Aggie Spirit took exception to my suggestion that Herman Cain encourage the NRA to waive the confidentiality provisions of the settlement agreements with the women who lodged sexual harassment charges against him. This was AggieSpirit’s comment:: I am sure your position as a trial lawyer (and likely member of ATLA)…
There are two things wrong with this post. First, it is not directly about tort law – it is about contract law. And this is supposed to be a blog about tort law. So perhaps this post shouldn’t be here. Second, this post is about a victory our firm had…
A man with a student pilot’s license crashed into a home, killing himself and his minor daughter. The deceased child’s mother brought suit against the local aviation board and others for permitting him to take off in the plane despite the absence of a pilot’s license, seeking damages for the…
You have to give the Republican Party credit – they are working hard to create jobs for those who are out of work. In Tennessee, for example, the right to trial by jury was limited for every Tennessean so that somebody somewhere could get a job. The right that citizens…
Yesterday I posted my 2000th entry on this blog. 2000 posts in 78 months – this blog started in the Spring of 2005. I celebrated by writing five posts for the coming week. Thanks for reading.
I received this announcement from LexisNexis on Friday the 28th of October:: Each year, LexisNexis honors a select group of blogs that set the online standard for a given industry. I’m pleased to notify you that your blog is one of the nominated candidates for the LexisNexis Top 25 Tort…
The old "every dog gets one free bite" rule was severely limited as a result of legislation enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly several years ago. In fact, the new law works to protect motorcyclists and bicyclists, too. Here are the new rules: 44-8-413. Civil liability for injury caused by dogs. …
Amy Alkon, the Advice Goddess, had a bad run-in with a TSA agent. Of course, we have no legal right to hold the TSA or its agents accountable for acting like complete and total jerks, so she wrote about her experience. As only a writer could write. And, God love…
"Trial Lawyers Care" was created to help 9/11 victims advocate for benefits from the Victim Compensation Fund. It brought out the best of AAJ and its members. This article does a nice job explaining the work that was done and the thoughts of some of the participants.
The Tennessee Supreme Court has circulated for public comment changes to the rules of evidence and procedure. If adopted by the Court and approved by resolution in the 2012 General Assembly, the proposed rule changes will go into effect July 1, 2012. A couple changes are of particular interest to…