June 6, 2000 Volume 6 -- Number 085 What follows is the case style or name, first paragraph, author's name, and the names of attorneys for the parties of each opinion released eletronically today to TBALink. This Issue (IN THIS ORDER):   00 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Supreme Court 01 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Supreme Court Workers' Compensation Panel 00 New Document(s) or Proposed Rule(s) from the Tennessee Supreme Court 01 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Court of Appeals 00 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals 00 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Attorney General (PDF format) 00 New Judicial Ethics Opinion(s) 00 New Formal Ethics Opinion(s) from the Board of Professional Responsibility   There are three ways for TBALink members to get the full-text versions of these opinions from the Web: Do a key word search in the Search Link area of TBALink. This option will allow you to view and save a plain-text version of the opinion. Browse the Opinion List area of TBALink. This option will allow you to download the original version of the opinion. Click the URL at end of each Opinion paragraph below. This option will allow you to download the original document. Lucian T. Pera Editor-in-Chief, TBALink MILEY R. STRONG, et al. v. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel Attorneys: J. Mitchell Grissim, Jr. and Harry L. Weddle, III, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Miley R. Strong. James G. White, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Royal Insurance Company. Judge: WEATHERFORD First Paragraph: This worker's compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. S50-6-225 (e) (3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/strongm_wc.wpd SUE ZIUS, vs. SUSAN SHELTON, CHRISTIAN MILLMAN, JOHN DOE and THE BRADLEY COUNTY WEEKLY, INC., a/k/a BRADLEY WEEKLY, INC., and THE BRADLEY NEWS WEEKLY, Court:TCA Attorneys: Michael Raulston, Chattanooga, Tennessee for the Plaintiff-Appellee. James Williams, Miller & Martin, LLP, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Defendants-Appellants, Susan Shelton, Christian Miliman, John Doe and The Bradley County Weekly, Inc., a/k/a Bradley Weekly, Inc., and The Bradley News Weekly. Judge: FRANKS First Paragraph: Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff's defamation case for failure to state a cause of action. The Trial Judge overruled the motion and on interlocutory appeal, we affirm. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/ziuss.wpd PLEASE FORWARD THIS E-MAIL! Feel free to forward this Opinion Flash on to anyone you know of with an e-mail address. GET A FULL-TEXT COPY OF AN OPINION! See the intrsuctions at the beginning of this edition of Opinion Flash. JOIN TBALink! While Opinion Flash is a free service of the Tennessee Bar Association, you must be a subscriber to TBALink, the premier Web site for Tennessee attorneys, in order to access the full-text of the opinions or enjoy many other features of TBALink. TBA members may join TBALink for just $50 per year. To join, go to: http://www.tba.org/join.html/ SUBSCRIBE TO OPINION FLASH! Would you like to receive the TBALink Opinion Flash free each day by e-mail? Anyone, whether a TBA member or not, is welcome to subscribe ... it's free! For the Plain Text Version: 1) Send an e-mail message to: Opinion-Flash@tba.org 2) In the SUBJECT of the message type: SUBSCRIBE 3) Leave the body of the message blank For the HTML Text Version: 1) Send an e-mail message to: Opinion-Flash@tba.org 2) In the SUBJECT of the message type: SUBSCRIBE HTML 3) Leave the body of the message blank UNSUBSCRIBE TO OPINION FLASH? ... SURELY NOT! To STOP receiving TBALink Opinion-Flash: 1) Send an e-mail message to: Opinion-Flash@tba.org 2) In the SUBJECT of the message type: UNSUBSCRIBE 3) Leave the body of the message blank © Copyright 2000 Tennessee Bar Association