale Ends Sunday at Midnight!
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Free, Helpful Information About The Rutherford County, Tennessee Court System
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Free, Helpful Information About the Marshall County, Tennessee Court System
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Defendants can commit trespass on land they believed they owned.
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Free, Helpful Information About the Davidson County, Tennessee Court System
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Proper analysis for petition to dismiss under Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA).
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Free, Helpful Information About the Franklin County, Tennessee Court System
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Black Friday Sale on Subscriptions to John Day’s Books. 50% off Annual Subscriptions. (And Money-Back Guarantee)
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Free, Helpful Information About the Williamson County, Tennessee Court System
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Tennessee HCLA Case Dismissed under Statute of Limitations.
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Justice Programs Seminar Offerings – 2022
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Free, Helpful Information About the Wayne County, Tennessee Court System
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Free, Helpful Information About the Montgomery County, Tennessee Court System
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Exclusion of HCLA expert based on locality rule affirmed.
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Appeal under Tennessee Public Protection Act ruled untimely.
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Free, Helpful Information About the Robertson County, Tennessee Court System
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Physician employed by state university had absolute immunity under Tennessee Claims Commission Act.
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Free, Helpful Information About The Wilson County, Tennessee Court System
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No HCLA liability under GTLA where allegedly negligent doctors were not employees of governmental entity hospital.
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Free Information About the Sumner County, Tennessee Court System
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Plaintiff could not show constructive notice in GTLA premises liability case where she could not show how long dangerous condition had existed.
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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.
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Dismissal of legal malpractice claim reversed.
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Professional negligence jury verdict affirmed.
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Scaffolding rental company owed no duty to roofer where homeowner opted to install scaffolding himself.
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Finding of extraordinary cause to excuse HCLA noncompliance reversed.
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Vegetation management contractor had no duty to remove tree located beyond scope of contract with electrical service.
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Evidence of car accident occurring not enough to support negligence claim.
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Tennessee Court of Appeals: HCLA plaintiff should have been allowed to substitute expert.
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Defense Counsel Brags About Result in Medical Malpractice Trial – Judge Orders New Trial
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USDC-MD TN Rules Presuit Notice and Certificate of Merit Statutes to Not Apply to TN HCLA Claims Filed in Federal Court
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Williamson County, Tennessee Tort Trial Statistics
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Tennessee Supreme Court Agrees to Review Two Cases
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Last Opportunity to Register for Seminar – August 24 and 25, 2022.
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Summary judgment based on GTLA and Recreational Use Statute affirmed.
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Nursing home arbitration agreement ruled unenforceable.
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Conversion claim was time-barred due to plaintiffs’ constructive notice of claim.
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Premises liability summary judgment affirmed where divot complained of was a minor aberration.
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No civil liability for sharing truthful information about matter of public concern.
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Res judicata dismissal of tort claims reversed.
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Legal malpractice claim fails without expert support.
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Lawyer Sanctioned for Misconduct During Deposition
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Seminar For Newer Lawyers Interesting in Learning About the Art of Trial Lawyering
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Changes to Tennessee Rules of Procedure and Evidence
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Tennessee Supreme Court Releases Opinion on Attorney Fee Awards After Motion to Dismiss
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Lease interest was not sufficient to establish ownership rights for conversion claim.
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Dismissal reversed on claims against church defendants based on alleged cover-up of sexual abuse of minors.
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New Data Being Added To BirdDog Law – Tort Trials and Damages, By County
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State responsible for allegedly dangerous condition on state-owned highway despite contracting maintenance out to city.
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The Tennessee Missing Witness Rule
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Defamation case dismissed based on absolute litigation privilege.
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Discovery rule applied in HCLA case involving food service provider.
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Plaintiff’s deposition created issue of fact in GTLA premises liability case.
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Georgia Opinion Discusses Standards for Deposing High-Ranking Corporate Executives (So Does Indiana!)
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Exciting New Addition to BirdDog Law – Comprehensive Local Court Information
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Tennessee Supreme Court Releases Opinion in Linville Case
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Dismissal affirmed where plaintiff died days before complaint was filed in her name.
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Dismissal affirmed where HCLA pre-suit notice was sent to wrong entity.
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Chancery court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over defamation tort claims.
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Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court – Updated
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Dismissal partially reversed based on fraudulent concealment.
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Expert Needed for Legal Malpractice Case to Survive
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Calculating Post-Judgment Interest on Tennessee Judgments
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Wrong defendants in certificate of good faith caption should have resulted in dismissal.
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Landlord not liable for tenant’s pit bull biting guest after landlord ordered the dog removed and issued tenant an eviction notice.
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Revenge Porn
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County not immune from suit where sheriff’s deputy failed to investigate death threats.
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More On Powers of Attorney, Arbitration Agreements, and Wrongful Death
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“Pending Cases” Updated with New Tennessee Supreme Court Opinion
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Reckless infliction of emotional distress plaintiffs was not within the reasonably foreseeable scope of the alleged tort.
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New Decision Discussing Alter Ego-Law in Tennessee
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GTLA Attorney’s Fees Provision Permitting Award Against Plaintiff Deemed Constitutional
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Judgment for damages void where defendant was not served with amended omplaint.
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Insufficient certificate of good faith leads to summary judgment for defendant.
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Summary judgment vacated due to insufficient reasoning in trial court order.
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Injury case against homeowner’s association dismissed
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No exception to products liability statute of repose for latent disease or fraudulent concealment.
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No reasonable reliance on alleged misrepresentation where plaintiff could have read the contract which contradicted defendant’s statement.
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Rule Changes Approved By Tennessee General Assembly
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Injury Involving ATV Winch Case Will Be Tried Before Jury
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Ruling that nursing home arbitration agreement was invalid reversed.
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Attorney’s fees allowed as compensatory damages in inducement of breach of contract case.
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No liability for inmate-on-inmate assault where assault was not foreseeable.
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Defendant had no duty to remove tire debris from interstate after blowout.
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Claims Commission decision to credit defense witnesses affirmed.
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Plaintiff who was returning domesticated pigs to owner was not a trespasser.
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$1.5M Verdict Affirmed in Tennessee Car Wreck Case.
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Summary judgment affirmed where defendant did not place structure creating nuisance on defendant’s easement.
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BirdDog Law Adds Free Access to Rules of Criminal Procedure and Criminal Appeals Rules
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Premises liability summary judgment affirmed based on lack of constructive notice.
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Summary judgment for defendants in premises liability case affirmed
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Covid-19 Shuts Down Tort and HCLA Trials in Tennessee in 2020-21
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Negligence case against insurance agent fails due to statutory presumption.
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Tennessee Legal Malpractice Claim Filed Too Late
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Intentional misrepresentation and medical battery claims fell within HCLA
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Involuntary dismissal affirmed when video showed that defendant’s car was visible when plaintiff pulled onto roadway.
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Summary judgment vacated where trial court order failed to give reasons for decision
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Denial of motion to name correct defendant affirmed due to delay and lack of diligence
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Tennessee Supreme Court to Hear Two New Cases
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BirdDog Law Now Has Free Access to Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure
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Filing complaint with Tennessee Claims Commission did not satisfy requirement to give written notice to Division of Claims and Risk Management.
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Previous rejection of uninsured motorist coverage remained in affect after policy renewal.
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How To Determine What Cases Are Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court
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Collection of Case Law on the Issue of Whether a Civil Trial Should be Conducted Virtually
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Legal Malpractice Claim Filed More than One Year after BPR Complaint was Untimely.
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Wrongful Death of a Zygote? Last Year the Law Changed
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Negligence summary judgment affirmed where plaintiff had no evidence of breach of duty.
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Child in care, custody, or control of State between removal from parent’s home and entry of custody order by juvenile court.
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Decedent’s personal injury settlement did not become wrongful death proceeds after his death.
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Practice Before the Tennessee Claims Commission
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Snap Removals to Federal Court
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Colorado Supreme Court Allows Minors to Recover Pre-Majority Medical Expenses
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New Resource Center for Tennessee Lawyers
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No liability for State when fire causing damage was started by lightning.
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New Website for Tennessee Lawyers
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Operations on the Wrong Body Part – from The Washington Post.
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Justice Programs 2021 Seminar
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Summary Judgment Based on Tennessee Recreational Use Statute Affirmed.
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Interesting Article on How Radiologists Can Avoid Medical Malpractice Claims
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No nuisance or trespass when neighbor did not increase surface water flow onto plaintiff’s property.
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Claim regarding retirement benefit calculation was not a tort claim.
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Cancellation rule should have applied to defendant’s contradictory testimony.
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Statute of limitations did not affect time period to file with Tennessee Claims Commission after denial by Division of Claims and Risk Management.
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Verdict for defendant in ski resort case involving injuries to a snowboarder affirmed.
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Legal malpractice claim dismissed as untimely.
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Summary judgment reversed where evidence showed city inspected culvert that collapsed the day before the accident and recommended imminent replacement
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Law firm had no duty after terminating its representation of plaintiff.
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Dismissal of conversion case based on statute of limitations affirmed.
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Plaintiff not entitled to conduct discovery on issue of whether defendant was prejudiced by incomplete HIPAA authorization in HCLA case
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Premises liability summary judgment affirmed based on insufficient evidence of causation.
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Discretionary costs award to defendants affirmed.
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Tennessee Supreme Court Agrees to Review Comparative Fault Issue in Negligent Misrepresentation Case
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Dismissal affirmed under GTLA for failure to name doctor’s governmental entity employer as defendant.
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Collateral source rule barred testimony regarding reasonableness of medical bills.
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Plaintiff should have been allowed to revise voluntary dismissal where dismissal was not a final order.
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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check
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Claims of Recklessness and Gross Negligence May Proceed Under Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act
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Defendant doctor can be compelled to testify regarding standard of care of co-defendant nurse he supervises; Minor on Tenncare Has Right to Sue for Medical Expenses
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Denial of Tennessee uninsured motorist coverage affirmed.
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Jury verdict affirmed where jury believed defendant’s account of car accident.
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Lack of Evidence on Value of Property Damage Dooms Tennessee Case
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Bifurcation of standard of care and causation issues in HCLA case affirmed.
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Jury’s decision to not reject some of plaintiff’s medical expenses affirmed.
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Summary judgment affirmed where defendant tested negative for STD he allegedly transmitted to plaintiff.
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Court of Appeals releases first opinion addressing Tennessee Public Participation Act.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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City’s Duty to Protect Against Dangerous Dog Fell Under Public Duty Doctrine
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Plaintiff Must Name “John Doe” if Other Driver in Car Accident Case is Unknown.
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Claims Commissioner Must Make Conclusions of Law For Each Theory of Negligence
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Rule 59.04 Motion Does Not to Save Medical Malpractice Case
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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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2017 Tennessee Health Care Liability Statistics – Part 2
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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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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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No Evidence From Plaintiffs Leads to Summary Judgment for Defendant
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Tennessee Tort Filings and Trials – 2017-18 – Part 3
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Tennessee Tort Filings and Trials – 2017-18 – Part 2
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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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Motion to Set Aside Judgment Must Show a Meritorious Defense
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Circuit Court Could Not Appoint Representative for Deceased Defendant
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Motion to Set Aside Judgment Must Show a Meritorious Defense
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Tennessee Supreme Court Defines Factors For Enforcing Exculpatory Agreements
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Summary Judgment on Negligence Claim Overturned
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No Fraud Claim Where Inspection Revealed Possible Water Issues
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No Fault for Plaintiff Affirmed
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Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations Applied to Real Property Closing
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Affirmative Defenses Not Waived By One-Day Delay of Answer
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Agritourism Statute Provides Immunity from Liability but Allows Fault Allocation
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Non-Compliant HIPAA Release Prejudiced Only One Defendant
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No Evidence From Plaintiff = Summary Judgment for Defendant
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“Rebuttal” Evidence Properly Excluded
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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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Apartment Owner Has No Duty to Protect From Attacks Off Its Property
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Discovery Rule Applied in Murder-Suicide Case – Claim Barred
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Appellate Court Court Reverses Summary Judgment – Jury Issue on Discovery Rule
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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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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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“Discovery Rule” Analyzed in Cancer Treatment Case
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Plaintiff’s Past Medical Records Should Have Be Allowed as Evidence
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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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“Scope of Employment” and the Tennessee GTLA
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County Immune From Liability for Injury on Inmate Work Program
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Court Requires Production of Pre-suit Expert Statement Supporting Certificate of Good Faith
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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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Negligence Claim Preempted by Tennessee UCC
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Updated:
Acknowledgement Letter Does Not Establish HCLA Pre-Suit Notice
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One Million Dollar Additur Determined to Destroy Verdict
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Updated:
Deficient HIPAA Authorization Not Grounds for Dismissal
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No Liability When Customer Broke Chair
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“Excusable Neglect” As A Grounds For Extending Time for Service of Process
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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
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Updated:
Sanctions Ordered For Failure to Comply With Rule 35 Order
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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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Products Liability Statute of Repose Bars Claim
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Updated:
Elements of Tennessee Claim for Defamation by Implication
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Statute of Limitations for Property Damage Claims
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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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Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Damage Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Duty of Care Exists Even in Dangerous Sporting Activities
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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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Who Has the Right to Bring Suit in a Tennessee Wrongful Death Case?
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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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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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Plaintiff Fails to Prove City Owned or Operated Drainage Pipe
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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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What Happens When Defendant Dies Before Suit is Filed?
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Assault Claim in Health Care Facility
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Contractual Indemnity Claim Not Subject to HCLA
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Primary Cause of Medical Malpractice? Failure to Properly Diagnose
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Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege
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ACTL White Paper on Attorney-Client Privilege
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Punitive Damages Award Vacated – Trial Court Found Not to Have Weighed Factors
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Rule 60.02 Motion Denied As Untimely
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Handshake “Assault” May Not Fall Under Health Care Liability Act
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Summary Judgment Vacated Due to Undecided Motion to Amend
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Tenant Salon Had No Duty to Clear Ice from Parking Lot
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Sixteen-Year-Old Misrepresentation Claim Time-Barred
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Home Inspector Owes No Duty to Guest of Homebuyer
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Radiologist Found to be Apparent Agent of Hospital
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Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Not Enforced
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Facebook Post Ruled Not Defamatory
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Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Affirmed
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Court Rejects Assertion that Video of Crash Determined Fault Allocation as a Matter of Law
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Nurse Not Competent to Give Causation Testimony in Medical Malpractice Case
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Malicious Prosecution Claims – Statute of Limitations
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Time Runs Under Statute of Limitations Only If There is a Person Who Can File Suit
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Deadline for Filing Suit Not Extended Due to Temporary Guardianship
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Failure to Identify Specific Physician Fatal to HCLA Case
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Expert Causation Testimony Required in Legal Malpractice Case
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Dismissal of Fraud Case Overturned
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UM Carrier Obtains Dismissal Because of Failure to Obtain Service on Driver
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Negligent Weapon Storage and Failure to Prevent Suicide
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Pro Se Suit Against Local Government Time-Barred
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Cup of Hot Coffee to Burns Patient
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Sudden Emergency Instruction Error in Medical Malpractice Case
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Another Slip and Fall Case Hits the Floor
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Plaintiff’s Expert Testimony on Causation Deemed Too Speculative
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Pro Se Wrongful Death Complaint Survives Challenge
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Rape Victim Not Limited to Workers’ Compensation Claim
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Tennessee Landlord Liable When Light Fixture Fell
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Confinement to Prison Isn’t “Extraordinary Cause”
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Med Mal Notice Statute and Governmental Entities
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Default Judgment in Injury Case Requires Hearing on Damages
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Fall-Down Case Goes to Jury
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Exculpatory Provision Enforced in Transportation Agreement
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No Invasion of Privacy When Information Was Already Public
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Negligent Supervision Allowed Under Tennessee Claims Commission Act
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Battery Claim Proceeds In Absence of Significant Injury
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Tennessee Court Explains Duty to Supplement Discovery and Expert Testimony
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More on Pre-SuitNotice, HIPAA, in Tennessee Medical Malpractice Cases
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Case Dismissed Given Deficient Expert Testimony
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Tennessee Uninsured Motorist Claims Subject to Six-Year Statute of Limitations
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Liability of Tennessee for Inmate-on-Inmate Attacks
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No HIPAA Form Required in Single Defendant HCLA Case
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Inmate Injured on Work Detail – Recovery Limited to Medical Expenses
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Court of Appeals Discusses Tennessee Car Accident Damages
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No Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Based on Future Event
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Application of Tennessee Savings Statute When Initial Filing Deadline Missed
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Nuisance, Invasion of Privacy, IIED, and Chickens
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Mothers, Minors and Medical Bills
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Special Duty Doctrine Applied Against 911 Agency in Suicide Case
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Failure to Include Causation Evidence Ends Malpractice Case
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Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim Against Hospital Goes to Jury
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Serving Rule 11 Motion on Opposing Counsel Not Considered “Process” for Abuse of Process Claim
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Fraudulent Misrepresentation Case Falls Short
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Statute of Limitations Bars Mother’s Claim Against Health Care Provider
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$3 Million Dollar Verdict Vacated Due to Defective Verdict Form
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No HIPAA Form Required in Single Defendant Medical Negligence Case
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Slander Subject to Six-Month Statute of Limitations
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Jury Verdict For Defendant Affirmed in Brentwood Car Wreck Case
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Forum Non Conveniens in Tennessee Personal Injury Cases
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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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Longer Hours Ahead for Medical Residents
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One Year Statute of Limitations Bars Misrepresentation Claims
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Plaintiff’s Verdict Affirmed in Head-On Crash Caused by Police
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Sexual Assault in School Held Not Foreseeable
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Maury County Fall Down Case Falls Down. Hard.
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Exclusion of Expert Testimony Reversed – New Trial Ordered
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Tennessee’s “Rule of Sevens” Applied to Dismiss Case
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Sanctions Awarded Against Lawyers After Abuse of Process Case Dismissed
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Tennessee Slip And Fall Case Dismissed
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Court Orders New Trial – Jury Disregarded Expert Testimony
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Father Had Duty to Hold Ladder for Son During RV Exterior Cleaning
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Certificate of Good Faith Required When Expert Must Prove Causation
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Proving Damages in a Conversion Case
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Pro Se Plaintiff Allowed to Proceed with Part of Claim Against Chiropractor
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Employer Had No Duty to Prevent Employee From Leaving Store in His Own Car
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Article Shows Misinformation About Malpractice Litigation
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Blank HIPAA Form Deemed Non-Compliant by Tennessee Court
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Open and Obvious Danger Not Automatic Bar to Fall-Down Claim
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Rental Car Driven by Renter Considered an Uninsured Motor Vehicle
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Issue Concerning Naming Proper Defendant in Complaint
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Security Guards and the Independent Contractor Rule
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Statute of Limitations Bars Legal Malpractice Claim
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Notice and HIPAA Form Also Required for Re-Filed HCLA Claim
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Suit Against Local Government Over Sewer Issues
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Ex Parte Communications With Treating Physicians – TN Statute Ruled Unconstitutional
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Upcoming Seminar – Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis
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Lawyer Wisely Drops Chicken-Choking Case
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Tennessee Jury Verdict More Than 40 Times Medical Expenses Affirmed
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Nonsuit OK When Motion to Dismiss is Pending in Medical Malpractice Case
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Upcoming Seminar – Justice Programs
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Nonsuit OK When Motion to Dismiss is Pending – Even in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Tennessee COA Reverses Trial Judge’s Finding of Negligence
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Tennessee GTLA Claim Regarding Water Meter Hole Not a Premises Liability Case
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Supervision of Mental Patient Issue That Requires Expert Testimony
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Evidence of Intoxication is Not Necessarily Sufficient to Establish Liability
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Property Owner Can Owe a Duty to Volunteers Roofers
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Another Water-on-Floor Slip and Fall Falls
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Death of Lawyer’s Infant Son is “Extraordinary Cause” under HCLA
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Sudden Emergency Jury Instruction Allowed Without Comparative Fault Defense
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Settlement of Personal Injury Cases for Minors in Tennessee
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Sexual Assault in School: Duty Turns on Material Fact Dispute
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Snow and Ice Fall-Down Cases in Tennessee
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Changing Times for Personal Injury Lawyers
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Plaintiff Permitted to Proceed on Multiple Theories of Liability
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Liability of Public Hospital Where Allegations Related to Non-Employee Doctors
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No Tort Claim Where Plaintiff Was Found To Have Caused Her Own Loss
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Tennessee Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations
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Reasonable Medical Expenses – Billed Amount or Negotiated Amount?
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Ex Parte Interviews Not Preempted by HIPAA
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Bench Trial Judgment for Plaintiff Reversed Due to Lack of Factual Findings
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Jury Verdict for Plaintiff in Tennessee Truck Accident Case Affirmed
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Summary Judgment Ruling Trips Up Plaintiff’s Elevator Case
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The “Law of The Case” and Its Exceptions – Tennessee Style
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Waiver Trips Up Injury Case Against YMCA
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Tesla’s Driverless Car Crash Raises Evidence Collection Issue
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Legal Malpractice – Statute of Limitations – Discovery Rule
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Three-Inch Step From Store to Sidewalk Not a Dangerous Condition
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Proof of Actual Malice in False Light Case
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No Reasonable Reliance in Money Washing Scheme
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The Court of Appeals addressed an issue of first impression regarding the interpretation of a wrongful death statute related to a surviving spouse who has outstanding child support obligations.
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Glass Display Case in Retail Store Not a Dangerous Condition
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No Causation Found For Plaintiff Injured by Dorm Fire Alarm
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Refusal to Strike HCLA Expert Affirmed
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Summary Judgment Reversed in Legal Malpractice Case
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Filing Notice of Claim Triggers Waiver Provision
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Public Duty Doctrine Gives Immunity to City When Suspect Stole Police Car
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Tennessee Savings Statute Fails to Preserve Claims Not Asserted in Original Filing
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Claims Against an Employer Can Proceed Even After Employer Admits Vicarious Liability
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Vehicle Photos Allowed into Evidence in Rear-End Collision Case.
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HCLA Statute of Limitations Issue A Jury Question
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2016 Day on Torts Book Supplement Available
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Tennessee Recreational Use Statute Strikes Again
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Expert’s Failure to Disclose Income As Expert – Round 3
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Kitchen Sink Complaint Goes Down Drain.
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Expert Not Needed in Wobbly Stool Case
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Premises Case Rejected on Summary Judgment
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Is a Voluntary Dismissal With Prejudice a “Favorable Termination”
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TRCP 16 Provides for Scheduling Orders Not Scheduling Suggestions
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The Verdict for Erin Andrews – What Happens Next?
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Property Owner Not Liable Where Another Entity Operated Clinic
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Trip Over Three-Inch Threshold Presents Question for Jury
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Data on Medical Malpractice Claims Against Anesthesiologists
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2014-15 Tennessee Tort Filings and Damage Awards Data
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Plaintiff Wins Case Involving Crash With Fire Rescue Vehicle
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1% of Doctors = 32% of Malpractice Claims
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Slip and Fall Case Dismissed WhenTestimony and Other Evidence Did Not Align
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Summary Judgment Affirmed Where Dog Had Never Bitten Anyone Before
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HCLA Claim Dismissed Where One of Eight Providers was Named on HIPAA Form
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Tolling Due to “Adjudicated Incompetent” Requires That There Was Judicial Intervention
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Tennessee Testimonial Harlot Protection Act of 2016
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Curb Cut for Wheelchair Ramp Held Not To Be “Dangerous Condition”
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Expert Rejected. Motion to Continue Rejected. Case Dismissed.
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HIPAA-Compliant Authorization Still Required where Defendant is only Health Care Provider at Issue
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Gross Negligence Affirmed where Advertisement Misrepresented Mini Storage
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Article in TBA Journal About Comparative Fault Issue
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2016 Rule Package Released
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Plaintiff Who Turned Left on Red 50% at Fault as Matter of Law
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Hotel’s Holiday Ice Slides Not a “Public Playground”
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Low Damage Award Set Aside by Appellate Court
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Merely Providing Affidavit To Employer Cannot Give Rise to Malicious Prosecution Claim
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Judge Must Give Basis for Summary Judgment Decision
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Parents Win Dismissal of Case For Allowing Minor Daughter to Drive ATV
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“Health Care Liability Claim” Includes Dropping Patient While Putting Her in Car
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On Eulogies and Obituaries
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Impact of Lost Product Under Tennessee Products Liabilty Law
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Summary Judgment Reversed in Conversion Case
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False Light Claim Knocked Out – No Proof of Malice
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Alleged Road Defect Case Rejected by Tennessee Court of Appeals
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Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Burned by Pre-2011 Notice Law
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Tennessee Supreme Court Overturns Hannan Summary Judgment Standard
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Circumstantial Evidence and Summary Judgment
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Constitutional Challenge to Damage Cap Must Award Verdict
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Statute Trumps Court Decision – “Ordinary” Negligence Claims Essentially Gone in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Tennessee Effectively Reduces Statute of Limitations in Claims Filed Against the State
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Defamation by Implication under Tennessee Law
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Yet Another Nursing Home Arbitration Case
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Following Established Procedure Not A Discretionary Function Under Tennessee GTLA
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Act Quickly To Solve Problems with Service of Process
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Intentional Interference With Business Relations Requires Proof of Damages
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Products Liability Case Given New Life By Sixth Circuit
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Tennessee Corporation Denied Dismissal Based on Forum Non Conveniens
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Summary Judgment Vacated Because Depositions Were Improperly Limited
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Right of Non-Primary Residential Parent to Bring Claim for Child
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Non-Suit Allowed to Cure Pre-Suit Notice Deficiencies
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Evidence of Injury Not Enough to Prove Fall-Down Case
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Insufficient GTLA Complaint Results in Dismissal
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Judgment For Plaintiff in Negligence Case Reversed on Appeal
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Ordinary Negligence vs. Health Care Liability; Relying on the 120-Day Statute of Limitations Extension.
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Puddle on Floor for Three Minutes Creates Jury Issue on Notice
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Not Required to Disclose Zero Prior Violations on Certificate of Good Faith
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Pre-Suit Notice Sent Via FedEx Substantially Complied with HCLA
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The Probable Cause Defense to Malicious Prosecution Claims
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Defect in Construction Does Not Stop Statute of Repose From Starting to Run
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Decision on Reversed – Notice Issue
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Plaintiff Lacks Proof of Notice of Dangerous Condition – Case Dismissed
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Lawyer Who Cheated Sanctioned Almost $1,000,000
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Tennessee Certificate of Good Faith Mandate Does Not Require Disclosure of Zero Prior Violations
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Truck Owner Not Liable for Sister-in-Law’s Tennesssee Truck Accident
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Informed Consent Expert Testimony Not Limited to Risks that Actually Materialized
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Summary Judgment Reversed Given Evidence of Opposing Party
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Summary Judgment Reversed in Fall-Down Case
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Tennessee HCLA Case Dismissed for Non-Compliant HIPAA Form.
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Understanding the Discretionary Function Exception to the Tennessee GTLA
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GTLA Complaint Survives Motion to Dismiss
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Real Estate Statute of Repose Wipes Out Fire Loss Case
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Signing an “As Is” Agreement Negates Reliance on Alleged Misrepresentation
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Is Plaintiff’s Fault Percentage Applied Before or After Tort Reform Damage Cap?
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Tort Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court
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Email Blasts and Personal Jurisdiction
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Tennessee Wrongful Death Law – Rights of Spouse Who Is Not in Household
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Expert Affidavit Does Not Satisfy Certificate of Good Faith Requirement
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Enforceability of Settlements Announced in Open Court
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Ill-Maintained Bridge Leads to Premises Liability for City
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Personal Injury Plaintiff Wins Summary Judgment
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Removal of Cases to Federal Court Before In-State Defendants Are Served
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Tennessee Requires Formal Notice Before Each Medical Malpractice Filing
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Adding Employer As Defendant More Than One Year After Incident
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New Local Rules in Tennessee’s 23rd Judicial District
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Tennessee Products Liability Claim Falls Short
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When Does Bad Conduct Rise to the Level of Outrageous Conduct?
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No Proof on Notice of Hazard Results in Dismissal of Case
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Sponge Case Falls Under HCLA Not Ordinary Negligence
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Sandy Hook Parents Sue Mother of Murderer
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Trial Court Cannot Impose Additional Limitations on Ex Parte Interviews in Healthcare Liability Cases.
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Upcoming Civil Case Arguments at the Tennessee Supreme Court
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Court of Appeals Rules that 120-Day Extension Applies to HCLA Cases Filed under Saving Statute.
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Juror Interview in Vanderbilt Rape Trial Offers Good Practice Reminders
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Punitive Damages Affirmed in Tennessee Fraud Case
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Tennessee Supreme Court Oral Arguments Scheduled
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Tennessee Law of Voir Dire
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Suing Vaccine Cynic Parents and Day Care Centers When a Child Contracts Measles
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Med-Mal Claims Under the GTLA – Limitation of Actions
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Pre-Suit Notice Required When Re-Filing Med Mal Complaint
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2015 Tennessee Tort Reform Compendium Available
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Experts in Med Mal Cases: Must Prior Experience Have Been For Pay?
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No Liability Where Customer Walked Backwards over an Obvious Curb
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Joint Commission Publishes New Safety Chapter
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Certificates of Good Faith After Defendant Alleges Fault
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Business Owners who Ejected Patrons into Street Just Before Shootout Avoid Liability
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Local Rule Changes in the 21st Judicial District
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City Immune from Suit where it does not Own or Control Property Where Injury Occurred
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“Magic Words” and Medical Malpractice Litigation
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Statute of Limitations – One Day Late Too Late
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A Website and a Unilateral Phone Call – No Personal Jurisdiction
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The Contiguous State Rule for Expert Witnesses
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Medical Malpractice Notice – Incomplete HIPAA Form
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Seeking Reconsideration of Summary Judgment Motions in Tennessee
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Conversion of Motions to Dismiss Into Motions for Summary Judgment
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Products Liability Statute of Repose and its Exceptions Held to be Constituational
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No Evidence of Constructive Notice Leads to Summary Judgment in Tennessee Premises Liability Case
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Court Torpedos 911-Related Negligence Claim
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Nuanced Determination Required to Distinguish Health Care Liability Claims from Ordinary Tort Claims
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Offer of Judgment Cannot Be Revoked During 10-Day Window
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Health Care Liability Claim under GTLA Entitled to 120-Day Extension of Statute of Limitations
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The “Made-Whole” Doctrine in Tennessee
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Tennessee Law of Civil Trial – Book Review
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Reasoning Required in Tennessee Trial Court’s Summary Judgment Order
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Orders on Motions for Summary Judgment – Rubber-Stamping Not Allowed
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Strip Club Murderer Loses Appeal
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NEJM Study on Defensive Medicine
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Recent Tennessee Jury Verdicts
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Trial Court’s Evidentiary Rulings Given Great Deference on Appeal
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Tennessee Made-Whole Doctrine
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Defamation and Public Figures in Tennessee
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Tolling Agreements, The Savings Statute and Tennessee Law
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Claim Washed Down the Drain By Tennessee Statute of Repose and Lack of Constructive Notice
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When is a Summons and Complaint “Unclaimed” Under Tennessee Law?
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Tennessee Tort Buffet
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What Happens After A Default Judgment is Entered in Tennessee?
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Injury and Wrongful Death Liability of Franchisors
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Tennessee Court Rules on Discovery of Income from Testifying Expert
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Tennessee Law of Civil Trial – Free Sample Chapter
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Tennessee Appellate Court Reviews Business Tort Case
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Yet Another Tennessee Medical Malpractice Notice Case
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Deficient Certificates of Good Faith in Tennessee
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Lawsuit Against Agent for Inadequate Insurance Limits
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Truck Driver Left Vehicle and Loses Protection Under UM Coverage
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Tennessee Insurance Coverage Decision
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Fraudulent Concealment Exception to Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations and Statute of Repose in Tennessee
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Train Wreck. Divorce Trial. But I Repeat Myself
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Defendant’s Lie Under Oath May Be A Sin, But It Is Not Admissible in MVA Trial
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Health Care Liability Expert Need Not Know Community Statistics from Date of Alleged Injury to Testify in Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case
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Tennessee Law of Civil Trial Book
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Case Dismissed Because Plaintiff Sent Notice by FedEx Instead of U.S. Postal Service
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Just Give Him the Dang Forms!
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John Day’s New Book – Tennessee Law of Civil Trial
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Memphis Premises Liability Case Fails
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Amended Medical Malpractice Complaint Not Subject to Certificate of Good Faith Requirement when Initial Action was Filed Before October 1, 2008
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Can The Owner of LLC Also Be A Defendant in a Tort Action Against the LLC?
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Spoliation of Evidence in Tennessee: Intent v. Prejudice
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Negligent Failure to Have a Nightlight? Nope
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No Special Requirements for Pre-Suit Notice on the State of Tennessee In Medical Malpractices Cases
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Failure to Read a Motion is Not Excusable Neglect under Tennessee Law
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Failure to Timely Appeal Results in Dismissal
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Article on Countering Adverse Authority
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Tennessee Certificate of Good Faith Statute – Extension of Time To File Amended Certificate Granted
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Delaware Court Reminds Tennessee Lawyers That Causation Must be Established in Cancer Malpractice Cases
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Tolling of Statute of Limitations Not Lost by Failure to Comply with Return of Process Rule
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You’ll Get Nothing and Like It!
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How NOT to Handle an ERISA Subrogation Lien
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After this Case, the Wedding is Going to be Pretty Awkward
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Tennessee Adopts Statute of Repose for Malpractice Claims Against Attorneys and Accountants
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New Notice Not Required for Second Filing of Medical Malpractice Case in Tennessee
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Health Care POA Must Have Specific Authority to Agree
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Reverses Finding of No Liability of Jailer for Failure to Provide Proper Medical Care to Inmate
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Tennessee Court Holds that Jury Need Not Be Instructed on Financial Effect of Fault Being Assessed Against a Non-Party That Had Previously Settled
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Poor Lighting Leads to Reversal of Summary Judgment for Defendant in Tennessee Fall Down Case
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Tennessee’s Three-Year Health Care Liability Statute of Repose Bars Claim
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Not All Rear-End Collisions Result in Plaintiff’s Verdicts
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Nurse Practitioners Now Exempt From Subpoena to Trial
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Preserving Timely Filings of Tort Actions in Tennessee General Sessions Court
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Close Enough for Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Substantial Compliance Rather Than Strict Compliance in HealthCare Liability Case
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case Rich With Law on Speculative Damages, NIED Claims and Whether Disruption of Family Planning Is A Valid Claim
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Tennessee Defamation Case Flushed
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Party Seeking to Compel Arbitration Under Tennessee’s Uniform Arbitration Act Must Specifically Request Such Relief to Preserve Issue For Appeal
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Should Defense Counsel Be Permitted to Have Ex Parte Communications With a Patient’s Health Care Providers?
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Slip and Fall Cases and Ice
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A Proposed Cure for an Emergency Room Doctor
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Another Day, Another Tennessee Medical Malpractice Notice Case
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Agreements to Arbitration: “Good for the Goose, Good For the Gander” Rule Applied By Tennessee Court
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Trial: The Third Time Is Not the Charm
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Upholds Punitive Damage Award On Due Process Grounds But Then Reduces It Because It Exceeded the Ad Damnum Clause
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Tennessee’s Prior Suit Pending Doctrine
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Tennessee Defamation Law and Legislative Immunity
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Strange Facts, Familiar Ending — Another Tennessee HealthCare Liability Case Dismissed For Failure To Comply With The Notice Provision
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Tennessee Chiropractor Denied Direct Claim Against Tortfeasor’s Liability Insurer
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No Sale – No Liquor Liability in Tennessee
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Be Careful What You Ask For; You Just Might Get It
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Tennessee Health Care Liability Notice Statute and Its Interaction with the Savings Statute
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The “Error in Judgment” Rule Exposed – and Rejected
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Deceased Pro Se Litigant’s Lawyer-Spouse Cannot Represent Decedent Without Opening Estate
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Nashville Government Blames One Of Its Own Employees For Crash
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Another Tennessee Health Care Liability Case Dismissal For Notice Omission
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Jury Trials in Tennessee Tort Cases Declines Again
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Discovery of Information from Facebook Accounts in Personal Injury Cases
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Tennessee Injury Case and Medical Malpractice Case Filings Continue to Decline
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Does Not Award Attorneys’ Fees on Request to Admit Issue
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An Objection May Need To Be Asserted At Trial Even If A Motion in Limine Has Been Denied on the Issue
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Alabama Court Permits New Malpractice Trial After Defense Lawyer Violates Order
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Claim Against City of Memphis for Dangerous Pothole Rejected
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Essential Elements of a Malicious Prosecution Claim in Tennessee
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If You Tell The Judge You Want To Go Home, Don’t Be Upset When He Lets you (And You Lose)
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You Only Get One Shot with Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-119 – The 90-day Extension is Based on the Date of Filing of the First Answer
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Reassurances that Lawyer Would Fix Mistake Do Not Toll Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations in Tennessee
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Book Collecting Tennessee Tort Reform Statutes and Related Case Law
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Nashville Tennessee Ordinance Has A Special Provision on Reckless Driving
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Tennessee Law and the Pre-Existing Injury Instrution
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Statutes of Repose and Comparative Fault in Tennessee
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Gives Guidance on Motions to Amend and Motions to Intervene
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Rhode Island Supreme Court Rejects Burn Injury Case – “Attractive Nuisance” Doctrine Not Applicable
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Explains How to Sue Someone Who Died After Causing Car Wreck
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Applies the Special Duty Exception to the Public Duty Doctrine and Affirms Dismissal of Case
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Put Away Your Checkbook: Rule 45 Does Not Authorize A Court To Hold Attorneys Personally Responsible For Costs Incurred In Producing Documents Pursuant To a Subpoena
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Rejects Claim For Intentional Interference with Business Relations
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Rules That Remittiturs Of 70% Or More Are Not Permitted
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Arbitration Agreements: What Constitutes Waiver And What Constitutes A Contract Of Adhesion?
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Failure of Court to Strike Juror For Cause Results in Reversal Of Health Care Liability Verdict
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Tennessee Supreme Court Reconciles Federal Rules on Voluntary Dismissal with Tennessee’s Three-Dismissal Rule
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Tennessee Standard for Reversal of a Verdict Based on a Bad Jury Instruction
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Suing the Wrong Defendant and Tennessee’s Relation Back Doctrine
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Tennessee Man Who Suffered Severe Injuries From Fall While Assisting Neighbor Granted Jury Trial
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Tennessee Supreme Court Holds Inmate Assault is not Foreseeable Per Se
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Motions to Alter or Amend and Notices of Appeal – Timing is Everything Under Tennessee Law
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Deadline for Filing Medical Malpractice Claims Against the Federal Government in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan
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2012 Tennessee Medical Malpractice (Health Care Liability) Statistics – Part 2
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Defendant Doctor Denied Waiver of Contiguous State Rule for Expert Witness in Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case
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2012 Tennessee Medical Malpractice (Health Care Liability) Statistics – Part 1
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Death of Bob Gibbons, Texas Trial Lawyer
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Deliberate But Erroneous Choices Do Not Constitute Excusable Neglect for a Motion for New Trial in Tennessee
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Tennessee Nursing Home’s Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable
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“Tort Reform – The Song”
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Tennessee Tort Reform Statutes and Related Cases.
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Filings Remain Level and Rare
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New Decision on Pre-Suit Notice in Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case
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“Substantial Compliance” and the Tennessee Health Care Liability Pre-Suit Notice Statute
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Widow Loses Right to Wrongful Death Proceeds Because of Tennessee Postnuptial Agreement
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Medical Malpractice Insurer Opposes Georgia Tort Reform Plan
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Attorneys’ Dispute Over Case Expenses Will Force Maryland Attorney to Defend Case in Tennessee
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Where Have You Been, John?
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Limited Duty Imposed on People Who Send Text Messages to Those Driving Cars and other Vehicles
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Can A Police Officer Sue a 9-1-1 Caller For Failure to Warn of Danger of Assault?
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Can You Strike Potential Jurors Because of Their Sexual Orientation?
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Thoughts About A Doctor Paying A Judgment in Quarters
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A Referral Service (And Others) Gets Sued By State Farm – Allegations of Improper Referrals to Plaintiffs’ Law Firms (And More)
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Tennessee Products Liability Statute of Repose Applied to Bar Claim
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Cases – Information From the National Practitioner Data Bank
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A Comment on State v. Zimmerman
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An Important Change to the Tennessee Statute of Limitations That Affects the Rights of the Mentally Disabled
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Case Selection for Plaintiff’s Lawyers – 2013 Update
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Tennessee General Assembly Fixes One Small Problem With The Tort Reform Legislation
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Tennessee Law of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
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Major Changes to Tennessee Wrongful Death Law – Death of a Spouse
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against Governmental Entities and Their Employees and the Notice Statute
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Important Medicare Subrogation Decision From the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
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Claims That Trucking Companies May Have Against Pilot Flying J
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SVMIC – A Prediction on the Future of Defense of Medical Malpractice Cases
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SCOTUS Releases Opinion in ERISA Subrogation Case
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State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company – 2012 Financial and Claims Data- A Follow-Up Post
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State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company – 2012 Financial and Claims Data
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Report Statistics – Verdicts and Settlements – 2011 – Part 1 of 4
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What Happens If a Minor Dies Before A Court Approves a Settlement of the Minor’s Personal Injury Case?
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Screw Public Health and Safety – We Need Jobs!
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Debunking Medical Malpractice Myths: Unraveling the False Premises Behind “Tort Reform”
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2011-12 Damage Awards in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases in Tennessee
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Statistics on the Number of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Jury Trials By County – 2011-12 – Part 2 of a Series
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Tennessee Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Statistics, 2011-12 – Part 1
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Surgical Errors
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NECC, Compounder Involved in Meningitis Cases, Files Bankruptcy
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Sixth Circuit Severely Limits FTCA Claims With Broad Interpretation of Discretionary Function Exception
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Illinois Supreme Court Recognizes Claim For Invasion of Privacy and Holds Employer Responsible For Acts of Non-Employee Private Investigator
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Kidney Transplant Doner Does Not Have Malpractice Claim Against Kidney Donee’s Doctor
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Medical Malpractice Victims: Denied Access to Justice
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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: Tort Reform Legislation Sponsor Still Doesn’t Get It.
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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: Do Those Who Received Contaminated Steroids But Who Do Not Get Fungal Meningitis Have A Claim for Damages Under Tennessee Law?
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Understanding Basic Medical Tests
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Fungal Meningitis, Tort Reform, and Damages in Tennessee Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases
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Who Has Legal Liability Arising From the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak?
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Plaintiff’s Claim of Damages for Pain and Suffering Do Not Open Door to a Rule 35 Psychological Examination
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SCOTUS Takes Medicaid Subrogation Case
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Justice Programs Seminar
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8th Circuit: Law Firm Cannot Be Sued For Failure to Hold Money to Satisfy ERISA Subrogation Interest
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Landlord’s Common Law Duty to Alleviate Known Dangers Includes Dangers Posed By Vicious Dogs
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Best Practices for Defense of Corporate Depositions
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Use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging To Prove that A Witness is Not Lyiing Not Admitted Into Evidence
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The “Certificate of Good Faith” Requirement in Tennessee Medical Malpractice (Health Care Liability) Lawsuits
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Case Law on Pre-Suit Notice Requirement in Tennessee Health Care Liability (Medical Malpractice) Cases
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Tennessee Lawyers Beware! Legal Research Issue
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Distribution Of Net Wrongful Death Proceeds in Tennessee
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Lawyers Without Legal Malpractice Insurance
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Federal Courts Issue Revised Jury Instructions on Social Media
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7th Circuit Finds Expert Testimony for Plaintiff Admissible in Products Liability Claims
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Declarations Can Now Be Used in Lieu of Affidavits in Tennessee State Courts
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Missouri Supreme Court Strikes Down Damage Caps
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Juror Misconduct: Social Networking
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Does A Severely Injured Plaintiff Have A Right to Be in The Courtroom?
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AAJ Sponsors Case Planning Workshop – Discount Available
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Supreme Court to Review ERISA Subrogation / Reimbursement Rights
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Judicial Notice of Google Map
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Tennessee Attorney General Opines on Constitution’s “Open Courts” Provision
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Tennessee Attorney General Addresses Two Issues Arising in the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011
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9th Circuit Limits Rights of ERISA Health Insurer
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Defendant’s Attempt to Keep Trial Evidence Secret Rejected by Oregon Supreme Court
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Medicare Issues Proposed Rules on “Future Medicals”
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Kentucky Judge Shares Thoughts About Lawyer Suicide
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Physician Supply Not Impacted By Restrictions on Medical Malpractice Victims Rights
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Utah Supreme Court Comes Down Hard On Lawyer Who Violates Order On Motion In Limine
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Plaintiff’s Lawyer in Dog Bite Case Claims Injury is Worth $30,000,000
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Herpes Verdict Proves Adage May Be True
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“They Left A Sponge In Me!”
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2012 Legislation of Interest to Tennessee Personal Injury Lawyers – Part 2
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Tennessee Supreme Court Discusses Federal Preemption and Discretionary Function Immunity Under the GTLA
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New Tennessee Opinion on Filing Proof Of Service of Summonses Increases Risk on Plaintiff’s Lawyers
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Truisms in Cross-Examination
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Attorney Sued for Failing To Protect Subrogation Interest; Ordered to Re-Pay Trust Account Pending Outcome of Case
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Lawsuits Against John Travolta Are Foolish
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2012 Legislation of Interest to Tennessee Personal Injury Lawyers
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Tennessee Comparative Fault Law is 20 Years Old Today!6
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Article on T.C.A. Section 20-1-119 and the Mills Decision
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Pit Bulls Declared Inherently Dangerous in Maryland
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Medical Malpractice Paid Claims Continue to Drop
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Tennessee Court Waives Compliance With “Contiguous State” Rule for Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Case
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“1-800-Ask-Gary” Lawyer Referral Network
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Tennessee Court Discusses Whether Expert is Qualified to Speak to Defendant’s Standard of Care Under Locality Rule
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ALEC Exposed
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Judgments Arising From Intentional Torts Are Not Dischargeable In Bankruptcy
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Is There a Limit on Damages Recoverable in Tennessee Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases?
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Jury Instruction Social Networking
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Punitive Damages in Automobile Accidents Involving Reckless Driving in Tennessee
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Tennessee Construction Statute of Repose Not Tolled For Minors
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Will A Special Needs Trust Trump An ERISA Subrogation Interest?
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Argument of Validity of Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases in Florida
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Tennessee Senate Rejects Changes to Law That Would Have Essentially Eliminated Punitive Damage Recoveries
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Evaluation of Expert Witnesses in Tennessee and the Sixth Circuit
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Medical Malpractice Case Filings Still Below Pre-Tort Reform Levels
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What Is A Life Worth?
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Taming “Rambo”
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Expert Witness Qualifications in Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case
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Who Has The Right To Bring A Wrongful Death Claim Arising From a Truck Accident in Tennessee?
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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Discusses the Law of Lost Earning Capacity
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HR 5 – LImiting Patient Rights in Medical Malpractice Cases – Passes U.S. House
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The Impact of The Passage of Time on the Ability to Prove Causation
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Will I Go To Jail For Lying on Interrogatory Answers?
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Debunking the Myth: The Poor Do Not File More Medical Malpractice Cases
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SVMIC Enjoys More Financial Success
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Pretrial and Trial Agreements – Saving Money Through Thinking and Planning
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New Expert Witness Background Search Service
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Parents Sue for Wrongful Birth of Child With Cystic Fibrosis. What Would Happen in Tennessee?
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Retailers Escape Responsibility for Injuries and Deaths From Dangerous Foreign-Made Products
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Virtual Focus Groups
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Alabama Holds That Wrongful Death Law Protects Unviable Fetus – Tennessee Law Does Not
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates for Doctors Decline Again
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All You Want to Know About Bed Bugs and the Law
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What is the Chance of the Tennessee Supreme Court Accepting a Rule 11 Application?
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Connecticut Court Sets High Bar for Reversal After Proof of Discovery Misconduct
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New York Attacks Junk Science Used in Defense of Brachial Plexus Case
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Deterrence and the Tort System
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Checklist For Avoiding Traps on Cross-Examination
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Tennessee Counties With No Jury Verdicts for Plaintiffs
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$1,000,000 Verdicts in Tennessee Tort Cases
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Damage Awards Decline Substantially in Tennessee Tort Cases
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Number of Jury Trials Continues to Decline in Tennessee Tort Cases
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Personal Injury Filings Decline Again in Tennessee
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Damages for Death or Serious Injury of a Homemaker
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Arkansas Supreme Court Limits Legislature’s Efforts To Determine Who Can Testify As An Expert
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Burger With Everything – Hold the Loogie
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Witness Preparation
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Federal Rules of Evidence Restyled – Free PDF
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Waiver of Claim for Economic Loss Contributes to Significant Verdict
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Hand-held Cell Phone Use Banned in Interstate Trucks and Buses
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Evaluating Chest Pain in the Emergency Room
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The Law of Indivisible Injury
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Softball Catcher Held to Assume Risk of Injury From Collision at Plate
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Trial Techniques Article
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Defense Costs in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Products Liability Case Alleging Failure of Vehicle to Have Rear Camera or Back-Up Sensors To Proceed
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The Importance of Citing Adverse Precedent
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Understanding Brain Injuries – For Lawyers and Juries
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Medical Malpractice Caps Hurt Patients
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Will We Have Prosthetic Eyes That Can See?
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Plaintiffs Fall Down Hard in Two Cases Against Louisville Ladder
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Ford Found Liable for Rollover Crash
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Missouri Examining Constitutionality of Cap on Punitive Damages
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Why Brain Damage Occurs in Premature Births
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Third Circuit Says Equity Applies to Subrogation Rights Under ERISA Plan
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Medical Malpractice Tort Reform in Texas
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Applying the Duty of Good Faith and Commercial Reasonableness to Silent Consent Clauses
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Response to AggieSpirit
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New York Court Limits Access to Facebook Data
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Verdict Affirmed in Table Saw Injury Case – Saw Lacked “Saw Stop” Technology
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Tragic Wrongful Death Case Arising Our of Plane Crash Correctly Decided
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Herman Cain and Secret Settlements
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Day on Torts: 2000 Entries
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Republicans and Their Never-Ending Efforts To Find Jobs for Our Citizens
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Using PowerPoint At Trial? Watch This.
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Day on Torts Nominated for Top 25 Tort Blogs Award
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Plaintiff’s Attorney in Wrongful Death Case Owed Duty to Minor Beneficiaries
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Comment on Post on Becoming a Good Lawyer from Associate’s Mind
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Suit Against Horse Owner Must Include Proof of Negligence
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Discovery of Confidential Settlement Agreements
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Do You Need An Appellate Lawyer At Trial?
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New York Court of Appeals Rules That Bus Seat Belt Claims Were Not Preempted
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Own Cows, Oxen or Buffalo? Tennessee Says You Get Special Legal Protection
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Lawyers’ Fight Over Fen-Phen Fees Near End
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Twelve Steps To Avoid Summary Judgment on a Fact Issue
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Brief Seeking Recovery of Medical Expenses Charges Under Tennessee’s Medical Malpractice Law
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The Common Fund Doctrine and Med Pay Claims
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Tennessee’s New Dog Bite Law Protects Motorcyclists, Too.
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What Is Going Wrong With Patient Safety in Health Care?
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Nice Article About “Trial Lawyers Care”
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The Advice Goddess Takes on the TSA
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He Killed His Momma But Is Permitted to Sue His Psychiatrist?
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What Would The State Of Tennessee’s Liability Be If The Indiana State Fair Tragedy Happened in Nashville?
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General Contractor Liability for Subs
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Insurance Agent: Professional or Salesperson?
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CCL Wins Victory in Louisana – Med Mal Damages Caps Declared Unconstitutional
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Florida Supreme Court to Evaluate Constitutionality of Damage Cap in Medical Negligence Cases
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Kentucky Jury Throws Out Claim of Wrongful Penis Amputatiion
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Government Cannot Be Sued For Emotional Distress Suffered By Mother Who Was Mistakely Told Her Solider Son Was Dead
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Liability of A General Contractor for the Acts of a Subcontractor
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Proposed 2012 Changes to the Tennessee Rules of Procedure and Evidence
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Lawyer Alleges That False Medical Article is Being Used to Defeat Brachial Plexus Injury Cases
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Baxter Lawyer Taped Trying to Get Opposing Expert to Leave Town
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Big Firm Associate Sues – Says He Was Fired For Being Too Intelligent
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California Supreme Court Limits Medical Expense Recovery to Amount Paid By Insurer
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Iowa Rules That The Dead Cannot Be Sued for Punitive Damages
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New Data on Medical Malpractice Claims
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Fee Petitions in {Personal Injury Cases Involving Minors In Tennessee
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Reasonable and Necessary Diagnostic Tests Must Be Awarded By Jury in Personal Injury Case
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Use of Internal Policies Can Be Used to Prove Violations of Reasonable Care
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Cross-Examination Blog
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Fainting Juror Helps Settle Case
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Can You Wing It At A Deposition?
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Can An Insurance Company Bring a Legal Malpractice Claim Against Defense Counsel It Hired For Its Insured?
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Does the Privilege Still Apply if Non-Clients Were In The Room During the Conversation Between Counsel and Client?
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Worker’s Compensation Liens for Future Medical Bills
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Handwriting Expert for Jury Selection?
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The Truth of Medical Malpractice Litigation
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The Facebook Problem
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Twombly and Iqbal Do Not Apply in Tennessee State Courts
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Are There More Errors in Hospitals in July?
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Hot Coffee – The Movie
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Defense Lawyers Call for Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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The Vanishing Jury Trial
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No Cause of Action for Spoliation of Evidence in South Carolina
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Nevada Supreme Court Affirms Sanction of Striking Liability Defense Because of Discovery Abuse
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Ten Ways to Avoid a Legal Malpractice Claim
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Kentucky Supreme Court Holds That Personal Injury Plaintiff Lost Privilege By Claiming Mental Injury
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A Surplus of New Lawyers
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Telephone Triage and Patient Safety
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Assumption of the Risk Cannot Be Used in Defense of an Amusement Park Case
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Making Sure the Jury Sees and Hears Your Evidence
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SCOTUS Releases Opinion on Specific Jurisdiction
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Use of Technology For Jury Selection
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Consulting on a Budget
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West Virginia Supreme Court Fails to Strike-Down Damage Caps
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Value of Knee Injury Cases
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Thinking About Safety When Conducting A Cross-Examination
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Advice From Jurors
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Lawyers and Others Sued For Defamation by New Lawyer
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Tennessee Tort Reform Act
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Lawyer Gets Blasted by Judge
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John Stossel: ” I’d Rather Sue Than Fight”
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Death by Medicine
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Max Kennerly Does It Again
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Negligent Security at Hotels, Motels, Apartment Complexes and Other Places
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A Look Back: “Very, Very Modestly”
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American Medical Association Applaudes Lawyers and Use of The Justice System
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Tennessee Legislative Update 2011 – Worker’s Comp Legislation
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Smoking Gun Memo Shows Up in Asbestos Trial
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The Scope of Expert Testimony in Tennessee
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Tennessee Legislative Update – 2011 – Bicycle Safety
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ALI Adopts Restatement Provision on Liability of Those Who Hire Independent Contractors
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Tennessee Legislative Update – 2011
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Tort Reform Legislation Passes House and Senate
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Tennessee Adopts New Rules – Part 2
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Tennessee Adopts New Rules – Part 1
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SVMIC Financial Results – 2010
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Givers, Takers and the AAJ Leaders Forum Program
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Jury Questionaires
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The Effect of a Stipulation
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New Local Rule in Middle District of Tennessee Federal Court on Use of Electronic Devices
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Cross-Examination Handbook: A Review
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Admissibility of Third-Party Video Evidence
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Senator Overbey Defends the Legal Profession
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Tennessee Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Important Case Concerning Expert Witnesses
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Re-Payment of Health Insurance Plans Covered by ERISA
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Court of Appeals Modifies Herpes Verdict
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Lawyer In Fee Dispute Should Have Sued Client, Not Former Co-Counsel
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Pigeon Poop Expert
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Anti-Tort Reform Article
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Truck Driver Has A Duty Not To Park Along Roadside
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Personal Injury Claims and Bankruptcy Petitions
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Alabama Decision on Jury Selection Sends A Warning to All Trial Lawyers
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The Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter Year in Review – 2010 Part 2
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The Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter Year in Review – 2010
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Why Is It That Tort Reformers Can’t Shoot Straight With the Public?
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SCOTUS Allows Lawsuits Over Seat Belts
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Arizona Court Holds That Medical Expense Claims Belong to Child and Parents
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Secret Memo Found in Hotel Bar
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Application of Comparative Fault to Economic Loss
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Governor’s Tort Reform Bill Introduced
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Ohio Speaks Out on Settlement Proposals Requiring Plaintiff’s Lawyers to Indemnify Opposing Parties
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Patients Are Dying From Unheard Alarms
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Hot Off the Press: Medical Malpractice and the President
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Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Jury Verdict for Plaintiff Because of Failure to Supplement Expert Witness Disclosure
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Adjuster v. Lawyer
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Hospitals Fail to Follow-Up on Test Results
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Doctor Turned Congressman Has A History of Malpractice Cases
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Adverse Event Protocol in Anesthesia
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Discovery Of an Expert’s Income From Testifying
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Preventing and Management of Operating Room Fires
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Lies, Damn Lies and Medical Malpractice Reform
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2010 Medical Malpractice Reports Due March 1, 2011
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Improper Closing Argument on Uncalled Witness Constitutes Reversible Error
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Judgment Affirmed in Land Rover Rollover Case
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ProAssurance Profits Continue to Climb
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State of Tennessee Litigation Statistics From the AOC Annual Report – Part 5
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State of Tennessee Litigation Statistics From the AOC Annual Report – Part 4
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Statistics on Tort Cases From the 2009-10 AOC Annual Report on the Judiciary – Part 3
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More Statistics on Tort Cases From the 2009-2010 AOC Annual Report on the Judiciary
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State of Tennessee Litigation Statistics From the AOC Annual Report
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First Defamation Case Arising From A Tweet Goes to Trial
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From Max Kennerly: Philosophy Explains How Legal Ethics Turn Lawyers Into Liars
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Important Decision on Removal of Tort Cases to Federal Court
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Seat Belt Preemption Case Before SCOTUS
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Lawyer Pay
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Jury Selection Software for iPad
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Uninsured Motorist Article Published in the TBA Journal
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Upcoming TBA Speech – January 5, 2011 Noon CST
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Food Safety Bill Close to Becoming Law
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How to Wrap-Up a Cross-Examination
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Jurors on the Internet
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Federal Judge Rules That Certificate of Good Faith Must Be Filed in FTCA Med Mal Cases
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Office Move
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Client Money in Lawyer’s Trust Account Held To Be Asset of Client
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Another Take On Litigation Funding
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Plaintiff Can Recover Full, Undiscounted Medical Bills in Colorado
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Juror Mistake Costs Plaintiff Money
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Litigation Funding – Its Not Just For Tort and Commercial Litigation Cases Anyone
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Surveillance Videos Admitted Into Evidence Despite Claim of Unfair Prejudice
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Drugs and Drivers
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NY Times: “Study Finds No Progress in Safety at Hospitals”
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Thoughts on Mediation
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AAJ Seminar on Changes to Medicare Subrogation Reporting Rules
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Preparing for Oral Arguments in the Appellate Courts
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Medicare Reporting Rules Temporarily Abated
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Justice Programs Seminar in Nashville on November 18 and 19
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Statistics – Successful Claims Against Physicans
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State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company’s Profits Explode
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Medical Malpractice Insurer Slashes Rates
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case Filings – Part 4
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case Filings – Part 3
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Justice Programs Seminar – Johnson City – This Week
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case Filings 2010 – Part 2
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Iqual and Twombly Impact Pleading Standards Under FRCP Rule 8
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Justice Programs Seminar 2011
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case Filings 2010 – Part 1
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Duty of Rental Car Companies to Check Driving Record of Renters
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Lawsuits Arising From Participation in Athletic Activities
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Filings 2010 – Part 1
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Filings 2010 -Part 3
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case Filings 2010 – Part 4
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Do Auto Safety Standards Save Lives?
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Vehicle Crashes, Death and Injuries Continue to Decline
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Cost of Auto Accidents
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A Great Tip on Opening Statements
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How To Help Jurors Remember Important Facts
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Brain Trauma – A Lifelong Problem
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Important Medicare Subrogation Decision
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NEJM Editor Asks: Is Academic Medicine for Sale?
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Electronic Service of Papers Now Permitted in State Court
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Medical Errors
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Data on Tennessee Hospitals
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Bill Haslam’s Health Care Commercial
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Per Diem Arguments
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Rita’s Rules for Email (With Comments and Additions by John)
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Effective Use of Depositions at Trial
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Making Adjustments at Trial
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Wrongful Death of Children in Foster Care
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Googling Potential Jurors
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Motor Vehicle Injuries and Deaths Decline
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Adobe Online Digital Signing Service
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Private Investigator Privilege
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NPR Article: ” Costs of Defensive Medicine May Be Overstated”
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Justice Programs Seminar 2010
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Medicare Reporting as of October 1, 2010
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Pattern Jury Instructions
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New Rule Change – Service By Email
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Tennessee Trial Law Report – Tort Law Edition
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An Example of Why Texting While Driving is a Bad Idea
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New Jersey Spoliation Opinion
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Judge Calls Down Lawyers For Deposition Misconduct
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State of Tennessee Has Subrogation Rights for Payments Made to Crime Victims
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Sex Abuse Cases Against Therapists
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Thanks for the Book Orders
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Nashville Bar Association Speech
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Doctors in Thailand Voice Common Arguments Against Being Held Accountable for Errors
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New Scheme For Charging for Medical Records
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Changes to Tennessee Worker’s Compensation Law
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Pool Alarms To Be Required in Some Tennessee Swimming Pools
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“Do Not Vote For My Dad!”
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Trying Medical Malpractice Cases in Nashville
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Visiting The Scene
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Leading Tennessee Tort Cases – Charitable Immunity – Generally
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Taking the Warning Thing A Little Too Far
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Tennessee Legislative Changes – 2010
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Tennessee Legislative Update – 2010
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SVMIC Financial Results – 2009
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Suit Against Google Maps Falls Short on Causation Element
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Uses Photographs in Opinion
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Trial Fusion Software
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New Book in the Mail
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A Post From the Past
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SVMIC Slashes Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates Effective May 15, 2010
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Preventing Pressure Sores
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“Stop Me Before I Masturbate to Death”
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Creating Hyperlinks in Abode PDFs
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Tennessee Legislation – 2010
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SCOTUS To Consider Seatbelt Preemption Case
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Tennessee Municipal Codes and Charters
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Fourth Circuit Remands Case That Slashed Contingent Fee
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A Conversation With A Doctor Who Wanted To File A Malpractice Case
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Don’t Do That
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Tennessee County Maps
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Tennessee Trial Judge Statistics
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Slight Delay on Shipping 3rd Edition of Day on Torts
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A Court Calls Out a Jerk
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Ohio Permits Evidence of Write-offs Of Medical Bills
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Gulf Oil Spill: The Impact of Damage Caps Will Be Felt By Tens of Thousands
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Oprah Lends Support to Safe Driving Practices
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Johnson and Johnson Issues Massive Product Recall
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Wrongful Death Claims in Tennessee
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Detecting Non-Answers During Cross-Examination
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FHWA Adopts the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
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Motorcycle Deaths Decline
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“Hospital, We Have a Problem”
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A Fix to The Problem of Dealing With Medicare
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“A Remedy for Troubled Doctors”
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Is Your Client on Facebook?
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Death of Dan Pollitt
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Corporate Fines and Justice
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“It’s About the Jury, Stupid”
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Litigating Medical Negligence and Injured Infant Cases
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Luvera on David Ball’s Book
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Growing on the Vine: Maximizing Profitability in Changing Times
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Products Liability Judgment Against Ford Reversed
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Handling Bar Complaints
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“Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter” Statistics – Part 4
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Medical Helicopter Crash Near Brownsville, TN
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Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law
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“Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter” Statistics – Part 3
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Rule Change in State Court – Service of Pleadings and Papers By Electronic Mail
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Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down Damages Cap in Medical Malpractice Cases
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“Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter” Statistics – Part 2
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Motions To Strike Insufficient Affirmative Defenses
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“Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter” Statistics – Part 1
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Form Protective Order For Use in Products Liability Case
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More Proof that the Big Lie is a Big Lie: Medical Malpractice Payments Continue to Fall
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SCOTUS Will Hear Vaccine Case
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Helpful Checklist for Determining Whether A Person is an Independent Contractor or an Employee
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CA Court Says Witness Interviews Not Privileged Work Product
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Death of Howard Twiggs, Trial Lawyer
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The Tort Reform Movement – Naked
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Online Accident Reports
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Younger’s 10 Commandments of Cross Examination
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Lawyer Speaks Out About Allstate Insurance Company
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Tips for Managing Witnesses
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Patient Rights and Health Care Reform
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New Decision on Diversity Jurisdiction
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Secret Settlements Seminar
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Hospital Acquired Infections in the News
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Tennessee Personal Injury Client Advice
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Federal Rules of Evidence PDF
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Product Manufacturer Cannot Use Release Against Consumer
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2009 Medical Malpractice Claims Reports Due March 1, 2010
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How Much Do ER Patients Pay to Protect Themselves from Malpractice of ER Doctors? You Won’t Believe It.
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Suggested Jury Instructions to Warn Jurors About Accessing the Internet and Social Media
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Tennessee Jury Trials in Tort Cases by the Numbers
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Kentucky Lawyers Sued By Client
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Tennessee Nursing Homes – 5th Worst in United States
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The Ref is a Jerk! Can I Sue?
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Legislators Propose Caps on Damages Recoverable in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Claims Report – 2008
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Tennessee Adult Protection Act
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Truck Drivers – No More Texting
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2009 Medical Malpractice Claims Report Released
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Tennessee Injury Claims Against Foster Parents
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Tip Concerning Trying Cases Away From Home
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Distraction.Gov – A Website About Distracted Driving
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Proposed Consumer Product Safety Commission Database Concerns Product Liability Defense Lawyers
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A Wise Word From a Wise Lawyer: “Always Draft Angry Briefs. Never File Them.”
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Doctors and Hospitals Seek Special Treatment for Emergency Room Malpractice
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List of Themes For Use at Trial
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Organizing for Trial
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1,600,000 Crashes From Cell Phone Use and Texting While Driving
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Lawyer Advertisement From Texas
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Thinking About the Unexpected When Preparing for Trial
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Day on Torts: A Handbook for Tennessee Tort Lawyers
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Great Blog Posts About Findlaw’s Blogs
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Ice, Snow and Premises Liability in Tennessee
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Choice of Words at Trial and Deposition
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Tennessee Data From the National Practioners Data Bank
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New Local Rules in Memphis
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Nevada Supreme Court Restricts Lawsuits Against Pharamacies
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Legal Malpractice Case – An Oldie But a Goodie
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Ambulance Driver Crashes Into TDOT Help Truck – Is There an Incapacitated Driver Defense?
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Tennessee AOC Releases 2008-09 Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary
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Economic Loss Rule Applied in South Carolina Truck Fire Case
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Social Networking and its Impact on Trials
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Problem Nurses Move From State to State
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Writing Appellate Briefs
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Use of Notes At Trial
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Physicians in the United States Less Likely to Use Health Information Technology
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Memphis Lawyer Bites Nose of Hair Stylist in Restroom of Memphis Bar
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New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Should You Call A Witness a Liar?
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Court Imposes Sanctions for Failure To Follow Rules Concerning Citation to the Record
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Court Blocks Effort to Withdraw Fifth Amendment Assertion at Civil Trial
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Settlement Mills
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Fatal Car and Truck Crashes By Young Drivers
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Debt Collector Blamed in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates
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Alcohol Impaired Drivers Continue to Kill
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Maine’s Senator Snowe Introduces Legislation To Require Malpractice Victims Go to Expense and Time Delay of Medical Screening Panels Before A Jury Trial
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Wal-Mart Wins Suicide Case in Illinois
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When to Evaluate for a Hypercoagulable State
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Senate Defeats Effort To Limit Access to the Courthouse by Medical Malpractice Victims
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Court Erred in Ordering Release of Medical Records
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A New Way of Looking at Duty and Causation
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Does Ms. Tiger Woods Have A Tort Claim Against the Other Woman?
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Free Software for Trial Lawyers
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Defendant’s Discovery Abuse Results in Default Judgment of $8,000,000, Plus Fees
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AAP Issues Expert Witness Policy
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Sources for Closing Argument Stories
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New Medical Malpractice Case Filing Statistics
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“Old Warriors”
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The Boss in Nashville
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HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study
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Rule of the Week – T.R.E. Rule 104(a)
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Motorcoach Safety Action Plan
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Party Planning For Tort Lawyers
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Justice Programs Seminar in Nashville on November 19 and 20
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Inflatable Seat Belts?
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Motorcycle Deaths and Injuries
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Tort Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court
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Seat Belt Use Continues to Increase
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Thoughts About Subrogation
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Precise Fix for Defect in Toyotas Still Unknown
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Duty to Rescue Created By Statute
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More on Dangers of Texting While Driving
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Tort Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court – Physician Assistants
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Texas Supreme Court Weighs In On Collectability Issue in Legal Malpractice Cases
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Rhode Island Hospital Cannot Get It Right
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Nashville Annual Review For Civil Trial Practioners Only Two Weeks Away
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Upcoming AAJ Seminar
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Commercial Appeal Writes About Medical Malpractice Litigation
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Lawsuit Against Pharmacists For Filling Prescriptions for Known Drug Abuser
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Thinking About the Lack of a Duty to Rescue
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Death of John O’Quinn
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Another Sanction for Misconduct
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Putting Medical Malpractice Insurance Costs in Perspective
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Handling a Products Liability Case on the Fly
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New Time Periods in Federal Court
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Sloppy Citation Costs Lawyer Money
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New Medical Malpractice Filing Numbers
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Liability in the Sweat Lodge Case
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Rule of the Week – T.R.C.P. Rule 5
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Will Rush Apologize? Will Al Sharpton Sue if Rush Does Not?
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Organizing Evidence for the Jury
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Board Certification in Medical Malpractice
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More Tips From Paul Luvera
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Rule of the Week – T.R.C.P. 43.04
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Mistrial and Sanctions Affirmed When Lawyer Violates Order on Motion in Limine
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Paul Luvera on Losing Cases
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Fee Approvals When Representing Minors
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CBO Offers New Data on Cost of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
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Computer-Generated Business Records
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Another Preemption Case Nears SCOTUS Review
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Rule of the Week – T.R.C.P. 7.02 (Motions)
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An Appropriate Handoff
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Profits in the Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry
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Proposed Rule Change in Federal Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
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Videos of Erin Andrews and the Nashville Connection
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October 2009 Tennessee Trial Law Report
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New Attorney General Opinion on Railroad Crossings
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More Information About Texting and Use of Cell Phones While Driving
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Juror Research on Google Results in New Trial
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Toyota Recall: Floor Mats Increase Risk of Injury and Death
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Los Angeles Times Article Speaks Out About Tort Reform – “The Healthcare Debate’s Frivilous Sideshow”
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Rule of the Week – T.R.C.P 8.03
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New Tennessee Supreme Court Opinion on Comparative Fault
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Tennessee Supreme Court Issues Proposed Rules for Public Comment
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Effective Phone and Video-Conference Depositions
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Washington State Struck the Certificate of Merit – and an Editorial Board Supports the Decision
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Letter to the Tennessee Supreme Court
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Electric Cars and Changes in Car Accident Litigation
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Op-ed By Anthony Tarricone, AAJ President
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Lawsuit By Coyote Ugly Bar Patron
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Rule of the Week – T.R.C.P. 37.03(1)
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Bologna Sandwich Case – More Than Meats the Eye
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Tennesse Law of Comparative Fault – Third Edition
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President Orders Tort Reform Tests
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Georgia Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Damages Cap in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Washington Certificate of Merit Struck Down
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Food Safety News
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Fosamax Products Liability Case Ends in Mistrial
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Scehduling Orders: Deadlines for Alleging Fault Against Nonparties
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Products Liability Case Settled
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Justice Programs Seminar 2009
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Iqbal / Twombly: The Death of Notice Pleading
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Medical Malpractice Reform: Survey Manipulation
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Suggestion for Expert Witness Disclosure Language in Scheduling Orders
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Death of a Giant of the Tennessee Trial Bar
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Jury Selection – Exercising Preemptory Challenges
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 22
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 21
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Health Care Reform Everyone Can Support – The Use of Medical Checklists
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 20
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Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Members Announced
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 19
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September 2009 Tennessee Trial Law Report is in the Mail
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“New” Chrysler Steps Up to the Plate
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 18
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 17
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 16
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 15
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New Judicial Selection Commission Members
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Additional Email Tips
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AAJ Issues Report About Unsafe Trucks on U.S. Roads
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Failure to Inform Patients of Abnormal Test Results
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Hospitals That Do It Right
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Dan Hull on Lawyering
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 14
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CPSC Renews Warnings About Bassinets
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 13
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Blaming the Plaintff
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AAJ Seminar: “Litigating Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Cases”
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 12
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 11
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The First Syllable of “Lawyer” is “Law”
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Working Smarter
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 10
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 9
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 8
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Thank You
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 7
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Dead By Mistake
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Tips for Managing Email
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Dog Bite Case Website
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Blore’s Razor
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 6
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Objections to Form of the Question at Depositions (With a Discussion About Objections to Leading Questions)
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 5
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 4
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 3
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Implementation of “Red Flags” Rule Delayed
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 2
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Memphis BBQ Causes Salmonella Infections
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Suing Drug Dealers
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A National Medical Safety Board?
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New Tennessee Legislation of Interest to Tort Lawyers – Post 1
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Dangers Caused By Truck Drivers Who Text While Driving.
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Tennessee Motor Vehicle Deaths Decrease But Still Higher Than National Average
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Does Error of Counsel Justify Setting Aside a Default Judgment?
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Laying A Foundation to Admit a Photograph into Evidence
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SVMIC – 2008 Financial Results – Part 4
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Justice Programs 2009
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Red Flag Rules for Law Firms
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Consent Provisions in Professional Liability Insurance Policies
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For Sale
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SVMIC – 2008 Financial Results – Part 3
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SVMIC – 2008 Financial Results – Part 2
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Use of the Exhibit Stamp in Adobe
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SVMIC – 2008 Financial Results – Part 1
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David Mills Does It Again – A Reader Supplies the Caption
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Thoughts About Efficiency in Law Practice
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ER Docs in Arizona Get Special Treatment in Courtrooms
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Do You Want to Go Paperless in Your Office?
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Post-Sale Duties
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Motion to Compel Defense Counsel to Wear Shoes Without Holes in the Soles
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West Virginia Rejects Claim That Ford Should Have Used Laminated Glass in Side Window
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Medical Research, Anyone?
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Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Med Mal Verdict Because of Error in Jury Instructions
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GM Allowed to Escape Responsibility to Victims in Pending Tort Cases
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A Tort Lawyer Looks at the Death of Steve McNair UPDATE NO. 2
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Off Topic – Palin Resigns
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Post-Sales Duties
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Article about Requirements for Pleading Facts in Complaints
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Maxwell Strikes Back
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New Look
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Article on the New Medical Malpractice Notice and Certificate of Good Faith Legislation
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GM Will Reman Liable for Future Products Claims
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Closing Argument Requires Reversal
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John, Where Have You Been?
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“Other Bad Act” Evidence in Medical Malpractice Cases
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Study on Impact of Chrysler and GM Bankruptcy on Future Wreck Victims
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Luvera on Direct Examination
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ACOG Changes FHR Monitoring Guidelines
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Depositions of Expert Witnesses
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A Wonderful Way to Spend A Saturday
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Covenants Not to Compete
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New Business Tort Blog
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Bloomberg Article on Medical Liability Reform
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More On Products Claims Against Chrysler and GM
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The T. J. Hooper Case
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NYT Reports President Is Talking About Restricting Med Mal Suits
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President’s Speech to the AMA
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Punitive Damages Study
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UPDATE on Medical Malpractice Notice and Certificate of Good Faith Statute
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Thinking About Contingent Fees
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Invest in Litigation?
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New Tennessee Law Blog
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Seminar on New Medical Malpractice Legislation
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Proposal to Change Tennessee Ethics Rules
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Lawyer Questions Experience of Some Lawyers Who Advertise
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SCOTUS Rules That W.Va. Chief Justice Should Have Recused Himself
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Seminar on New Medical Malpractice Litigation
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Effect of Tort Reform Legislation
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Medical Malpractice Filings Dropping
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SCOTUS Reverses Tennessee FELA Case
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More on GM and Chrysler Products Claims
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New Medical Malpractice Notice and Certificate of Good Faith Bill Passes Senate
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Seminar on New Medical Malpractice Legislation
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Man Sues Strip Joint
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Victims’ Lawyers (and Others) Discuss GM and Chrysler Products Claims
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Chrysler Sale Bars Future Tort Claims
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Manual for Complex Litigation
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June 2009 Edition of the Tennessee Trial Law Report Available
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Breast Cancer Cases
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Trouble With Powerpoint?
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Cert Petition Denied in Tennessee Products Case
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Unusual Incident Reporting in Tennessee
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Helping Your Clients Understand Ad Damnum Provisions
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“Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism”
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Are iPhones the Standard of Care?
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“Venous Thromboembolism–Risk Factors, Prevention, and Diagnosis”
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Counting Blessings
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Federal Rule of Evidence 502
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Tort Cases From the Past – Palsgraf
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Sanctions for Spoliation in Federal Court
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SVMIC Supplies Us With Surgical Checklist
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Download a Free Copy of Trial Law Report – Tennessee Tort Law Edition
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That Crazy Causation Element
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Tennessee Public Acts
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TBA Journal – Recreation Limits Litigation
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Slip and Fall Claims
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Medical Record-Keeping
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May 2009 Edition of the Tennessee Trial Law Report Available
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Chrylser’s Bankruptcy Filing – A Tort Lawyer’s Thoughts
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Can A Podiatrist Give Causation Testimony?
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Thanks to Lexmonitor
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Work Life Expectancy Tables
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Sixth Circuit Issues Opinion of Expert Testimony
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Chamber of Commerce At the Movies
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Malpractice Concerning Pap Smears
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Was Gov. Palin Advising a Miss USA Contestant?
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Tennessee Ranks #40 in Doctor Discipline
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Medical Helicopter Crashes
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Prescribing Drugs for Off-Label Use
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Expert Testimony Allowed on the Issue of Recklessness in Medical Negligence Case
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Preparing the Witness for Deposition – From the Perspective of the Defense
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“Preparing for the Video Deposition”
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“Using A Checklist for Witness Preparation”
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David Mills’ Courtoon Caption Contest Winner
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Never Events
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Is that Deposition Necessary?
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Off Topic – Roundball
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Practice Tip – Look to the Law First
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Genetic Defect in Sperm Gives Rise to Products Claim
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The Alleged IME Exposed
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April Edition of the Tennessee Trial Law Report
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Off Topic – Photos From Memphis, April 4, 1968
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Lawyer Shares Writing Tips
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Take A Look At Your Fee Agreement
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“They Killed My Patient. Then They Tried to Hide It.”
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The Latest From David Mills
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Standard for Recusal of Judge
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Attorney General’s Opinion on Effect of Expiration of Judicial Selection Commission
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“Dealing with the Difficult Adversary”
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Structured Settlements Are Up
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Don’t Make This Argument
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Lawyer Sued By Non-Client Over Statute of Limitations “Advice”
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Lawyer Sanctioned in Fee Dispute
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Neuro Linguistic Programming
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A Look Back: Senator Frist and Terri Schiavo
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Pleading With Particularity
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Free Research!
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New Rules Adopted by General Assembly
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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
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Birthday of William L. Prosser
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A Look Back: Sunday Spoof of the Past
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Medical Malpractice Filings Down – New Statutes Reducing Number of Lawsuits
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For Consumers: What To Do If You Are Solicited By A Lawyer
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Off Topic – Should Obama Get Credit for Yesterday’s Market Increase?
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Looking Behind the Curtain
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Nashville Scene Speaks Out Against Efforts by Nursing Homes to Limit Liability for Malpractice
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Defense Firm To Be Penalized for Fraudulent Removals?
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Practice Guidelines: Obstetric Anesthesia
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Great Legal Research Tip
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Legal Malpractice Avoidance Checklist
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Do You Believe in Magic (Tricks During Closing Argument)?
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SCOTUS Issues Opinion in Wyeth v. Levine
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Courtoons
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Legal Malpractice Lawsuits On the Upswing?
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March 2009 Edition of the Tennessee Trial Law Report
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Animation of Crash of Flight 1549
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E-Discovery Highlights
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the ER
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Amusement Parks, Carnivals, and Carnies
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Do You Want to Start Your Own Firm?
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Has Hill v. NHC Been Settled? UPDATE
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Impeachment by Contradiction
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Avoiding Malpractice – Tips for Lawyers
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Ruining Depositions – Part 3 of 3
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Peanut Butter and Peanut Recall List
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Fire in the Operating Room
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Florida Family Awarded $8M in Tobacco-Related Death Case
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Liability Insurance Rate Increases Coming?
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Paul Does It Again
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Sunday Spoof – The AMA’s MFA Program
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Diagnosis of Appendicitis
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Vicarious Liability in Trucking Cases
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Auto Fatalities Decline
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Fear of HIV Lawsuit – Defendant Roberto Alomar
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Medicare Subrogation in Wrongful Death Cases
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Thought-Provoking Article
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More of “Ruining a Deposition”
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Lawyer Medical Malpractice Reports Due March 2
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Invasion of Privacy – Wife vs. Husband
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Ruining a Deposition
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Insurance Policies Limits Are Not Discoverable UPDATED
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February 2009 Tennessee Trial Law Report
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When Winning A Case Costs Your Client Money
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Yet Another Opinion on the Law of Expert Testimony
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Rule Changes
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New Edition of Tennessee Law of Comparative Fault
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New Tennessee Supreme Court Opinion on Admissibility of Expert Testimony
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More From Paul Luvera
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Off Topic – Bushisms
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Open Note to Airplane Crash Lawyers
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Making Surgery Safer
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NIED Claims
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Still More Statistics From the 2007-08 Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary
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More Statistics From the 2007-08 Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary
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Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary
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New Tennessee Trial Law Report Available
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Car Safety Data
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Medicare Subrogation
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Fee Caps – And the Harm to the Patient that Results
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Law Review Article on Police Chase Cases in the 6th Circuit
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Practice Tip – Professional Services Sales Tax on Lawyers?
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Chamber of Commerce Lobbies for Protection from Lawsuits
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The Politics of Fear in an Effort to Achieve Tort Reform
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Will Budget Cuts Hurt Our Judiciary (And Tennesseans)?
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Tennessee Nursing Homes Rank At the Bottom
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My Grandmother’s Birthday
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Summary of New FRE 402
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SCOTUS Rules for Plaintiffs in “Light” Cigarette Case
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Chamber of Commerce Wants to Preserve Right to File Suit
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A Bad Day
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Preparing Clients for Events at Trial
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New Trucking Regulations Means Increased Public Safety
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Medical Malpractice Reporting Statute
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Tennessee Trial Law Report
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Luvera’s Sample Talking Points for Trial
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The Case for a “Loser Pays” Rule
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Eye Witness Deposition Checklist
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Deciding Who To Depose
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IIHS Announces TOP SAFETY PICKS
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PDF Portfolio Webinar and Booklet
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Whoops! at NPR
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2008 Medical Malpractice Report Released
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Duty Imposed on Anthrax Manufacturer
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Failure to Supplement Discovery
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New Newsletter Available
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Great Trial Lawyer Series
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Justice Programs – Chattanooga November 6 and 7
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“We’re Number 2!”
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Is Exxon Mobil Considering a New Line of Business?
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“A Handbook for Tennessee Tort Lawyers 2009” Available
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Important Summary Judgment Case Released
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PDF Portfolios
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“Hospital Compare” Website
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Information on Doctors
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Twombly – What it Means.
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FRE Rule 502 Becomes Law
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New Medical Negligence Certificate of Good Faith Form
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AAJ Issues Report About Federal Preemption
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Suit Against God Dismissed
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Race and Damages
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A Comment About My SVMIC Post – And My Response
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Lawyers Want Less Stress, More Personal Time. Big Surprise
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SVMIC Rate Increase – NOT
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E-Discovery Resource
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Electronic Data Recorders
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A Handbook for Tennessee Tort Lawyers 2009
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Deposition Questions
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Oregon Supreme Court Addresses Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Cases
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A Change at the Tennessee Tort Law Letter – And an Announcement
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Ohio Supreme Court Addresses Value of Services
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Mississippi Supreme Court Discusses Certificates of Merit in Med Mal Suit
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Themes for Product Cases
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E-Discovery Research
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Off Topic – Tina Fey as Sarah Palin
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“Defending the Damages Only Case”
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Standard of Care for Prescribing Medication
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Your PI Cases – The Government Has Its Hand Out
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Off Topic – Speech to Nowhere
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Insurance Coverage Litigation?
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“Your Plaintiff is a Scumbag”
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“The Sun Made Me Do It!”
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The Merck Manual
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File. Serve. Now.
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Court Says Plaintiff is Entitled to Have Her Deposition Videotaped
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Arbitration Agreements UPDATED
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2009 Edition of Handbook Available Shortly
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TSC Releases NIED Case
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2009 Justice Programs Schedule
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A Res Ipsa Case to Remember
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Try the Case? Or Settle the Case?
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SVMIC Claims Evaluation Document
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Notice Requirement in Slip and Fall Cases
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SVMIC Speaks on Effect of New Malpractice Legislation on Rates
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Back (Again)
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A New Attack on the Contigious State and Locality Rule?
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Flax Opinion Released
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Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Therapists
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Saying It Don’t Make It So
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When the Defendant Admits Liability
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Ohio Supreme Court Addresses Damages Issue in Legal Malpractice Cases
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Fascinating Opinion out of Kentucky
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Off Topic – White House Error
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“The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America”
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Back to Music City
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SVMIC Files 2007 Annual Report
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Tort Law Tibit – Negligence Per Se
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Tennessee Ranked #1 – Business Litigation Climate
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Poll About Juries
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Thong Lawsuit
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Tennessee Supreme Court on TRCP Rule 35
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Tennessee Adopts Interstate Deposition Act
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From My Father’s Day Card – My Daughter Kate
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Paralegal Fees Are Recoverable
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Prior Suit Pending Doctrine
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Local Rules
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Whoops
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 20
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Free Electronic Newsletter – The Jury Expert
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 19
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Back From D.C.
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Amendments To Rules of Evidence, Civil Procedure and Appellate Procedure
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Lawsuit Against Expert Survives Appeal
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 17
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“I’m Sorry” Avoids Lawsuits
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Appellate Argument Tips
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 16
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Are the Results of Med Mal Trials Accurate?
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What It Takes To Be A Great Lawyer – Part 15
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Court Decides Apparent Agency Cases Concerning Hospital-Based Physicians
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Medical Malpractice Notice and Certificate of Merit Bill Sent to Governor
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 14
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Chamber of Commerce – Lawsuit Climate 2008
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 13
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Indiana Applies Res Ipsa Doctrine in Fire Case
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New Study: Rollovers and Roof Cruch
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 12
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Controversial Malingering Test
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Medicare Deaths
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 11
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Important Comparative Fault Case to Be Argued in May
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 10
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ABA Civil Trial Standards
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 9
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Evidence Article
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Nursing Home Relief Act Pulled By Industry After Release of Tort Report
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Use of Demonstrative Aids At Trial-Revisted
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Case Selection
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South Carolina Opens Door to Negligent Hiring Claim
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State Found Liable For Beating on UT Campus
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Back from Trial
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2007 Counsel for Claimants Reports
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Short Break Update
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Short Break
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Expert Witness Article
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New Products Liability Decision Released
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 8
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Off Topic – Rain on a Tin Roof
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“Other Similar Incident” Evidence
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What It Takes to Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 7
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The “What It Takes to be a Great Trial Lawyer” Series
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Lose the Evidence – Lose the Case
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The State of the State Address
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Off Topic – Sentencing Criminals in Federal Court
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 6
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Appellate Forms – And More
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Videotaping of Rule 35 Exams
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Pushing Pills for Profit
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 5
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Article on T.C.A. Sec. 20-1-119
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Op-Ed Published
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Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility
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Surgical Errors
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Are Doctors Fleeing Tennessee? The Facts
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Fax Filing of Affidavit Not Sufficient
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Book Updated
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Tort Cases By The Numbers – Part 2
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Tennessee Tort Cases By the Numbers
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What It Takes to Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 4
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Check A Little Later
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Evidence of Settlement
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Savings Statute for Dismissed Federal Court Actions
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Better Looks = More Money? For Lawyers?
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LImit on Number of New Trials
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Off Topic – The Bush Administration’s Dumbest Legal Arguments of the Year
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Damages Cap Denies Doctor Claim for his Mother’s Death
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 2
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Subjective Medical Findings
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The Economics of a Plaintiff’s Practice
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Do You Have Ideas About Changes to the Civil Rules?
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Book Updated
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Representing Minors – Part 2
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 1
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Book Update
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Representing Minors
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Liability for Failure to Trim Bushes and Trees
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Searching for Federal Court Filings
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On the Road Again
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When Should a Doctor Speak Out?
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Georgia Supreme Court Says Med Mal Statute of Repose Not Unconstitutional
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Western Section Reverses SJ in Negligent Entrustment Case
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Court of Appeals Says Savings Statute Trumps Statute of Repose
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TSC Accepts Review of Railroad Crossing Case
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Book Updates Posted
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An Article from a Doctor Who Gets It
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Illinois Trial Court Strikes Down Caps
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An article in the Archives
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Discoverability of Insurance Policy Limits
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TSC Issues Arbitration Decision
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Conversations with Other Lawyers
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Thank You
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Tort Reform Talk Works in Tennessee
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Article from North Carolina
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E-Discovery Article
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Book Website Available
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Pizza Contaminated with E-coli
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New Book
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The Price of Not Playing By the Rules
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Getting Emails into Evidence
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Who Says The Law Cannot Be Fun?
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Hail Mary Pass?
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New Made-Whole Decision
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Action by Servicemen Against Contractor
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Causation in Legal Malpractice Cases
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Tort Law Tidbit
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Have You Registered?
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Are We Are Brother’s Keeper?
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ALI Meeting
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Update on Status of Book
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Death of a Lawyer: Hon. William Cain
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Federal Preemption Case to be Heard by SCOTUS
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When Is It Time to Hire an Associate?
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Proposed Rules Changes
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Tennessee Supreme Court Grants Rule 11 Application in Apparent Agency Cases
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New Book – Error in Post
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New Book to be Released November 1
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A Great Post From the Folks at Blog 702
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I Am Alive
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Off Topic – The Cheating Patriots
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Tough Jury Climate
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Story from the LA Times
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Playing by the Rules
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FTCA Discretionary Function Exception
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Troup v. Fischer Steel Decided
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Learned Intermediary Doctrine
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Medical Diagnosis/Code – Acronym Look Up
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Changes to Rules
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$1000 Per Hour
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A Practice Tip for Federal Court
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Fighting Back
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Tennessee Supreme Court Releases Defamation Opinion
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Big News from Medicare
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You Gotta Love This
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The Suspension Statute
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The Double Standard
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New AG Opinion on Medical Practice Ownership
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Off Topic – Our New Daughter
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Transparency?
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Effect of Bankruptcy on a Personal Injury Claim
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How To Make Sure This Doesn’t Happen To You
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Death of Robert E. Keeton
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Bridge Collapse
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Collateral Source Rule Bars Evidence Of Amount Paid By Health Insurer
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Off Topic – Op-ED Piece by DOJ Lawyer
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Effect of the Failure to Identify Pending Tort Action on Bankruptcy Filing
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Notre Dame Coach Lose Malpractice Trial
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Can A Special Needs Trust For a Child Escape An ERISA Subrogation Interest?
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Oral Arguments in Knoxville
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An Analysis of the Murphy Opinion
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Law Review Article
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Poll About Attitudes of Voters (Read: Potential Jurors)
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Justice Progarms – 2008
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Back from Chicago
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“High – Low” Agreement Must Be Disclosed to Adversary
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Taxability of Damage Awards
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Don’t Do This
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More on Robert Bork
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Starburst Candy Lawsuit
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Court Imposes Duty to Aid Injured Man
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Photographs of “Minor” Crashes Admissible Without Expert Testimony
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U-Haul Story — “Driving With Rented Risks”
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Kentucky Case on Pre-Impact Fear
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Medical Negligence Article
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A Follow-Up Story on “Things Not to Say to a Judge”
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New Legislation on Patient Privacy Rights
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Rule Changes
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New Dog Bite Statute
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Apparent Agency Opinions
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Spine School
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Robert Bork Sues Yale
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Arkansas Rules Past Drunk Driving Convictions Admissible
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When Lawyers Cheat
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Large Truck Crash Causation Study
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This is a Stick Up!
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`Negligent Sale of Motorcycle?
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Injunction Prohibiting Defamatory Speech Permissable
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Fetal Monitoring
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Things Not to Say to a Judge
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Eyewitness Reliability Expert Testimony Permitted
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SVMIC Lowers Rates
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Today
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Tennessee Administrative Rules and Regulations
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Failure to Make Record Causes Reversal
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ALI Rejects “Reasonable Degree of Medical Certainity”
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Medical Authorization Not Required
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Patient Safety Website
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Report from San Francisco – Second
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Changes
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Report From San Francisco
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What? You Accept Cases on Referral?
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Settlement Doesn’t Bar Malpractice Claim
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Police Chase Opinion Issued by SCOTUS
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Off Topic – A Tacky Ad
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Guidelines and Levels of Care for Pediatric Intensive Care Units
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Tort Cases To Be Argued in June 2007
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Loss of Services of a Homemaker
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New TCA Sec. 20-1-119 Decision
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Surprise! Juries Favor Doctors
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Chamber of Commerce – The Tennessee Ranking
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Tolling Statute Applies to Plaintiffs Who Have Given Durable Power of Attorney
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Bystander Recovery – Indiana
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The Risks of E-Lawyering
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Florida Supreme Court Adopts Anti-Secrecy Rules
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Podcasts for Lawyers
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Kentucky Opens Door to Loss of Earning Capacity Claims
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Preparing to Depose an Expert
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On the Road
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Breach of Settlement Agreement
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Off Topic – The Education of Ms. Goodling
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Hospital Errors Rising – 247,662 Deaths Over Three Years???
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The Vanishing Civil Trial
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Comcast
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Causes of Truck Accidents in Tennessee
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More Data on Rising Insurance Rates for Doctors
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A “Recreational Use” Statute Decision out of Kansas
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The Rules of Cross and Argument
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More Med Mal Facts
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Economic Loss Doctrine
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Another Story Out of the Justice Department
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Arkansas Strikes Down Part of Certificate of Merit Legislation
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More on Priest Sexual Misconduct and the Cover-Up
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Off Topic – Snow Job
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500 Comments
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Bills Pending in the U.S. Congress
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Truck Safety Figures Released
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The Forensic Economist
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TSC Decides Independent Contractor Case
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From the Tennessean
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“Very, Very Modestly”
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A Telling Comment
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SVMIC 2006 Annual Report Filed
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Vioxx Status
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Op- Ed Piece
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As the Med Mal Bill Comes Up – A Reminder
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Rules of Civil Procedure Amended
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Attorney Liability For Distribution of Monies
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A Way to Reduce The Number of Lawsuits?
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Evaluating Cases Against ERs
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Another Aspect of the Big Lie
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Top Ten Medical Malpractice Verdicts – 2000-2005
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Tort Cases To Be Argued in April
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Comment on Tuesday’s Post
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Punitive Damages
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More on the Big Lie
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Med Mal Reporting Forms Due April 2, 2007
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Tort Reform In Texas
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Notre Dame’s Coach Brings Malpractice Case
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Amount Paid – Not Just Amount Charged – for Medical Care is Admissible
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Consumer Protection Act Applies Against Doctors
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Plastic Surgeon Loses Defamation Case Against Patient
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Another Blue Chip Tort Case
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Litigation Privilege Bars Claim Against Lawyers
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Business Tennessee’s List of 150 Best Lawyers
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The Blogs I Read
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A Post from Blog 702
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More Evidence of the Big Lie
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Those Who Share Prescription Drugs Owe Duty
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The Death of Molly Ivins
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Are Expert Witness Fees Recoverable in the Sixth Circuit?
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New Hampshire Court Denies Claim for Boyfriend
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Verdict in Greyhound Case Affirmed
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A Different Take on “Tort Reform”
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Medical Practice Guidelines
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Getting Good Results
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Race and Gender Challenges in Jury Selection
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Water Intoxication Lawsuit
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More From Freud 99
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Supreme Court Politics – Michigan-Style
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Release Did Not Cover Loss of Consortium Claim
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“The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax”
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Wheelchair Fire Case
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Jury Selection – Exercising Peremptory Challenges
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A Comment From A Doctor
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From Today’s “Tennessean”
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Off Topic – Public Defenders vs. Criminal Defense Lawyers in Private Practice
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“Metoo” Motion
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Premises Liability Case – Recreational Use Statute
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What It Takes To Be A Great Trial Lawyer – Part 3
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Update on Legal Malpractice Issue
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Insurance Industry Profits Up
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Tort Reform Measure
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Middle District Expert Rule Criticized – Is It Dead?
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Railroad Derailment Alleging Personal Injuries Cannot Be Certified As Class Action
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Failing to Warn of Risk of Loss
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Court Decides Business Tort Case
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Another Vioxx Trial, Another Defense Verdict
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Absence (Makes the Heart … Forget?)
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Mass Tort Article
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What Happens When a Plaintiff Fails to Disclosure a Personal Injury Claim on Her Bankruptcy Petition?
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Professionalism
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Adobe 8 To Be Released Soon
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Rules Changes Are Designed to Make Them Easier to Read
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Plaintiff’s Expert Excluded in Med Mal Case
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Colorado Opinion on Protective Orders
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Trucking Industry Regulation
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Legal Malpractice Lawyer Interviewed
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Death of Drunken Driver Not “Accidental”
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Sunday Spoof – Notre Dame Releases 2007 Football Schedule
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Blue Chipper Format
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Court to Plaintiff: Go Puck Yourself
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Op-Ed Piece
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Justice Programs
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Non-Disclosure of Witness Results in Reversal of Jury Verdict
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Tort Law – A Break for Turkey Day
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Attorney Sues Adjuster for Defamation
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Blue Chipper – Policemen and Firemen’s Rule
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2006 Tennessee Med Mal Claims Report Released
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Election to the ALI
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Trial Judge Slaps Plaintiff – With Sanctions
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Wins Libel Verdict
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Spoliation – Attorney Liability
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Minor Can Recover Medical Expenses
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A Fascinating Story About Millberg, Weiss
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Back from Chattanooga – CORRECTED
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GA Court Answers Evidence Question
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New Tennessee Subrogation Case
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Off Topic – T- Shirt
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No Locality Rule for Lawyers
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Important Decision on Expert Witnesses
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No Substantive Post Today
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New Blog on Tort Reform
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SCOTUS Hears Punitive Damages Case
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Davidson County Jury List
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Dead Rat in Salad
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Off Topic – Notre Dame
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Side Airbag Study
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Dateline: Atlanta
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Trucking Association Seeks to Limit Speed of Trucks
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Federal Judge Deals Pharma a Setback
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Legal Fees
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Food Poisoning Blog
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Tort Deform Blog
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Stupid Lawsuit Fails
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Follow-Up on Friday’s Post
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New Group Trial Lawyer Blog – Trial Lawyer Resource Center
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Reading Scientific Papers
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Another Spoliation Case – This One Against An Employer
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Service of Process
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No-Show On-Call Doctor Can’t Be Sued
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Another Spoliation Case
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Upcoming Justice Programs Seminars
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Case Dismissed for Spoliation
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Discovery of Finances of Experts
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A Noteworthy Rule 10 Opinion
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Rule 11 Application Denied in Pre-Judgment Interest Case
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Vermont Supreme Court Allows Wrongful Death Recovery for Death of a Sibling
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Vacation
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Yesterday’s Post
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Collectibility and the Burden of Proof
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Off Topic – Football
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Nancy Dis Grace, The Screaming Skull
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The “Unsound Mind” Exception to the Statute of Limitations
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Sidewalk, Not Curbside, Consultation
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Informed Consent and Causation
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Lawyer Attacks Lawyer in Congressional Race in Iowa
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A New Way to Limit Access to the Courts
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Glaxo Pays $3.4 Billion to IRS – No Big Deal
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New FTCA Case Involving Spina Bifida
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Discoverability of Materials Given to Expert Witnesses
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Newt is Back
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Commission Picks Three For TSC Opening
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Interesting Article on Worker’s Comp
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Auto Death Rates Decreasing
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Labor Day Weekend
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Vioxx Damage Verdict in New Orleans Thrown Out
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Day Taking Day Off
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Summary Judgment for Drug Manufacturer Reversed
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Bad Faith Law Clarified
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Dr. Frist’s Medical License
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Blue Chipper – Parental Liability for Acts of Child
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Seminars by Justice Programs
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Taxability of Damages
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Tissue Recalled – Donor Referral Services
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Tennessee Supreme Court Accepts Statute of Limitations Case
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2006 Changes in Medical Malpractice Reporting Law
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Legal Links
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Products in the News – Vioxx and Cigarettes
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Expert Witnesses – Discovery of Reports
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Destructive Testing
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Lack of Sleep and Commerical Drivers
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Assignment of Fault to a Nonparty
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Guidant’s Attempt to File Papers Under Seal Challenged
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Liability of Manufacturer For Design Defect When Customer Supplies Part of Design
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Audio Seminar
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Illinois Court Decides Duty Issue
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Playing the Game with Statistics – and Playing it Wrong
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Federal Rules of Evidence
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When Can A Guardian’s Lawyer Be Held Liable to the Gaurdian’s Ward?
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Ford Recall Extending Recall Concerning Cruise Control
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Depositions and the “Usual Stipulations”
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Failure to Appeal Cases
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What is Going On Here?
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California Jury Finds for Merck
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Hospitals Reduce Birth Injuries
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First California Vioxx Trial Near Conclusion
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Liability for Failure to Disclose Sexual History
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Blue Chipper – Wrongful Death Damages
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Bacardi 151 Rum Lawsuit Filed
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New Intimidation Tactic
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A Lawyer’s Obligation to Pay Health Care Providers
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Tennessee Ethics Opinion on Payments to Health Care Providers
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Liability for Improper Gun Storage
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New Federal Courthouse to be Named for Senator Frist?
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Loss of Consortium Claimed for Same-Sex Couple
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Victory in Duragesic Pain Patch Case
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Early Intervention Prevents Lawsuits
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Do You Ask About Personal Notes?
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New Emotional Distress Decision
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Another Report from Seattle
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Good Morning From Seattle
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Lots of Links to Codes and Standards
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21% of Tennesse Drivers Uninsured
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Doctor Fights Back
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Yesterday .. and Today
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When The Snow and Your Client Falls
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Merck Wins Vioxx Case
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Jurisdiction Exercised Over Foreign Manufacturer
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Blue Chipper – Medical Malpractice – Locality Rule
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The Back Door is Open …
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Allstate’s Claims Handling Practice
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Consumer Protection Act Applies to Claim Against Financial Advisor
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Blog Report
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New Tennessee Supreme Court Opinion on “Foreign Object” Exception to Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose
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Sorry for the Infrequent Updates
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Medical Negligence
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Priest Tells All
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Breaking News: Supreme Court Bars Ex Parte Talks with Plaintiff’s Doctors
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E. Coli 0157:H7 Outbreak
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Attacked Expert Fights Back – and Wins
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Trial Is Not a Game
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Broken Link
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Ford Escort Seat Back Defect Verdict for Plaintiff Affirmed
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Cheating Lawyer Loses Ticket
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Admissibility of Computerized Records
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Pre-Judgment Interest – The Issue That Will Not Die
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Sex Torts
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Manual For Complex Litigation, 4th Edition
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Early Risers
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The Convention, This Blog, and Giving
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Summary Summary Judgment
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Emotional Distress Claims Allowed for Trespass to Real Property
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Great Info on Medicaid / Medicare Subrogation
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Hospital-Acquired Infections
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Trial Update
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New Book on Patient Safety Standards
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Spoliation Instruction Given
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TBA Article
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Tort Reform Around the Country
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CAUGHT!
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Negotiation and Truth-Telling
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Busy Week
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Products Liability Case Preempted
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Products Liability Cases Decreasing
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Court Allows Executors to Sue Attorneys Who Drafted Will
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Guest Article in the
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Case Dismissed for Fraud
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Lay and Skilling Convicted – Now What?
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Jet Ski Verdict Upheld
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“The Judge Will Give Me More Time”
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Response to Motion in Limine to Exclude Economist’s Testimony
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New Comparative Fault Case
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Health Care Industry Tries End Run to Limit Liability
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Insurance Cycle Continues to Turn
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Settlement Agreement Enforceable
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USSC Decide ERISA Subrogation Case
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Interesting Article on Punitive Damages
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Causation in a Criminal Act of Third Party Case
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Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Changes to Federal Rules of Evidence
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Displinary History of Surgeon Not Admissible at Trial
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USSC Rules on Medicaid Subrogation Case
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Med Mal Fight in Senate Today
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Tort Reform – Med Mal Debate – LIVE
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Cloture Vote on Senate Bill 22 and 23
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Tennessee Law of Comparative Fault
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Personal Jurisdiction Over Lawyer
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Tort of Negligent Supervision of Minors
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Death of a Homemaker
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Off Topic – Stephen Colbert’s Speech at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner
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Joint and Several Liability Abolished in Florida
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Making a Record
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Collateral Source Rule Applies to Lawyers
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Off This Weekend
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Death of Charlie Williams
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“Error of Judgment” Rule in Legal Malpractice Cases
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Exxon Profits
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Smoke Detectors
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Vioxx – What Merck Should Do Now.
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Discretionary Costs
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Keeping Up With Dates
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Tongue Tied?
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More from Steven
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Amounts of Settlement Not Discoverable
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Was I Too Harsh?
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Tractor Trailer Wrecks In News Again
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Data Concerning Injuries
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Wrong Site Surgeries
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Lawyer and Insurer May Be Sued For Pressuring Opposing Witness Into Not Testifying
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Exxon Chairman Retires – Almost $400M in Pension and Benefits
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Strike!
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7th Circuit Rebufs Lawsuit of Wrongfully Imprisoned Man
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ATLA Takes On The President
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The State of the Vioxx Litigation
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Lynn Swann Calls for Tort Reform
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Drug Sharer to Face Jury
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Error to Show Photos of Vehicles in Minor PD Case
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 21
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Patient Wins Doctor’s Case Against Insurance Company
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 22
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Off Topic – A Political Comment.
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Full Recovery of Medical Expenses Permitted
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Off to Knoxville
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No Fee From Rejected Settlement Proposal
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 20
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Chiropractor Testimony Just Decreased in Value
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Deaths from Medical Malpractice
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 19
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 18
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A Win for Cameron
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Out of Town
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 17
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Vacanies on the Tennessee Supreme Court
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Off Topic – Tom Delay
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Lead Paint
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The Ugly Side of Tort Reform
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Cost of Infections
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 16
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Kim McMillan Announces Intention Not to Run for Re-Election
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Sanctions for Misconduct of Counsel
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 15
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 14
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Tennessee Legislature Rejects Medical Malpractice Bill
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Medical Malpractice Fight Today
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 13
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Defense Lawyers Getting Hit With Malpractice Claims
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John Ritter’s Family Settles Med Mal Lawsuit
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Death of Milda Heath, my Grandmother
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Research on Defense of Punitive Damages Cases
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 12
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This op-ed piece from today’s
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Editorial Re: Tort Reform
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 11
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Natalee Holloway
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 10
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SCOTUS Denies Cert in Punitive Damages Case
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 9
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Discretionary Costs
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Doctor and Employer “Bit By Their Own Dog”
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Introducing “Bad” Documents
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 8
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Waiver of Expert Witness Rule
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Trip to the 11th Circuit
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 7
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Colorado Opinion on Spoliation
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No Post Today
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 6
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Peer Review Statute Analyzed
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 5
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Discovery Order
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 4
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A Work of Art
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 3
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New Wrongful Birth Decision
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Defamation Case Re-instated
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The Press Starts to Understand Tort Reform
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Lanier v. Merck, Round 2, Post 2
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Wouldn’t this Ruin Your Day?
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Delay in Obtaining Expert Results in Dismissal of Case
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Comparative Fault Applies in Nuisance Case
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Sunday Spoof – Sale of Certain Sex Toys to Become Illegal in Tennessee
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Republican Congressman Off to Prison
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Florida Supreme Court Gets New Fee Rule
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Public Citizen Challenges Trucker Service Rules
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Crazy Juries
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New Lawyer Ad
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Appellate Practice Tips
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Time Limits Imposed at Next Vioxx Trial
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New Study Says Malpractice Insurance Crisis Over
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Discovery of Expert Witness Materials
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Secret Memo Discovered in Hotel Bar!
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Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Statute of Limitations
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SCOTUS Allows Claim Against Post Office
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Tobacco Decision Out of Oregon
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More on Vioxx Study
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Op-Ed Piece in the
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Medical Images
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Today’s Editorial from the
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Smoking Guns
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E-Filing In Our Appellate Courts?
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Plaintiff Loses Retrial of Federal Court Vioxx Trial
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Legal Malpractice Claims Increasing
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Admissibililty of Hearsay from Consulting Doctor
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Tort Reform in Georgia
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Georgia Supreme Court Court Declares Medical Malpractice Venue Statute Unconstitutional
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Hospital and Doctor Assault on Patient Rights Starts Today
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Sunday Spoof onTuesday – Cheney Given Award by NAW
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Cheap Shot
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Back from Phoenix
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Tort Reform in Missouri
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Off Topic – Guns Don’t Hurt People; People Hurt People
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You Saw It Here First
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Funding for Plaintiff’s Lawyers
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Shrimp Case Falls Short
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ABA Products Liability Seminar
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Legal Malpractice Case Verdict
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Off to Phoenix
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Rollover Cases
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Restrictions on the Rights of Malpractice Victims Won’t Affect Me!
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Governor’s State of the State Address and Responsibility
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Two Vioxx Trials Underway -UPDATED
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Leave to Amend
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A Speech by a Boeing Lawyer
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President Bush: Lawyers to Blame for Lack of Krispy Kreme Stores
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Comments on the President’s Speech
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Death of Drake Holliday
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Executive Indicted
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New Punitive Damage Decision From 6th Circuit
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Thoughts on “Givers” and “Takers”
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Limitation of Actions and the Mentally Disabled
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Ethics Reform – Tennessee Legislature
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The President and Tort Reform
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Michigan Decision: No Duty to Advise of Success Rate
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A Weekend Off
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New Carolina Business Magazine Article
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Defense of Vioxx Cases
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Summary of Significant Worker’s Comp Opinions
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Another Day, Another Resignation
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Justice Anderson To Step Down
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“Gratuitous Undertaking” Lawsuit
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Tennessee State Senator Files Proposed Resolution
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Donald Trump Defamed?
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Hyundai Hit With Default Judgment
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Defense Expert May Be Sued for Medical Negligence by Plaintiff
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Why Do I Get Upset Over Things Like This?
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Wendy’s Finger Case – Pair Sentenced
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The Law of Argument
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FDA and Pre-emption
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Post Status
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Jury Verdict Reversed in Sudden Acceleration Case
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New CPR and ECC Guidelines
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House Moves to Strengthen Subrogation Rights
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Tort Reform Through the Back Door
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More Bad News for Guidant
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Workplace Safety
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Frivilous Appeal?
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A Blunder By Senator Cornyn
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Vioxx Back in the News
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A Day Off
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Do You Bates Stamp Documents ?
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Amendments to TRCP – What Was Missing
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Practice Tip – Look at the Law First
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Playing Games With Numbers
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Anesthesia Standards
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Amendments to Rules of Procedure Adopted By Court
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Tort Law and the Constitution
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Medical Monitoring – West Virginia
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Forseeability Case Out of Florida
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Polar Bear Plunge
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President Confirms Wiretaps of Pizza Restaurants
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Clinical Trials: Are We Getting the Data We Need?
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Cleanliness is Close to Godliness
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Arkansas Case – Is it Appropriate to Charge the Jury in a Medical Negligence Case That A Defendant Can Assume That Another Provider Will Use Due Care?
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Judge Posner and Stare Decisis
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Blawg Review Awards 2005
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New Decision Puzzles This Reader
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Another Study Concerning Med Mal Insurance
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Court Costs
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Ex-Lawyer in Kentucky Makes a Living With Newsletters
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Bone Harvesting
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Suit Against Expert Fails
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Perfect Christmas Gift
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Merry Christmas
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Anti-Consumer Vaccine Legislation Passes
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Howard Nations’ Paper
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Jailed Plaintiff Answers the Call of Nature – And Falls
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Reject Letters And Things That Go Bump In The Night
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Oral Fee Split Upheld
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Mistried Federal Vioxx Trial Re-Set
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Guest Sunday Spoof
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Legal Writing Guide
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Florida Supreme Court Decides Fee Waiver Issue
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Federal Vioxx Trial
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Minimizing Damages
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Ex-Priest Lawsuit Settled
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Car Accidents: Location, Location, Location
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Off Topic – The Daily Show
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Tazer Litigation
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Vioxx Trial – Wrap Up
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Rule 35 Evaluations
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Car Wrecks and Teenagers
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Vioxx Jury
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Vioxx Jury – Mistrial
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Federal Court Merck Jury Still Deliberating
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Federal Court Vioxx Jury is Deliberating Today (Saturday)
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Tennessee Supreme Court Applies 3-Year Statute of Repose to Children
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Honda and Its Expert EXPOSED
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Brief Writing – NOT
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USSC Takes ERISA Reimbursement Case
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Did Merck Hide Data? UPDATED X 2
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Vioxx Trial – First MDL Trial
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Exculpatory Language Struck Down
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Vioxx Trial – Defense Rests in MDL
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Cases and Statutes About Horses
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Does a Lawyer Owe a Duty to An Adverse Party?
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Have You Posted A Comment Lately?
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Florida Supreme Court Weighs In on Fees
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Info on Car and Truck Wrecks, Injuries, Deaths and More
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No Punitive Damages Against Deceased
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Medical Error Rate High in U.S.
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Doctor on the Ropes
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Emergency Room Clinical Policies
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List of Sources of Medical Information
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This One Will Give You Peace of Mind
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Federal Judge Allows Experts To Testify in Short-Term Vioxx Case
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Death of a Friend – David Shrager
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Thanksgiving Weekend
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Off Topic – Iraq
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Article in Memphis Paper About Medical Malpractice Litigation in Tennessee
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Toy Report Issued – Concerns About Risk of Injury to Children Expressed
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Last Chance for Justice Programs Seminar
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Tort Reform Playbook
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Vioxx Cases Moving Forward in New Jersey
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Smart Practices Mean Less Injuries
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Recognized in Automatic Door Case
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“Hi John – Are You Still Practicing Law?”
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Computerized Accident Reconstruction Held Inadmissible
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Mass Tort Follow-Up
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Board Certification Article Gives Rise to Questions
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Level of Care for Commercial Truck Drivers
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Gone to Pot
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No Decision on
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Washington Rejects Doctors’ and Lawyers’ Proposals
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Tort Case in the United States Supreme Court
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Upcoming Seminars
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Vioxx Cases – First Federal Trial
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Supreme Court Takes “Bad Faith” Case
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Research Tip
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New Blog
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Health Care Survey
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One Doc Wants Answers
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Second Vioxx Verdict is Coming In
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New Jersey Jury Finds Merck Not Liable
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Suing the Parent Company
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Source for Government Documents
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Yet Another Study On the “Crisis”
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New Decision on Opinion Evidence
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Vioxx Case Has Gone to the Jury
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“Corporate Negligence”
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Status of the New Jersey Vioxx Case
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Vioxx Trial At End
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A Blue-Chipper for Friday
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How is your Math?
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Rule 9 Granted in Medical Negligence Case
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Vioxx Dream Team
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Electronic Discovery
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Tort Reform in Texas
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Roscoe Pound Institute
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Products Liability Article
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Updated:
Ford Caught in Inconsistent Statements
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Anatomy Help
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Tennessee Truck Death Toll is Rated as “Deadly”
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Update – Vioxx Trial
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Portion of Georgia Tort Reform Statute Found Unconstitutional
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Gay Partner Cannot File Wrongful Death Suit
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You Have to Make a Record
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Air Bag Class Action To Proceed
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Off Topic – Taking the Blinders off a Blind Trust
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Tennessee Releases First Study of Med Mal Payouts
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Florida Med Mal Fee Cap
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Errors in Diagnosising Cancer
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Updated:
New Spoliation Case
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Silicosis, Doctors and Lawyers
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Appellate Advocacy and Legal Writing
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Another Study Concerning Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates
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Ford Truck Roof Crush Verdict
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Passenger vs. Passenger
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New Jersey Vioxx Trial – Update
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Extreme Makeover Lawsuit
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Proposed Rule Change – Supplementation
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Family Exclusion Held Valid
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Caught
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Vioxx Trial Update
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Proposed Rule Change
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Medical Monitoring
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Sunday Spoof – Merck and Hurricanes
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It Never Stops
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Absence of Other Incidents
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Conflicts
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Propaganda Working
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The Real World
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Vioxx Trial – New Jersey
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Certain Minivans Don’t Perform Well in Crash Testing
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Tort Law Tidbit – Volunteer Liability
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Tort Law Tidbit – Loss of Consortium Under the GTLA
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Christmas – It’s not Just for December 25 Anymore
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New Jersey Vioxx Trial
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What is a Sunday Spoof?
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Federal Civil Trials Decreasing
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Bluff City Report: Judges and BBQ
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Lyin’ and Cheatin’ in Discovery: Chili Seller Gives the Finger to the Plaintiffs and Co-Defendants
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Federal Trucking Rules Effective October 1
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Anna Pleads Guilty
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Guidant Corp – What did the FDA Know and When Did It Know It?
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Mental Capacity Relevant to Victim’s Comparative Fault
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A Tip of the Hat
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More Q and A with Lanier
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Ford Recalls Vehicles – Fire Risk
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Treatment for MI Patients
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Vioxx Trial – the New Jersey Case
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Standards in Products Litigation
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Nursing Home Patient Dies of Sun Exposure
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Blue Chipper – Summary Judgement
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Tort Law Tidbit – Weather
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Death of the Chief Justice
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Sort of Off Topic
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The Definition of Product
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Katrina Relief Contributions
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Tragedy to the South
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Getting a Jump Start
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Selling Gas to a Drunk
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Mark Lanier
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New Slip and Fall Opinion
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Verdict for Toyota Reversed
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Vioxx Trial Schedule
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Use of Photos of PD to Disprove PI Claims
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Off Topic Recycled Political Joke
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Pat Robertson’s Attempt at Plausible Deniablity Fails
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Seminars
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Plaintiff Can Recover Full Amount of Medical Bills
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Off Topic — Pat Robertson Does it Again
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Lighter Manufacturer Held Liable in Child Death Case
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Next Vioxx Trial
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What If Merck Had Won?
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Pre-Trial Brief
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More Thoughts on Vioxx Verdict
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Gaming the System?
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Fire Codes
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Texas Vioxx Trial
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Vioxx Trial in Texas PLAINTIFF WINS !!!
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An Early Thought About the Vioxx Verdict
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Loss of Future Earning Capacity
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$20 Million Bond for Failure to Comply with Discovery Orders
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Case Acceptance
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First Vioxx Case Goes to Jury
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Florida Tort Reform
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Your Input
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Case Involving Suicide Allowed to Proceed
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Results of Mississippi Trial
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Verdict Against Greyhound
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Should Verdicts Be Required to be Unanimous?
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AIG Needs Tort Reform NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Brief Writing 101
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Tragic Truck Wreck
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“Peer Review” Actions
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Motorcycle Helmets
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Seminar in Mexico
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“Peer Review” Against Experts Who Testify for Plaintiffs
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Safe Roads Save Lives
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A New York Times Review of the Texas Vioxx Trial
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Business Litigation Blog
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Vioxx Trial – Plaintiff Rests
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Anthrax Scare and Defamation
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Lawsuit Against the Vatican
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Davidson County Building Codes
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MSDS
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Frivilious Medical Malpractice Case
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Rule 407 – Subsequent Remedial Measures
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OSIs
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Auto Death Rates Down
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Medical Monitoring
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ATLA Convention
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Wisconsin’s Med Mal Decision Upsets Doctors
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Class Action for Third-Party Payors of Vioxx
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Vioxx Witness Update
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Vioxx Trial
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Codes for Reading Crash Reports
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Electronic Court Filing
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ATLA Convention Update
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Probate Litigation Blog
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Produce Emails or Go to Jail
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GM Black Boxes
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Federal Website with Transportation Research Papers
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ERISA Subrogation
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Applications for Insurance Coverage
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Colin Farrell’s Right to Privacy
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Boston Scientific Stents
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Lawsuit Filed Over Williamson County Shooting
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Mike Price Strikes Back
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Guidant Corp Issues New Warning – Now Pacemakers
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Update on the Vioxx Trial
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Revengegate
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New Legislation Raises Issue of “Specialty Courts”
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FDA Scientists Moonlight for Drug Companies?
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RNC Talking Points on Rove
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Duragesic Patch Warning
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Health Care Costs
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Vioxx Trial – Round 1 – A Review
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Merck Cost Lives by Bluffing on Vioxx Safety
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It is the Weekend
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You Won’t Believe …
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Motion to Rely Upon Requests for Admissions
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Hot Case!!!!!!!!
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Libel Case Involving Former Alabama Football Coach
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If You Want to Write Fiction, Write a Novel
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Florida Supreme Court – No Independent Cause of Action for Spoliation of Evidence
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Brachial Plexus Injury Cases
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When You Have A Little Time …..
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Problem Clients
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Seminar Opportunity
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Board Certification of Lawyers
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A Question for the President.
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Complaint Against a John Doe Driver
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Seeing Hypocrites and Namin’ Names
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Why the Tort System is a Good Thing
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A Company That Is Trying to Protect Patients
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New Study on Malpractice Insurance Rates
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Civil Procedure and Evidence Rule Changes
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No Duty (or Need) to Use Reasonable Care During Sex
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See Operations on the Internet!
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Cato Institute Article
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Defendant Does Not Get Benefit of Plaintiff’s Settlement With Co-Defendant
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Vacation – I’m Back
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Nashville Code on the Web
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Effort to Delay First Vioxx Trial Rejected
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Black Boxes and Trucking Companies
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Another Poorly Written Tort Reform Bill
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Products Liability – Defense Costs
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Legal Research – Municipal Codes
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See the Average Traffic for Every Tennessee State Road
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New Medical Malpractice Blog
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Trial Court Cannot Grant Ex Parte Communications With Plaintiff’s Treating Physicians
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Website with Links to All 50 States’ Corporate Searches
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Finding Statistics From Uncle Sam and His Siblings
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Tort Reform – A Movement That Refuses to Die
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Another Warning From Guidant on Defibrillators
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Love Boat Sinks
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Links for Trial Lawyers
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The “100 Grand” Lawsuit
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First Vioxx Trial Next Month in Texas
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Merck Tried to Make Changes to Vioxx
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Arrows for your Quiver
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Online MUTCD
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Michael Jackson – The Closing Argument
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Raise a Glass to Anesthesiologists
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Guidant Defibrillators Recalled
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Tort Law Tidbit – One Thing We Have Missed
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You Think You Don’t Need Technology in the Courtroom?
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Two New Punitive Damages Cases
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Information About Property in Davidson County and Elsewhere in Tennessee
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My Absence
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Schiavo Case Now Closed – For Everyone But the Politicians
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The Michael Jackson Trial
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Client Sues Expert Who Sues Lawyer
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Use of Statistics in Medical Malpractice (and Other) Trials
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Nothing About Negligence, But Still Interesting
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Guidant Class Action Suits Filed
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Yesterday
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Products Liability – Zyprexia Settlement
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Reflections After Arguing A Case in the Supreme Court
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Are You Really Surprised?
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Cheating Scientists?
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Medical Negligence Judgments Increasing? No – Not Even As Much As Medical Inflation
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Medical Research on the Web
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New Tennessee Business Litigation Blog
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Chief Justice Drowota Announces Retirement
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Football Players Settle Lawsuit
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Pharmacist Liability
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“Anticipatory” Wrongful Death
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Punitive Damages From the Standpoint of the Defense
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Anticipatory Wrongful Death – Part II
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Toilet Explodes – Lawsuit Privacy
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Letter Requesting Preservation of Evidence
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Products Liability Blue Chipper
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Tort Law Trivia
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Outrageous Conduct – Not
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The Distinction Between Informed Consent and Battery Cases
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Drug Companies Withhold Data
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Arthur Anderson Conviction Overturned
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Tort Law Tidbit – Negligence Per Se
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Another Vacation
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Interesting Med Mal Decision in New York
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Black Box Seminar Postponed
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No Error Leaving Defense Counsel on Med Mal Jury
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Teleseminar on Data Recorders
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Important Information for Those With Roof Crush and Rollover Cases
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I’m Back
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Guidant Decides Not to Warn About Manufacturing Defect in Defibrillator
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Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis is “Over”
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Complaint in a Wrongful Death Case with a Surviving Minor Child
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Perlman Wins Case Against Morgan Stanley
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Agreed Protective Order for Medical and Psychological Records
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 Disclosures in a Personal Injury Case
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Itemization of Medical Expenses in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
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Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses
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Order Approving Minor’s Settlement
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Damages for Medical Bills Reduced By Contractual Discounts
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Informed Consent A Jury Question
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Source for Medical Images – Free
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Order Shifting Costs of Expert Witness Depositions in Medical Malpractice Case
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Summary Judgment – Can You Get An Extension of Time To Do Discovery?
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Pro-Plaintiff Opinion from Sixth Circuit
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Flow Sheet for Handling a Personal Injury Case
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Failed Vasectomy – Wife Has No Claim
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Plaintiffs’ Jury Verdict Reversed in Metabolife Case
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– False Light Invasion of Privacy
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Mississippi Rejects Church’s Efforts to Thwart Pedophile Priest Case
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Seminar Programs
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Nancy Grace Falls from Grace
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It is Now OK to Structure Attorney’s Fees
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Merck
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Maine Rejects Catholic Church’s “First Amendment” Defense in Pedophile Priest Case
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Immunity from Defective Products Makes Our Nation Safe from Terrorists
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Article Questions Need for Revision of Vioxx Study Report
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Judge to Hold Hearing to Continue First Vioxx Trial
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Veterans’ Judgments Challenged by Bush Administration
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Can a Plaintiff Introduce Evidence That He Paid Medical Bills Out of HIs Own Pocket?
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Blue Chipper – Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
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Tort Law Tidbit – Tape Recordings
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Piercing the Corporate Veil
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Waiver of Objection When Privilege Log Was Not Timely Served
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Dealing with Difficult Clients
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Update on Finger Case
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Mold Expert
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Tort Law Tidbit – Uninsured Motorist Claims
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Doctor Speaks Out In Favor Of Medical Malpractice Litigation
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New Theory – Bullying
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New Bullying Statute
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Break
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Finger Woman Arrested!
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You Think You Have Had Problems With An Expert?
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Tort Law Tidbit – Criminal Injuries Compensation Subrogation
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Why all these blogs about Medical Malpractice Statistics and Legislation?
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Another Study Rejects Med Mal Reform Hype
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Free Litigation Techniques Newsletter
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Free Tennessee Code on Web
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Hearing on Medical Malpractice Reform Bill Today
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Today’s Hearing
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Data Recording Devices for Truckers?
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Want to Know About ?
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Evidence Rules on Line
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Fen Phen
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Upcoming Speech
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New Study Concerning Medical Errors
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Federal Judges: Frivilous Litigation Not a Problem
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Woman Not Pointing the Finger at Wendy’s
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Discovery in Bad Faith Cases
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Effective Appellate Advocacy
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Upcoming Seminar Programs
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New Personal Jurisdiction Decision
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Tort Law Tidbit – Injuries to Felons
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Testimony Before Legislature
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Finger in Chili
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FDA Asks Pfizer to Withdraw Bextra From Market
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Going to the Scene
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IRAs Protected in Bankruptcy
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You Won’t Believe This!
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Death by Fire Ants
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Legislative Update
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Study from Florida Negates Allegations of Rising Number of Claims
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More
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Tort Law Tidbit – Privity
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Social Host Liability
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Tort Law Tidbit – Sex Abuse Claims Against Therapist
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Taking Photographs
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Hot Off the Press
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Damages in Legal Mal Case Include Punitives in Underlying Case
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Vigilantes on Trial
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Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Worse …
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Tort Law Tidbit – Use of Demonstrative Aids in Closing
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You Think You Have Had a Bad Day?
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Sanctions in Electronic Discovery Disputes
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Failure to Warn of Genetic Problem
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How Does This Happen?
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Electronic Discovery
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Mother Can Recover Damages for Emotional Distress – Child Stillborn
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Another State Questions Med Mal Crisis Hype
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Blue Chipper – Premises Liability
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Tort Law Tidbit – Arguing Pain and Suffering
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Sen. Frist: Video Diagnosis
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Trial Lawyer’s Prayer
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Tort Law Tidbit – When Must The Judge Rule?
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Medicaid Subrogation Right Restricted
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Special Courts for Doctors?
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Updated:
Seminar on Fact Finding on the Internet
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Cost of Injuries and Death
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Punitive Damage Verdict Upheld
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Police Officer Excluded as Accident Reconstructionist
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Blue Chipper: No Fault for Phantoms
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Vioxx Cases MDL Official Website
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Legal Technology Blog
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Bad Faith Action Survives
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Updated:
What is a “Tort Law Tidbit?”
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Tidbit #1 – Release of Agent
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Medical Malpractice Crisis Not A Crisis At All
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Preparing for Trial Checklist
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Updated:
Discovery Questionnaire for Wrongful Death Action
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Another Blue Chipper – Damages
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Discovery to Identify Nonparties
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Updated:
Rule 26 Disclosure of an Expert Witness in a Medical Negligence Case
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Employment Agreement
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Updated:
Drug-Related Errors
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Updated:
Discovery to a Corporate Defendant in an Automobile Wreck Case
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Updated:
Slip and Fall Cases – Constructive Notice
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Does a Defendant Receive Benefit for Discounted Medical Care?
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Surveillance Videos Discoverable
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Updated:
Wrongful Death – Whose Claim Is It?
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Updated:
Order Reducing TennCare’s Subrogation Amount
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Updated:
Finding Insurance Limits for Commercial Vehicles on the Web
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Updated:
Comparative Fault and
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Updated:
Another Blue Chipper
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Updated:
Voluntary Dismissals – A Sad Tale
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Updated:
Complaint for a Car Wreck against an Individual Defendant
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Updated:
What is a “Blue Chipper?”
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Statute of Repose Does Not Violate Due Process
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Congress Passes Class Action Bill
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