This is a post-divorce case. Father appeals the trial court‘s decision not to hold Mother in contempt for failure to provide court-ordered insurance coverage for the child. Father also appeals the trial court‘s division of the child‘s uncovered medical bills and seeks reimbursement for monthly payments he made toward the child‘s insurance premiums while Mother failed to provide coverage.

A 59-year old plaintiff who lost his job as a chemical operator, after working in that position for over 37 years, applied for the position of general operator with another company. Twelve individuals were hired by the other company, all of whom were younger than the 59-year old, and most of whom were less experienced. The plaintiff filed an age discrimination complaint against the company. The case was tried by a jury, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, awarding him compensatory damages of $100,000.

This interlocutory appeal requires review of a ruling on a motion in limine in a personal injury case. Prior to trial, the plaintiffs submitted expert testimony from a treating physician to establish the reasonableness of their claimed medical expenses. The defendants filed a motion in limine seeking to exclude evidence of what they deemed "unreasonable" medical expenses. They argued that the Tennessee Supreme Court‘s decision in West v. Shelby County Healthcare Corporation, 459 S.W.3d 33 (Tenn.

Following a jury trial, the Defendant, Carroll Renee Crews, was convicted of selling dihydrocodeinone, a Class D felony. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417. The trial court imposed a sentence of twelve years’ incarceration to be served at sixty percent. In this appeal as of right, the Defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain her conviction. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

A Sullivan County jury found the Petitioner, Dennis L. Rose, guilty of one count of first degree premeditated murder and two counts of aggravated assault. On appeal, this Court affirmed the Petitioner's sentences and convictions. State v. Dennis Lee Rose, No. E2010-00734-CCA-R3-CD, 2012 WL 335548, (Tenn. Crim. App., at Knoxville, Feb. 1, 2012), perm. app. denied (Tenn. May 21, 2012). The Petitioner filed a post-conviction petition and the post-conviction court denied relief following a hearing.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue has posted brief summaries of 2016 legislation on its website. Legislation is summarized by categories.

The Nashville Post reports Jonathan Oppenheimer, who ran drug testing laboratories OURLab and OPKO Lab, will pay more than $9.3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee yesterday said that the Nashville company violated anti-kickback statutes by placing certain conditions on the financial support they were giving physician practices investing in electronic health records systems.

“Once you’re a lawyer, being normal and mentally stable is impossible,” according to Tampa attorney and blogger Jennifer Burby. On her blog, Burby rounds up 11 ways being an attorney makes you go “irrevocably crazy,” with examples like “Conversations Become Interrogations” and “Everyone Wants Free Advice.” 

“Once you’re a lawyer, being normal and mentally stable is impossible,” according to Tampa attorney and blogger Jennifer Burby. On her blog, Burby rounds up 11 ways being an attorney makes you go “irrevocably crazy,” with examples like “Conversations Become Interrogations” and “Everyone Wants Free Advice.” 

The appellant, American Bonding Company, appeals the Williamson County Circuit Court’s order granting partial exoneration from the final forfeiture of a $200,000 bond and ordering the company to forfeit $75,000 of the bond. On appeal, the appellant argues that it is entitled to full exoneration of the forfeited bond because law enforcement requested that the company not attempt to apprehend the subject of the bond. Based upon the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.