The Florida Supeme Court has relied on the Restatement (Second) of Torts to impose a duty on the manufacturer of anthrax "to avoid a an unauthorized intercepton and dissemination of the materials." The lawsuit arose out of the mailing of stolen anthrax some seven years ago that resulted in the…
Brandon Bass and I are pleased to announce that the inaugural edition of Tennessee Trial Law Report – Tort Law Edition has been printed and mailed to Tennessee lawyers who we know practice tort law. Brandon and I resigned from our position as editors of the Tennessee Tort Law Letter and launched…
The Fall travel schedule begins again. Many of you know that five years ago former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Penny White, former Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe Riley and I establsihed a seminar company called "Justice Programs." We offer a 15 hour CLE program each Fall that permits…
A Handbook for Tennessee Tort Lawyers 2009 is scheduled to arrive in Brentwood on November 3 and will start being shipped to purchasers on November 4. The 2009 of the book follows the same format as the 2008 version. It has been expanded to include 8 new chapters and 28 new…
The Tennessee Supreme Court released its decision in Hannan v. Alltel Publishing Company and has affirmed Judge Susano’s reversal of summary judgment in favor of the defendant. The court, by a 4-1 margin, re-affirmed its decisions in Byrd, McCarley and Blair and held a moving party who seeks to shift…
Associated Press has reported that Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers’ lawsuit against God has been dismissed for lack of service of process. The suit sought a permanent injunction to prevent God from committing acts of violence such as tornadoes and earthquakes. Just think, if God was a Tennessee doctor the…
A Handbook for Tennessee Tort Lawyers 2009 has been sent to the printer. The 2009 of the book follows the same format as the 2008 version. It has been expanded to include 8 new chapters and 28 new sections on tort law subjects for a total of 262 sections. Each section includes…
After over 13 years,165 editions, and no less than 1500 printed pages, I have resigned from my position as the Editor of the Tennessee Tort Law Letter." The September 2008 edition, mailed a couple days ago, is my final edition. I will be taking one month off and then will launch a…
The Saturday Night Live video.
Written by Will Bunch, as found at www.philly.com. Palin’s Speech to Nowhere Sarah Palin delivered a great speech tonight — for her party, for John McCain, for herself, for what she set out to accomplish. This was America’s first real glimpse at the Alaska governor, and what we saw was…