This is the fifth in a series of posts about changes in Tennessee statutory law of interest to tort lawyers. For other changes click on the Legislation 2009 category. Tennessee has a "Ski Area Safety and Liability Act" codified at TCA Section 68-114-101 et seq. Public Chapter 85 changes the…
As you would expect, the Tennessee General Assembly is not particularly fond of drug dealers. But did you know that the General Assemby had passed what they call the "Drug Dealer Liability Act?" The Act, codified at TCA 29-38-101 et seq, permits the recovery of damages caused by drug dealers. …
Penny White, Joe Riley and I are on the road again this Fall for the 2009 Justice Programs seminars. This two-day, 15-hour is designed for Tennessee lawyers who do civil litigation. We will be in Nashville November 19 and 20, Chattanooga on December 3 and 4, Memphis on December 10 and…
The American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest conservative lobbying organization, has firmly held core beliefs. Those core beliefs are apparently for sale to the highest bidder, even if the highest bidder is on the opposite side of the issue than the other potential bidder. Credibility free-fall.
David Mills, appellate lawyer and cartoonist from Ohio, supplied the cartoon. A reader supplied the caption. In fact, lots of readers suggested captions, and David choose this one. I must admit that I was a fan of a caption suggested by Kpawss ("Surprisingly, a lineal descendant appeared during probate.") but…
Nashville is mourning the death of Steve McNair, former quarterback of the Tennessee Titans. McNair was murdered during the early morning hours of Saturday, July 4. It is not completely certain who murdered him, but news reports indicate that the police are not looking for suspects and appear to be…
Advice to Governor Mark Sanford: Remember the words of Elmer Fudd. "Shhh. Be vewy, vewy quiet."
Technical glitches added a couple days to the process, but Rob and the folks at LexBlog completed the transition to the new format yesterday. I hope you enjoy it.
Nowhere. Nowhere different, anyway. But I have not been blogging because, as you can see, the look of my blog has been changed with the assistance of the great folks at Lexblog. The transfer of information and the final set-up on the blog takes a couple days, meaning that I could…
A report from Safety Research & Strategies called "Public Safety at Risk: Bankruptcies Leave Legacy of Defects, Injuries and Deaths" projects what will happen now that there will be 30 million GM and 10 million Chrysler products still on the road after bankruptcy agreements cancel the ability for accident victims to seek compensation…