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Davidson County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 20, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Davidson County lawyer Brian Philip Manookian has been reinstated to the practice of law by the order of Tennessee Supreme Court entered May 17. Manookian was temporarily suspended from the practice of law by the Supreme Court on September 21, 2018, for posing a threat of substantial harm to the public. On April 9, Manookian filed a petition for the dissolution of his suspension. He also filed a lawsuit claiming his suspension violated free speech and anti-trust laws.

Tour Death Row at 2019 Criminal Law Forum

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 20, 2019
News Type: TBA CLE
The Tennessee Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section will hold its annual Criminal Law Basics Forum on Wednesday. This annual favorite features the intangibles for criminal law practitioners, including timely updates on both state and federal levels. The program will cover appellate issues, attorney well-being and ethics, ending the day with a guided tour of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, presented by Warden Tony Mays and attorney David Raybin, who will discuss representing a death row inmate through execution. Don’t miss out on this unique, enriching CLE opportunity.

Governor Says He Would 'Consider' Special Session to Review Casada

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 20, 2019
Ahead of a House Republican Caucus meeting today where members had planned to discuss Rep. Glen Casada's future as the chamber's speaker, Gov. Bill Lee said he would "consider" the prospect of calling a special session, the Tennessean reports. He added that any further thoughts would be "premature" at this time. The meeting, called for by 12 House Republicans who believed the group should discuss Casada's future as speaker, was held at a downtown Nashville hotel and closed to the public, including to staffers and media.

Court Order Forbids Clarksville Doctor from Practicing Medicine

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 20, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A Clarksville doctor who stands accused of drug dealing at a pill mill that once overflowed with patients has been ordered by a Nashville judge to stop practicing medicine altogether, the Tennessean reports. Dr. Samson Orusa is now forbidden from seeing patients, writing prescriptions or supervising any nurse practitioners or other medical professionals, according to a court order from Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle. The order goes further than prior restrictions, which forbade Orusa from prescribing opioids but allowed him to supervise others who could still write prescriptions.

Court Hearing Begins in Inter-state Water Rights Dispute

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 20, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Lawyers for Tennessee and Mississippi were to begin presenting evidence today in a court hearing related to a water rights dispute between the two states, the Associated Press reports. The Nashville hearing is part of a 2014 lawsuit from the U.S. Supreme Court. The original complaint alleges Tennessee wass unlawfully pumping high-quality water from the Mississippi portion of the Memphis Sand Aquifer for use by Memphis residents.

SCOTUS Sides with Native American Man Charged with Off-season Hunting

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 20, 2019
News Type: U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Wyoming hunter charged with off-season hunting, ruling 5-4 that a 150-year-old treaty between a Native American tribe and the United States was still active and protected the man's rights, The Hill reports. Clayvin Herrera was charged in 2014 with off-season hunting, but he argued that an 1868 treaty between the U.S. and the Crow Tribe — of which he is a member — protected his ability to hunt at that time. Conservative Justice Neal Gorsuch sided with the court's liberal justices to tip the scales in Herrera's favor.

Federal Lawsuit Claims Gym Denied Woman Access Due to Disability

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 20, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A new federal lawsuit alleges that a woman with a foot disability was denied membership at a Murfreesboro Planet Fitness because a manager wanted to avoid allowing other people with disabilities to join, the Daily News Journal reports. The complaint alleges that Planet Fitness violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it denied Deanna Neal's application due to her disability. Before filing the federal complaint, Neal's attorney, Kerry Knox, said he sent a letter to the gym in February, demanding management allow her access. He told the newspaper he has not received a response.

Estate Planning Tee-Off at Topgolf, June 19

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 17, 2019
News Type: TBA CLE
The TBA Estate Planning and Probate Section will host a CLE event at Topgolf Nashville on June 19. The program will feature three hours of CLE programming, focused on information relevant to new attorneys interested in estate planning and lawyers who desire to add this area to their practice. The CLE package includes breakfast, lunch, plus two hours of Topgolf after the presentations. Don't miss this unique opportunity to build your practice knowledge and fine-tune your drive game, all in one day!

Federal Court Refuses TVA Request to Cancel Sale of Nuclear Plant

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 17, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A federal judge has refused to cancel an agreement by the Tennessee Valley Authority to sell its unfinished Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant to developer Franklin L. Haney, the Times Free Press reports. In an opinion issued this week in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. District Court Judge Liles C. Burke declined to dismiss a lawsuit Haney brought last November against TVA for not completing the sale of Bellefonte. Haney, a former Chattanooga developer who agreed in 2016 to pay $111 million to buy the assets of the twin-reactor plant site, sued TVA when the federal utility said it couldn't sell the nuclear plant without prior approval of the license transfer from the U.S. Nuclear Regulator Commission. TVA asked the court to dismiss Haney's lawsuit, claiming that federal regulations require any nuclear plant sale to be authorized first by the NRC so TVA couldn't legally sell Bellefonte to Haney.

Professional Privilege Tax Due June 1

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 17, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The deadline is approaching for Tennessee attorneys to pay their annual $400 professional privilege tax. Lawyers must pay the fee by June 1. Read more and find the link to pay on the TN.gov website.
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