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House Republicans File Legislation to Limit Nashville Police Oversight Board

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 5, 2019
A newly created civilian board tasked with overseeing the Metro Nashville Police Department could lose its subpoena powers, a move that would significantly hinder the panel's ability to investigate alleged officer misconduct, The Tennessean reports. Tennessee House Republican leaders announced yesterday that they have filed legislation to limit citizen boards' authority to compel witness testimony or issue subpoenas for documents, among other restrictions that would apply to any similar board around the state. The Metro Nashville Council last month elected its 11-member community oversight board, which voters approved by referendum in November through an amendment to the city charter.

Chattanooga Lawyer Robert Walters Dies at 92

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 5, 2019
Robert L. “Bob” Walters of Rockwood and Chattanooga died on Jan. 28. He was 92. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Walters was a U.S. Army veteran who served in occupied Japan and and later during the Korean War before attending the Drake University School of Law. He worked as an attorney in the civic affairs department of the New York Stock Exchange for several years before returning to Iowa in 1968 and later to Chattanooga, where he worked at Provident Life Insurance Company until his retirement in 1990. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Rockwood at 328 W. Rockwood St, Rockwood, TN 37854.

Community Health Systems Settles Class-Action Suit Over Data Breach

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 5, 2019
Community Health Systems Inc. has settled a class-action lawsuit related to a 2014 data breach that impacted 4.5 million patients, Nashville Business Journal reports. Affected patients will be eligible for up to $5,000 each in reimbursements for losses related to the breach, according to a Dec. 10 filing with the U.S. District Court's Northern District of Alabama. CHS’s total payout for claims related to the case is not to exceed $3.1 million. Patients have until Aug. 1 to make a claim and until May 18 to opt out of the settlement.

Lawsuit Over Nashville Strip Club Dismissed

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 5, 2019
Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nashville strip club Déjà Vu and its parking provider, The Parking Guys, claiming that a Nashville councilman, the city’s Traffic and Parking Commission and nearby property owners had “engaged in civil conspiracy to deny The Parking Guys a valet parking permit." Nashville Business Journal reports that Crenshaw granted motions to dismiss for everyone except one of the property owners, saying Déjà Vu did not provide the necessary allegations to make its claim of “class-based discriminatory animus.”

Trump Invites Memphis Woman as Special SOTU Guest

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 5, 2019
Memphian Alice Johnson has been invited by President Donald Trump, who commuted her life prison sentence last year, to be a guest at his State of the Union address tonight, The Commercial Appeal reports. Johnson was granted clemency while serving a mandatory life sentence on nonviolent drug charges, and she was released in June. Johnson was convicted in 1996 for five counts of drug trafficking and one count of money laundering, her first offense, and was sentenced to life in prison. She spent more than two decades behind bars.

Shelby County Expecting Final DOJ Report on Racial Bias in Juvenile Court

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 5, 2019
Shelby County expects to soon receive a final report on racial bias in Juvenile Court from a Department of Justice monitor, The Commercial Appeal reports. The county attorney's office sought authorization for that report and one other to be released, and it is also hoping to receive a report from a third monitor tasked with monitoring detention and protection from harm, although that monitor has not confirmed whether she will submit a report.

Republicans File Medical Marijuana Proposal

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 5, 2019
Two Republican lawmakers introduced a comprehensive bill Monday that would allow Tennesseans suffering from a variety of maladies to use medical marijuana, The Tennessean reports. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, and Rep. Ron Travis, R-Dayton, is dubbed the "Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act." More than a dozen illnesses would qualify under the proposal.

Retired Federal Judges Argue Pacer Should Be Free

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 4, 2019
Seven retired federal judges are adding their names to the charge that Pacer should be free, filing amicus briefs in a class-action lawsuit pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals, The ABA Journal reports. The judges’ brief argues that docket-access fees reduce judicial transparency and the legitimacy of the courts. Other amici supporting the plaintiffs in the lawsuit include former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, the original sponsor of the law at issue in the suit; several legal research platforms; media organizations; the American Civil Liberties Union; and the Cato Institute.

Estate Planning & Probate Forum Coming to Franklin on Feb. 22

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 4, 2019
The 2019 Estate Planning & Probate Forum provides six hours of CLE, including an hour of dual credit. It will focus on timely, relevant topics to help you stay on top of trends affecting this area of law. Legislative updates and the ever-popular Clerk and Masters Panel will ensure that you leave with the knowledge necessary to advance your practice. Make a plan to join us on Feb. 22.

Johnson City Attorney Harry Williams Dies at 80

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 4, 2019
Harry Curtis Williams of Johnson City died on Dec. 19 at the age of 80. He was a Bristol native and had been a resident of Johnson City since 1973. After he graduated high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force, where he served for six years. He later graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law, after which he moved to Johnson City and began practicing both corporate and private law. Memorial contributions can be made to Boy Scouts of America Troop #37 c/o Brad Johnson, Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 S. Roan St. Johnson City, TN 37601.
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