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Tennessee AG Directs Tennesseans to Wells Fargo Settlement Remediation Efforts

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 4, 2019
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III said Tennesseans who have not yet been made whole through other Wells Fargo settlement remediation programs can now register a complaint with Wells Fargo for possible relief. The settlement resolves claims the bank violated state consumer protection laws by opening millions of unauthorized accounts and enrolling customers into online banking services without their knowledge or consent, improperly referring customers for enrollment in third-party renters and life insurance policies, improperly charging auto loan customers for force-placed and unnecessary collateral protection insurance, failing to ensure customers received refunds of unearned premiums on certain optional auto finance products, and incorrectly charging customers for mortgage rate lock extension fees. As part of the program, Wells Fargo will maintain a website with information regarding eligibility for redress, and will provide periodic reports to the states about ongoing remediation efforts.

ABA Grants Full Approval to LMU Duncan School of Law

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 4, 2019
The American Bar Association has granted full approval to Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law, WATE reports. The ABA granted LMU Law provisional approval in 2014. "Over the last 10 years, our school has managed to hit a few potholes along the path to full approval by the American Bar Association, so success is all the sweeter," said Gary Wade, vice president and dean of the school. Last year the school failed to meet ABA accreditation standards, but was later able to resume its "provisional approval" status.

Belmont University and Legal Aid Seeking Volunteers for a Clinic in Nashville

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 4, 2019
Legal Aid Society has scheduled a free legal help clinic in Nashville on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Belmont Ministry Center, 2005 12th Ave. South. All lawyers are invited to help at this advice-only clinic. To volunteer or for more information please contact Jorge Salles Diaz, 615-780-7131.

Nashville News Station Settles Lawsuit with Former On-Air Personalities

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 1, 2019
Nashville news station WSMV has settled with three former on-air personalities who charged the station with age discrimination and harassment in a lawsuit filed 15 months ago, The Tennessean reports. No details were revealed about the settlement between WSMV and former veteran reporter Dennis Ferrier, former anchor Jennifer Johnson and former longtime weekend weathercaster Nancy Van Camp. The lawsuit said the station started "a station-wide pattern and practice of age-based employment discrimination and harassment that resulted in the reduction, removal and/or replacement of many of its veteran on-air personalities." The station still faces an age/discrimination lawsuit from former longtime anchor Demetria Kalodimos.

TBA Website to Undergo Maintenance Tomorrow

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 1, 2019
The TBA website servers will be undergoing maintenance over the weekend, starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The site may be down intermittently throughout the day.

Memphis to Halt Funding for Office of Re-Entry

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 1, 2019
The city of Memphis is winding down its funding of the Memphis-Shelby County Office of Re-Entry, The Commercial Appeal reports. The Office of Re-Entry provides a hub with access and referrals to re-entry services, case management and workforce readiness classes. Though it is currently a joint program with the city and the county, come July 1, the office will solely be a county function, when the city moves its employees there into an expanded Manhood University program.

DOJ Monitor Submits Final Report on Shelby Juvenile Court

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 1, 2019
The final report on the Shelby County Juvenile Court from the U.S. Department of Justice says there’s still more work to be done, The Daily Memphian reports. “There is a continued need to address the overrepresentation of minority youth in terms of referrals and in secure detention as well as in the receiving of a petition by the Juvenile Court,” DOJ equal protection monitor Michael Leiber wrote in a letter accompanying his final report. When the DOJ abruptly ended its oversight over Juvenile Court after six years last October, fewer than half the issues cited by the DOJ on equal protection were in partial compliance (46.9 percent) or full compliance (25 percent), according to Shelby County Juvenile Court's Dashboard.

No New Trial for Kingston Coal Ash Contractor

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 1, 2019
A federal judge has refused to toss out a jury’s verdict against a global contractor accused of poisoning workers who cleaned up the Kingston coal ash spill in 2008, Knoxnews reports. Chief U.S. District Judge Tom Varlan ruled there was ample proof to back up a jury’s November ruling that Jacobs Engineering breached its duty to protect workers who cleaned up the nation’s largest coal ash spill. The Tennessee Valley Authority put Jacobs in charge of cleaning up a spill of 7.3 million tons of coal ash at its Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County in December 2008.

General Sessions Court Judges Meet in Murfreesboro

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 1, 2019
General Sessions Court judges from across the state recently gathered for a conference in Murfreesboro where they discussed issues related to the opioid epidemic, the effects of vicarious trauma, updates to case law and more. The topics covered at the conference largely dealt with challenges that General Sessions judges face on a routine basis in their courtrooms. Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Jeff Bivins gave the opening remarks. Some of the most serious challenges are arising from the ongoing opioid-driven addiction crisis, which was the subject of a session led by Jill Carney, a regional overdose prevention specialist with the Memphis Area Prevention Coalition.

TBA Weekly Legislative Update Focuses on Non-TBA Bills

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 28, 2019

The TBA's weekly livestream legislative update was posted today. This week's edition focused on bills that have been filed that were not TBA bills but still have ramifications for the legal community. Watch the video here, and add a question in the comments - it could be answered in a future livestream.

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