AIG’s recent financial disclosures make it clear that the nation’s property and casualty insurers need tort reform now or they wIll be headed to receivership. I mean, AIG’s profit was only $3,990,000,000. For the 2nd quarter. As in 90 days. As in a profit of about $44,333,000 per day. As…
Here is an article from Time about hospitals and doctors going after doctors in the name of “peer review.” I recently defended a physician charged by a hospital with poor patient care. I must say that after reviewing the charts I was surprised at the charges – not a single…
The weekend after Thanksgiving 2005 I will be speaking at a seminar in Cozumel that will be of particular interest if you want to scuba dive. The seminar is sponsored by the Bench Bar Committee of the Tennessee Judicial Conference. Attendees will stay at the Fiesta Americana, an all-inclusive resort.…
Have you had the opportunity to check out our Business Litigation Blog yet? It is full of information for those of us who involved in commmerical disputes. For example, here is a link to a post on the issue of when attorneys’ fees must be litigated.
Here is a link to the building codes that are supposed to be followed in Davidson County.
One lawyer has taken a priest sex abuse case to the top – he has sued the Vatican. A well-known Louisville lawyer filed suit against the Vatican, saying that it knew of the abusive activities of a priest. The Vatican is trying to get the case dismissed.
I ran into fellow blogger David Swanner of the South Carolina Trial Law Blog in Toronto. He was kind enough to grab me as I was walking along oblivious to my surroundings and introduce himself. He has a great blog and a great collection of powerpoint presentations from various lawyers.…
Here is a link to an interesting blog about probate litigation. We were involved in a significant will contest several years ago that ended up going to the Tennessee Supreme Court (Rule 11 denied) and then, believe it or not, to the United States Supreme Court (cert. denied). It was…
Well, I am still in Toronto at the ATLA Convention. The Covention has been great; it is wonderful to see old friends and meet new ones. The word here is that the Vioxx trial in Texas is going great for the plaintiff. I have been receiving daily transcripts and from…
Colin Farrell does not want Nicole Narain, a former Playboy Miss January, to distribute a 15-minute video tape showing the two of them engaged in sexual activity. They entered into an oral agreement to keep it private. He alleges that she was about to market the tape, so he filed…