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Swearing-in ceremony highlight of TBA Academy
A select group of Tennessee attorneys will soon experience the honor of being admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in a private swearing-in ceremony at the 24rd Annual TBA Academy. This year's Academy is scheduled for Jan. 21-23, with the ceremony to take place before the court on Jan. 22. Deadline to register is Dec. 21. Join TBA President Marcy Eason and other leaders in the Tennessee legal community in this exciting program. Sign up or learn more.
https://www.tnbaru.com/CLE/catalog_course_details.php?course=5494
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TODAY'S OPINIONS
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SHEILA REECE v. J. T. WALKER INDUSTRIES INC. d/b/a RITE SCREEN, INC.
Court: TWCA
Attorneys:
Jennifer P. Keller and Philip R. Baker, Johnson City, Tennessee, for the Appellant, J.T. Walker Industries d/b/a Rite Screen, Inc.
Gary L. Goldstein, Johnson City, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Sheila Reece.
Judge: SCOTT
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Tennessee Supreme Court in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and
conclusions of law. The employee developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of her employment. The trial court awarded her 50% permanent partial disability to both hands. The employer has appealed, contending the award is excessive. We modify the award to 50%
permanent partial disability to both arms, and affirm the judgment.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/2007/reeces_121107.pdf
VICKY BERRY v. HOUCHENS MARKET OF TENNESSEE, INC., d/b/a Save-a-Lot Stores, and J.D. EATHERLY PROPERTIES
CORRECTION#2
Court: TCA
Attorneys:
Michael H. Sneed, Nashville, Tennessee, for appellant.
Joseph M. Huffaker and Mary Beth Haltom, Nashville, Tennessee, for appellee.
Judge: FRANKS
Plaintiff fell in a puddle of oil in the parking lot near the Save-a-Lot Market. The Trial Court granted the market and the owner of the parking lot summary judgment. On appeal, we affirm.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2007/berryv_Corr2_121107.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOHN KENNETH HAYES
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
David M. Livingston, Brownsville, Tennessee, for the appellant, John Kenneth Hayes.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; J. Ross Dyer, Assistant Attorney General; D. Michael Dunavant, District Attorney General; and Julie K. Pillow, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: GLENN
The defendant, John Kenneth Hayes, was convicted of theft of property over $10,000, a Class C felony, and sentenced as a Range I, standard offender to four years in the Department of Correction. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in ordering that he serve 120 days in
confinement prior to being placed on community corrections. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court but remand for entry of a corrected judgment to reflect the community corrections service of the defendant's sentence.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2007/hayesj_121107.pdf
RANDY BERNARD MITCHELL v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Jason L. Hudson, Dyersburg, Tennessee, for the appellant, Randy Bernard Mitchell.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy Wilber, Assistant Attorney General; and C. Phillip Bivens, District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: GLENN
The petitioner, Randy Bernard Mitchell, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to adequately investigate his case and for failing to fully explain the ramifications of his guilty plea. Following our review, we affirm the denial of the petition.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2007/mitchellr_121107.pdf
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| Parts of Patriot Act not constitutional, 9th Circuit says |
| A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that some portions of the U.S. Patriot Act dealing with foreign terrorist organizations are unconstitutional because the language is too vague to be understood by a person of average intelligence, the Associated Press reports today. |
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| Editorial: Leave Sunshine Law alone |
| The Knoxville News Sentinel says in an editorial today that Gov. Bredesen's take on the 'Sunshine Law' is correct: it should not be watered down. Bredesen's comments came after the Open Government Study Committee recommended changing Tennessee's statute -- first approved in the 1970s -- to permit up to three local politicians to deliberate public business in a private meeting. |
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| Paul Ney to be Nashville's economic development director |
| Former TBA treasurer and Nashville lawyer Paul Ney will take over as Nashville's director of economic and community development in January, Mayor Karl Dean announced today. Ney, who has been serving as deputy general counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, D.C., had been a partner in Trauger, Ney & Tuke, which is now Trauger & Tuke. |
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| CIA director to explain tapes' destruction |
| CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden testified on Capitol Hill today, and was to explain why his agency destroyed interrogation videotapes. Among the questions he'll face is whether Congress was notified about the tapes' destruction. The chairman of the House panel, Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, said Hayden's assertion last week that lawmakers were informed "does not appear to be true." |
The News Sentinel carried the AP story
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| Self-represented litigant decides to get a lawyer |
| A Dyer County man who represented himself in court was both praised and cautioned by the judge after the man lost his case.
Judge Lee Moore commended Kenneth Lee "Taz" Anderson for acting like a gentleman throughout the trial. "You conducted yourself well at the trial," Moore said. But he also told him he believed Anderson was making a mistake by representing himself, encouraging him to consider allowing a trained lawyer to handle the two cases still pending in Circuit Court. Afterward, that's exactly what Anderson did. |
The State Gazette has the story
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| $40 million verdict won against Clear Channel |
| A Knoxville company won a $40 million judgment today against media and entertainment giant Clear Channel Communications Inc., the News Sentinel reports.
A federal jury found that Clear Channel breached its contract with what was then known as Eonstreams Inc. by failing to adopt the Knoxville company's ad-placement system for Clear Channel's online radio streams. |
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| Good advice for associates |
| Being a new associate can be tough, so read these Top 10 things to help you in your new practice. |
Law.com carried this Texas Lawyer story
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| Disciplinary Actions |
| Buchanan attorney reinstated |
| Victoria Leora DiBonaventura has been reinstated to the practice of law in Tennessee after complying with requirements for continuing legal education. |
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