Tennessee personal injury lawyers know that the Tennessee General Assembly is a far different place than it used to be. The Legislature is determined to change the rules of tort litigation for the benefit of defendants and those who would be defendants. What follows is a list of legislation enacted…
Fortunately, things are so good in Tennessee that the General Assembly has seen fit to take time to limit the responsibility of bovine owners. For you city folk, cows, buffaloes and oxen are known as bovines. The new law, codified at T.C.A.Sec. 44-21-101 et seq, provides that "no person shall…
The Tennessee General Assemby has made it more difficult to bring worker’s compensation cases when the injured employee tests positive for the presence of alcohol or other drugs. Under current T.C.A. Sec. 50-6-110 if an injured employee has a positive (within defined limits) blood test it is presumed that the…
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed new legislation designed to enhance the safety of bicycle riders. The legislation is Public Chapter 192 and will come into effect on July 1, 2011. The new legislation arms those representing bicycle wreck victims with a basis for asserting negligence per se against defendant drivers.
Among the bills passed by the Tennessee General Assembly is Public Chapter 130, a bill that dramatically changes the law applicable to the business of insurance. The legislation repeals the ability of consumers to sue an insurance company under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act or any other statutory provision other…
The tort reform package developed by a coalition of business interests and promoted by the Republican Party has passed the Tennessee House and Senate. The bill was aggressively promoted by the Governor’s Office and thus will be signed into law in the next few days. The Legislation creates many changes…
The Tennessee General Assembly has adopted rule changes proposed by the Tennessee Supreme Court. This is one of multiple posts discussing the new rules of most interest to tort lawyers. Rule 26 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure has been changed to increase the disclosures required for expert witnesses.…
The Tennessee General Assembly has adopted rule changes proposed by the Tennessee Supreme Court. This is one of multiple posts discussing the new rules of most interest to tort lawyers. Rule 611 of the Tennessee Rules of Evidence has been changed to permit leading questions to be asked of a…