I argued a case before the Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday, and reflecting on that experience last night gave rise to several thoughts that I would like to share. First, although I have had the opportunity to argue cases before the Court in the past, yesterday is a particularly memorable experience.…
The Internet is the great equalizer. It allows solo practioners in Burning Stump, Tennessee to have access to the same information available to the biggest law firm in the biggest bank building in the the biggest city. All you need is a computer, an Internet connection, and time. Gloria Miccioli,…
I would say that this is a familiar story, but that would only be partially correct. Ok, it starts out familar. Man has affair. He says he loves his girlfriend. He says he is going to leave his wife. He leaves his wife. He and his lover live together. They…
That’s right. I just finished a ten-day vacation and now I have decided to take Saturday off. I can’t help it. I have a hearing that will consume June 2, 3, 6 and 7, an argument in the Tennessee Supreme Court on June 8, and a mediation in a major…
I was out of town for ten days on what I believe was a well-deserved vacation. I got back in town Saturday night. Sunday morning my wife and I got on our motorcycles and had a beautiful ride through rural Middle Tennessee. The honeysuckles are in bloom; the smell is…
You cannot count on getting more time to do “discovery” in response to a motion for summary judgment. In Guzman-Ruis v.. Hernandez-Colon the defendant filed motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs received one extension of time to respond, but failed to respond by the extended deadline. Some two months later, plaintiffs…
Dayontorts.com knows no bounds to bring you what’s goin’ down in tort law. Apparently my man Eminem (is it still cool to say “my man”?)(come to think about it, is is still cool to say “cool”?) wrote a “song” called Brain Damage, and told Rolling Stone that the song lyrics…
The Supreme Court Of Mississippi has affirmed a trial court’s denial of motions to dismiss claims brought against a Mississippi bishop and Diocese arising out of priest pedophilia. The Church asserted First Amendment and other claims in an effort to avoid the suit. A discovery dispute was also resolved by…
Last year former Supreme Court Justice Penny White, former Court of Appeals Judge Joe Riley and I started “Justice Programs.” The company produces seminars for Tennessee lawyers. Last year was a great success. We had hundreds of people from across the state attend. This year we have expanded our efforts…
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland cannot assert the First Amendment as a defense to a claim of negligently supervising a pedophile priest. The Court reviewed the First Amendment law on point and noted that “[t]he Diocese has not asserted that it actually…