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Davidson County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 15, 2017
Nashville lawyer Nathaniel Harris Koenig was suspended from the practice of law today by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Koenig was found to have misappropriated funds and poses a substantial threat of harm to the public. Koenig cannot accept any new cases and must cease representing clients by June 25.

AG Slatery Announces Investigation into Opioid Crisis

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 15, 2017
After a lawsuit was filed in Sullivan County against drug makers earlier this week, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced he is leading a coalition of Attorneys General from across the country in comprehensive investigations into the roots of the opioid epidemic, the Nashville Post reports. The announcement did not name any specific drug makers or targets, but the group will examine the role “parties involved in the manufacture and distribution of opioids may have played in creating or prolonging this problem.”

Cosby Trial Jurors Deadlocked, Judge Orders Further Deliberations

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 15, 2017
After more than 30 hours of deliberations, the jurors in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial are deadlocked, NPR reports. Judge Steven O’Neill instructed the jury to try again, issuing them an Allen charge. The deliberations have stretched over four days and the jury has returned to the judge seven times with questions. If convicted, Cosby could spend the rest of his life in prison.

Tennessee AG Says 'Natural and Ordinary' Law Does 'Nothing New'

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 15, 2017
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery made the argument last week that the new “natural and ordinary” law does “nothing new at all,” the Associated Press reports. Slatery’s words were included in a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four married lesbian couples expecting children through artificial insemination. The law, which requires using the “natural and ordinary meaning” of all words in state law, was criticized by LGBT groups that believe that the requirement allows for discrimination against same-sex couples.

Shelby County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 15, 2017
Shelby County attorney William Steven Taylor was publicly censured yesterday by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Taylor held the proceeds of a client’s workers compensation settlement in a trust account and failed to pay one of his client’s health care providers in a timely manner. He failed to retain the funds in his trust account and kept inadequate trust accounting records. For that Taylor must engage a practice monitor, undergo an audit of his trust account, replace funds in his trust account, open a new trust account and obtain one additional hour of CLE in the mechanics of trust accounting.

Memphis Juvenile Justice Summit Focuses on Improving Outcomes for Youth

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 14, 2017
The second annual Juvenile Justice Summit was held yesterday in Memphis at Hickory Ridge Mall, and advocates discussed new programs in the pipeline, the Memphis Daily News reports. One such project on the horizon is the Juvenile Assessment Center, touted by Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael as a way to “divert every child from juvenile court for assessment on the front end before they ever get to court.” Shelby County Schools were represented at the Summit as well, citing a 13 percent reduction in disciplinary incidents this this school year versus the previous one.

Knoxville Judge Susano to Receive TBA's Drowota Award

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 13, 2017
Knoxville Judge Charles D. Susano will be honored Friday with the prestigious Justice Frank F. Drowota III Award at the 2017 TBA Convention, which opens tomorrow in Kingsport. Susano was selected for his many years of service on the courts – he has served on the Court of Appeals since 1994, and until 2015 was Chief Judge – as well as for his advocacy work for juveniles and disabled individuals. The Drowota Award is given to a judge or judicial branch official of a federal, state or local court in Tennessee who has demonstrated extraordinary devotion and dedication to the improvement of the law, the legal system and the administration of justice as exemplified by the career of former Supreme Court Justice Frank F. Drowota III – the award’s first recipient.

Nonprofit Sues Community Health Systems Over Indigent Care

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 13, 2017
A Washington state-based nonprofit filed suit against Community Health Systems yesterday for failing to provide sufficient indigent care at two CHS hospitals in Eastern Washington, the Nashville Business Journal reports. Empire Health Foundation accused the Franklin-based hospital operator of breach of contract and breach of implied duty of good faith and fair dealing. Washington state law requires hospitals in the state to provide charity care for patients below the federal poverty line.

Sumner County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 13, 2017
The law license of R. B. Parker Jr. was transferred to disability inactive status today, pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Parker cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. He may be reinstated by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing clear and convincing evidence that he is fit to resume the practice of law.

Northeast Tennessee Attorneys General File Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 13, 2017
The district attorneys general of Tennessee’s First, Second and Third Judicial Districts jointly filed a lawsuit today in Sullivan County Circuit Court against prescription opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and its related companies, Mallinckrodt PLC and Endo Pharmaceuticals. The suit alleges that Purdue and the related companies worked to mislead doctors and the public about the need for, and addictive nature of, opioid drugs. It also claims that schools, hospitals, police departments, taxpayers and other public and private entities will bear the financial burden of Purdue’s campaign for decades to come.
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