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Today First Day to Pick Up Petitions to Run in County Primaries

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 17, 2017
Today is the first day candidates for local office are eligible to pick up petitions to run in the May county primary elections. Petitions are available at county election commission offices. For a list of county election offices, visit the Tennessee Secretary of State’s website. For a calendar of important upcoming election dates, visit the TBA website.

Court Clarifies Law on Proof of Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Cases

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 17, 2017
In Jean Dedmon v. Debbie Steelman et al., the Tennessee Supreme Court declined to change a state law that outlines what evidence can be used to prove medical expenses in cases involving personal injury. The court held that Tennessee law continues to allow plaintiffs to use full, undiscounted medical bills to prove their medical expenses instead of the discounted amounts paid by insurance companies. Justice Holly Kirby authored the unanimous opinion in the case that was originally filed in Crockett County.

Woodmore Employees File Suit Over Emotional Trauma Suffered After Bus Crash

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 17, 2017
Two lawsuits were filed today by Woodmore Elementary School employees who claim they suffered “acute emotional trauma” following last year’s deadly bus crash, which took the lives of many students, the Times Free Press reports. The employees named the private bus company, Durham School Services, as well as driver Johnthony Walker in their lawsuits. Faculty and staff say they were not prepared to go to school following the tragedy and deal with the trauma that followed.

Business Law Updates in 1 Click

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 17, 2017
This series offers five hours of CLE and touches on indemnification in mergers and acquisitions. Topics include scope and methods of resolution.

AT&T, Time Warner Merger Sets Stage for Antitrust Lawsuit

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 17, 2017
The Justice Department might seek to block a planned merger between AT&T and Time Warner, setting the stage for “the antitrust case of the decade,” The New York Times reports. The DOJ demanded that AT&T sell either DirecTV or Turner Broadcasting to gain approval for the deal. Antitrust professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law Maurice Stucke noted that there has been a growing sense that antitrust enforcement has been too lenient in recent years.

Valparaiso Law School Cancels Enrollment for First Year Students

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 17, 2017
The directors of Indiana’s Valparaiso University Law School have voted not to enroll first-year law students in 2018, The Chicago Tribune reports. The move reflects the school’s declining enrollment and difficult financial situation. Current students will be able to continue their education and no reductions of faculty are expected for now. 

Paris Judge Guinn Died Tuesday

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 16, 2017
Longtime Henry County Circuit Court Judge Julian Phelps Guinn died on Tuesday in Paris. He was 84. Judge Guinn was a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law and became a judge in 1984. Arrangements are unavailable at this time.

Hardin Takes Up Gavel of National U.S. States Attorneys Organization

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 16, 2017
Tennessee attorney Hal Hardin was recently sworn-in as president of the National Association of Former U.S. States Attorneys (NAFUSA) at the organization’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. Immediate Past President Bart Daniel passed the gavel to Hardin in front of the most well-attended conference in the group’s history. The 2018 conference will be held in Hardin’s home city of Nashville on Oct. 24-26.

Tennessee Senate Candidates Respond to Roy Moore Allegations

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 16, 2017
With Republicans nationally, including U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, calling for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to step down amid sexual misconduct allegations, Tennessee’s GOP U.S. Senate candidates are speaking up in response. The Tennessean reports that U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, said that she cannot support Moore’s candidacy if the “extremely disturbing” allegations are true, but that “it’s up to the people of Alabama to ultimately decide." Former U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher declined to directly address the case, only echoing Blackburn’s statement that it’s “up to Alabama voters.” Current Sen. Lamar Alexander has called for Moore to withdraw, and Sen. Bob Corker has also spoken out against Moore.

Lawyers Named to Knoxville 40 Under 40

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 16, 2017
The Greater Knoxville Business Journal has named its annual 40 Under 40, and several attorneys made the cut. Among them are Crista Cuccaro, assistant city attorney for the City of Knoxville, Rachel Lokitz, associate general counsel and corporate secretary for Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and Valeria Gomez, equal justice works Americorps fellow and staff attorney for the Volunteer Immigrant Defense Advocates. The winners will be honored at a ceremony on Jan. 18 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
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