John Day unpacks Jordan v. Baptist Three Rivers Hospital Inc., the Tennessee Supreme Court decision that dramatically changed Tennessee wrongful death law, in this "Day on Torts" column.

In this installment of Day on Torts, John Day breaks down how tax policy can impact personal injury and wrongful death settlements and judgments, and why tort lawyers need to understand the ins and outs of income taxes.

Every year, the Tennessee Legislature passes legislation that impacts tort law, and the 114th General Assembly was no exception. In Day on Torts, John Day shares a summary of seven bills that personal injury and wrongful death lawyers on both sides of the “v” need to know.

In his Day on Torts column, John Day analyzes data on civil and criminal filings and outcomes in the state court system collected annually by the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts.

Tennessee has its version of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. John Day unpacks negligence, gross negligence and the right to bring a claim against the state in this "Day on Torts" column.

In this installment of "Day on Torts," John Day clears up a common misconception about the statute of limitations for wrongful death cases in Tennessee.

John A. Day reviews Privileges and Protections: Tennessee and Sixth Circuit Law, by Nashville lawyers E. Todd Presnell and Kristi W. Arth, writing, "[T]he practicing lawyer needs a comprehensive book on the subject: when you need to know the law of privilege, you must be able to rely on what you read and the source must educate you to what you don’t know you don’t know. This all-inclusive book provides a lawyer with that assurance and that new knowledge."

John Day offers a digest of tort cases that are currently pending before the state's highest court in this installment of Day on Torts.

John A. Day considers how the "proximity element" of a bystander negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) claim should be applied in cases of child sexual abuse.

The Tennessee Supreme Court recently created a new common law privilege. In this installment of Day on Torts, John Day summarizes the opinions in Borngue ex rel. Hyter v. Chattanooga-Hamilton Cty. Hosp. Authority, and then focuses on addressing the practical implications of it.