TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 22, 2022

The Nashville office of Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton has sued local legal services provider Legility, claiming that it does not owe for eDiscovery services performed as part of a legal action involving the state of Tennessee. Shackelford represented MedManagement Inc. in the state’s action against Pain MD, a Franklin-based pain management company organized under MedManagement’s umbrella. Pain MD was accused by both state and federal authorities of fraudulent billing practices. According to the firm, the state sought “voluminous electronic documents and other data.” When the company argued it did not have the resources to pay a third party vendor, the judge in the case ordered Legility, the state’s vendor, to compile the information at the state’s expense. But later, the state determined it was not able to use the documents and refused to pay Legility. The vendor is now seeking payment from the firm, the Nashville Post reports.