Rule 5 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure was amended to permit papers to be served on attorneys of parties via electronic mail. Here the language added to Rule 5 to accomplish that result: (2)(a) Service upon any attorney may also be made by sending him or her…
This post is part of our continuing effort to advise Tennessee lawyers about substantive law changes resulting from the actions of the General Assembly. Public Chapter 865 sets forth maximum charges to lawyers (and presumably others) for obtaining medical records. Here are the maximum charges: The party requesting the patient’s records…
This post is a part of our effort to advise our fellow lawyers of statutes that were enacted during the 2010 legislative session. Public Chapter 850 is known at "Katie Beth’s Law." It requires the use of pool alarms in all swimming pools ( a defined term) installed after July…
Public Chapter 787 has changed the law concerning the amount of exemption you receive for personal property if you file bankruptcy. The old law provided for an exemption of $4000. The new law increases the exemption to $10,000. If you are a plaintiff’s tort lawyer and you think this change…
The Tennessee General Assembly passed several bills that became law effective July 1, 2010. One of those is Public Chapter 752. The legislation revises a deadline for a special definition of governmental entities in governmental tort liability cases against governmental entities in Shelby County. The legislation was designed to protect The Med…