The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has ruled that an expert should not be required to reveal details about his income from testifying as an expert witness. In Gensollen v. Pareja, No. A-0401010T3, (N.J.A.D. 11/19/10), doctor who examined the plaintiff in a personal injury case admitted…
This post is part of our continuing effort to advise Tennessee lawyers about substantive law changes resulting from the actions of the General Assembly. Public Chapter 858 sets forth a procedure for helping injured workers obtain medical benefits they are entitled to receive after a judgment or settlement of a…
It was almost two years ago that I wrote about Wright v. Wright, No. M2007-00378-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 12, 2007). (Post 1) (Post 2) Wright 1 is an opinion authored by Judge Walter Kurtz that reversed a decision to award a plaintiff’s lawyer a one-third contingent fee in a…
Well, are all of these posts on new legislation of interest to Tennessee tort lawyers driving you crazy? Some lawyers forget that the Tennessee General Assembly has passed hundreds of laws that impact tort practice. The rest of us know that tort law has it roots in common law, but is also greatly impacted…
The second post in this series reports on a new law that confers immunity from civil action upon victims of crime for testimony given at offender’s parole hearing unless testimony is intentionally or maliciously false and defamatory. Here is the full text of the new statute: T.C.A. Section 40-38-303. (a)…