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Services Tomorrow, Sunday for Former U.S. Congresswoman Marilyn Lloyd

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 21, 2018
Former U.S. Rep. Marilyn Lloyd, the first woman elected to Congress from Tennessee for a full term, died on Wednesday at 89, The Times Free Press reports. Lloyd received the Democratic nomination for Congress in August 1974 after her husband, Mort, was killed in a plane crash after winning the Democratic primary earlier that month. She defeated two-term Congressman E. Lamar Baker later that year. Twenty years later, she chose not to run for reelection, leaving Congress without ever losing a race. Her family will receive friends at Chattanooga Church, 6188 Adamson Circle, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, with a celebration of life at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Kavanaugh Accuser Names Conditions for Her Testimony

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 21, 2018
The woman who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempted rape when they both were high school students has outlined conditions that must be met for her to testify, CBS News reports. Christine Blasey Ford’s attorneys say these conditions are for Ford to adequately prepare to testify, as well as to ensure her safety. Among the conditions are that Ford will not appear any sooner than next Thursday, only senators will be permitted to ask questions, and Ford and Kavanaugh will be allotted the same amount of time to talk. Her attorneys also requested that Mark Judge, the man Ford claims was a witness to the incident, be subpoenaed. 

Charges Filed Against 6 Arkansas Supreme Court Justices for Ethics Violations

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 21, 2018
Formal charges of ethics violations have been brought against six out of the seven justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court over their handling of a case involving a Circuit Court judge who participated in a protest, The Arkansas Times reports. A three-member investigative panel found that the Supreme Court had improperly ruled on an extraordinary complaint against Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen. The seventh justice, Justice Shawn Womack, was named in a complaint from Griffen but no charges have been filed against him yet, suggesting there is more to come.

District Court Finds For-Profit College Students Have Standing to Challenge DOE

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 21, 2018
A U.S. district court has found that two graduates of a Massachusetts for-profit college have standing to challenge the U.S. Department of Education’s decision that delays implementation of borrower defense regulation. That rule shifts loan repayment responsibility from the student to the school if its found that the school engaged in misconduct, The ABA Journal reports. The Obama-era regulation, designed to police for-profit colleges, was originally set to go into effect July 2017. In addition to the two students, the lawsuit was brought by 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Federal Judge Rules Evidence in Coal Ash Workers’ Case Enough for Trial

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 21, 2018
A federal judge has ruled that lawsuits filed by Kingston coal ash spill cleanup workers will be allowed to go to trial, Knoxnews reports. The lawsuits claim that the coal ash is killing them, and that the contractor that hired them lied about the safety of the cleanup sites and denied them protective gear. Chief U.S. District Judge Tom Varlan shot down a bid by the contractor, Jacobs Engineering, to have the lawsuits tossed out without trial, finding that there was enough evidence to warrant a trial. “The evidence proffered of plaintiffs’ collective, significant exposure to fly ash is legion,” Varlan wrote in his ruling. A trial is set to begin on Oct. 16.

Davidson County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 21, 2018
Davidson County lawyer Robert Allen Doll III on Thursday was suspended from the practice of law by order of the Tennessee Supreme Court for 90 days, effective immediately. Doll must pay the Board’s costs and expenses and the court costs within 90 days of the entry of the order of enforcement. Doll failed to timely prepare a qualified domestic relations order in a divorce case after being ordered to do so. In an unrelated matter, Doll was convicted of a serious crime and summarily suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court on May 31, 2017, pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, Section 22.3. He was required to notify the divorce client of that suspension but he failed to do so. That suspension remains in effect pending Doll’s appeal of the conviction. 

Davidson County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 21, 2018
The Supreme Court of Tennessee today temporarily suspended Davidson County lawyer Brian Phillip Manookian from the practice of law upon finding that he poses a threat of substantial harm to the public. Section 12.3 of Supreme Court Rule 9 provides for the immediate summary suspension of an attorney’s license to practice law if an attorney poses a threat of substantial harm to the public. Manookian is immediately precluded from accepting any new cases, and he must cease representing existing clients by Oct. 21, after which he shall not use any indicia of lawyer, legal assistant, or law clerk nor maintain a presence where the practice of law is conducted.

Music Modernization Act Clears U.S. Senate

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 20, 2018
The Music Modernization Act, a landmark reform in the nation’s music copyright arena, passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, The Tennessean reports. The bill, which aims to improve the music licensing system and increase digital royalty payouts to songwriters, received rare bipartisan support in Congress. A reconciled version of the bill must be approved by the House, and then it would head to President Donald Trump’s desk for final approval.

Police Union’s Lawsuit Over Nashville Community Oversight Referendum Dismissed

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 20, 2018
Judge Kelvin Jones has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Fraternal Order of Police that attempted to derail a charter referendum creating a civilian oversight board to review complaints against Nashville police, The Tennessean reports. The lawsuit hinged on a technicality related to which election should be used to determine how many signatures are needed on a petition to qualify a measure for the November ballot. Jones found that while the FOP did have standing to sue, the advocacy group responsible for gathering signatures had satisfied the requirement. He found that the “preceding general election,” used to determine how many signatures are needed, occurred on Aug. 4, 2016.  

18th Annual Health Law Primer

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 20, 2018
For newer health law practitioners, the Annual Health Law Primer is invaluable. This year, the primer will offer a general health law overview and discussion of hot topics from experienced healthcare leaders. Attend this year's program on Oct. 10 and learn about practical tips to identify and avoid the pitfalls of real life situations in the heavily regulated health care industry.  
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