Liability of A General Contractor for the Acts of a Subcontractor
The Tennessee Bar Association published my column, Day on Torts, on September 1, 2011. The title of this column is "Who Should Get Burned by Bruce’s Torch?". An excerpt: Independent contractors are...
View ArticlePersonal Injury Filings Decline Again in Tennessee
New data out from the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts puts data behind what those of us who practice tort law knew: tort filings are down in Tennessee. The AOC’s Annual Statistical...
View ArticleNumber of Jury Trials Continues to Decline in Tennessee Tort Cases
The number of jury trials in Tennessee tort cases continues to decline, according to data released by the Tennessee Adminstrative Office of the Courts. In the one year period ending June 30, 2011,...
View ArticleDamage Awards Decline Substantially in Tennessee Tort Cases
Tennessee jury verdicts were down substantially in 2010-11, according to data released by the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts. Total damages awarded in tort cases in state court were...
View Article$1,000,000 Verdicts in Tennessee Tort Cases
There were ten jury and non-jury awards of $1,000,000 or more in Tennessee tort cases in the year ending on June 30, 2011. The number of million dollar verdicts was exactly the same as it was ten...
View ArticleTennessee Counties With No Jury Verdicts for Plaintiffs
What to know more about the explosion of personal injury and wrongful death jury verdicts in Tennessee? A report released by the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts revealed that the...
View Article2011-12 Damage Awards in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases in Tennessee
As I mentioned in my February 17, 2013 post about Tennessee personal injury and Tennessee wrongful death court filings, the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Court has released statistics about...
View Article2016 Rule Package Released
The Tennessee Supreme Court has sent a package of rule changes to the Tennessee General Assembly for review. The proposed changes will be sent to the judiciary committee in each house. Click on the...
View ArticleUpcoming Seminar – Justice Programs
Justice Programs will present its annual seminar program in Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis in a few weeks. Former Justice Penny White and former Judge Joe Riley and I started this seminar over a...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Adopts New Case Citation Format
North Carolina has come into the late 20th century by adopting a legal citation system that makes sense for the lawyers of today – and the public. The state Supreme Court adopted a new format for case...
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