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…
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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…
It is not uncommon for the defense in personal injury cases to attack the character of the plaintiff. It seems to me that young defense lawyers particularly enjoy doing this to uneducated, unsophisticated plaintiffs. The defense in a products case in California introduced evidence that the plaintiff had a mistress…
Day on Torts: A Handbook for Tennessee Tort Lawyers 2009 is almost ready to go to press. The 2009 edition will include reference to all of the Tennessee appellate cases on tort law released in the last year, add over 20 new statutes of interest to tort lawyers, and update rules…
Many of you know that former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Penny White, former Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe Riley and I have a seminar company called "Justice Programs." We offer a 15 hour CLE program each Fall that permits attendees to meet all mandatory CLE obligations for the…
SVMIC’s position on how the new statute making it more difficult to sue physicians will impact what doctors pay for medical malpractice insurance: "Regarding the effect of this reform on your professional liability insurance, it will be difficult to quantify what, if any, rate changes are a direct result of the…
Ok – I know I have not been posting lately. I spent 8 days in Canada fishing and returned on Saturday night. I am now back to work and will be back on a normal blogging pattern this week. Thanks for coming back to the site.
Did you know that Tennessee has a specific statute addressing sex abuse claims against therapists? The "Therapist Sexual Misconduct Victims Compensation Act" is set forth in T.C.A. Sec. 29-26-201 et seq. A "therapist" is defined as "any person who performs therapy regardless of whether the person is licensed by the…