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They have broken the $1000 per hour barrier in New York.   Of course, Gary Brewer and Steve Terry were charging that four years ago in Bulls Gap.

My wife Joy and I are pleased to announce the birth of our daughter, Kaitlin Irene Day, yesterday at 2:41 p.m. at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.  Kate weighed in at an unbelievable 10 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces and is 21 an 3/4 inches long.  She began riding a tricycle last…

I wrote on July 30  about a decision from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that addressed the issue of the effect of the failure of a plaintiff in a personal injury action to disclose the existence of the claim on a bankruptcy petition and the failure to disclose the claim during…

Judge Keeton, co-author  of Prosser and Keeton on Torts, died July 1, 2007 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.    Keeton was a professor at Harvard and later became a federal district judge.  He was 87.

Investigations following the collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis will tell us how it occurred and whether anyone bears responsibility for the failure.  In Tennessee, it would be very difficult for a case to be brought the most obvious potential defendants.  Our state and local governments have a damage cap that make…

This post has nothing to do with torts, except perhaps the tort of outrage.  But I read about this op-ed piece in Trial Ad Notes, and thought that at least some of you would enjoy it. John Koppel, who has served at the Department of Justice for over 25 years, doesn’t…

It is not uncommon for plaintiffs in personal injury cases to get into financial problems.  Medical bills need to be paid and the injured person’s income is often disrupted and may be nonexistent. But, this opinion makes it clear that the failure to disclose the existence of the pending personal…

The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear arguments in the following cases that are of interest to tort lawyers in Knoxville on September  6: Konvalinka v. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority – (Swiney, author) (Susano & Lee) – 1. Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding attorneys John Konvalinka and Jennifer Lawrence in…

Ken Shigley has an interesting post listing some poll results that have been circulated in AAJ materials in recent days.  

Former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Penny White, former Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe Riley and I are sponsoring our annual "Justice Programs" seminars again this Fall.  Here is the schedule  for this two-day, fifteen-hour program. First Day 8:00 – 8:30 Registration 8:30 – 10:15 Tort Law / Comparative Fault…