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ICE Raids Expected to Begin on Sunday

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 11, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin nationwide raids as soon as Sunday to arrest and deport some 2,000 immigrants who have been issued removal orders, U.S. News and World Report reports. The raids were originally planned for June but were postponed by President Donald Trump. They will include collateral arrests of immigrants in the country illegally who are at the site of the raids but are not specific targets of ICE. The operation will focus on families who recently entered the country illegally.

Hawkins County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 11, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Hawkins County lawyer Gerald Todd Eidson was publicly censured on Wednesday by the Supreme Court of Tennessee. The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline on May 8, 2018, concerning one complaint of misconduct. Eidson was appointed to represent an incarcerated client who had filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief. Eidson failed to adequately communicate with his client and did not act diligently. As a result, the pro se petition for post-conviction relief was dismissed by the trial court. Eidson was able to have the order of dismissal set aside, and the client was appointed new counsel.

Class Action Suit Claims FedEx Downplayed Effects of Cyberattack

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 10, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A new class action lawsuit claims that FedEx downplayed the effects of a cyberattack on subsidiary TNT Express, misleading investors and violating federal securities laws, the Commercial Appeal reports. The lawsuit claims FedEx pushed a positive narrative that “lacked a reasonable basis” about the ability of TNT to meet goals and retain business following a 2017 cyberattack. FedEx allegedly made misleading statements about the TNT integration that caused members of the class action to purchase FedEx stock "at artificially inflated prices."

Report: CoreCivic Facilities Have Twice as Many Homicides as State-Run Prisons

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 10, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A new report shows that Tennessee’s CoreCivic-run prisons have twice as many homicides as state-run facilities, the Nashville Scene reports. CoreCivic currently houses 30 percent of Tennessee’s prisoners, and the for-profit prison operator also runs the state’s largest prison, Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, which has faced increased scrutiny in recent months.

Teen Driver Could Face Prosecution as Adult for Death of Police Officer

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 10, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Prosecutors want to try as an adult Jayona Brown, a 17-year-old who caused a fatal car crash that resulted in the death of a Nashville police officer, the Nashville Scene reports. Brown crashed into Officer John Anderson’s vehicle on July 4 after running a flashing red light. She is being held in juvenile detention and faces charges of vehicular homicide by recklessness, felony evading arrest, aggravated assault by recklessness, driving on a suspended license and juvenile curfew violation.

Report: Lee Privately Asked Rep. Byrd Not to Run Again

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 10, 2019
While Gov. Bill Lee has not called for Rep. David Byrd to resign from office, he asked the embattled lawmaker in a private phone call last month not to seek reelection, the Tennessean reports. Byrd, R-Waynesboro, has for more than a year faced public allegations from three women who say he sexually assaulted them when they were 15 and 16 years old in the 1980s. Byrd has another year and a half left on his current term.

Longtime Gearhiser Peters Attorney Launches Solo Firm

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 10, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Gary Henry, who worked for 13 years at Gearhiser Peters and was mentored by the late Charlie Gearhiser himself, has launched his own solo practice. The Hamilton County Herald reports about Henry’s fond memories of Gearhiser and why he recently set out on his own course. 

Dunn Out of Tennessee House Speaker Race

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 10, 2019
Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville, confirmed that he has taken himself out of consideration for the Speaker of the House race, Knoxnews reports. Dunn doesn't plan on endorsing another candidate. Former House caucus chairman Ryan Williams and Reps. Mike Carter, Matthew Hill, Curtis Johnson, Jay Reedy and Cameron Sexton have all said they intend to run for speaker.

Blount County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 10, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court of Tennessee on Tuesday reinstated Blount County lawyer Ted Austin Burkhalter. Burkhalter was suspended by the Supreme Court of Tennessee for one year on June 18, 2018. Burkhalter filed a petition for reinstatement June 18, and the board found that the petition was satisfactory.

FastTrack CLE Coming to Knoxville Aug. 23

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 9, 2019
News Type: TBA CLE
Get 15 hours of CLE in one day in Knoxville on Aug. 23! This annual staple offers tips and updates in diverse areas of law, designed to be relevant to a wide range of practice areas. The program will provide you with seven hours of live general credit and eight prepaid credits to complete online anytime — at home or on your mobile device — allowing you to customize your learning to your schedule and fulfill all your Tennessee CLE requirements for the year.
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