Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Interplay Between Health Care Liability Act and the Saving Statute
January 22, 2025
Nashville, Tenn.- Today the Tennessee Supreme Court held that a plaintiff, who did not refile a negligence lawsuit against Vanderbilt University Medical Center within the required one-year time frame, could not assert an extension based on the Health Care Liability Act.The case began when Plaintiff…
January 16, 2025
Nashville, Tenn- Today the Tennessee Supreme Court addressed public findings from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) claiming that the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners (TBLE) and the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP), which operate under the authority of the Tennessee Supreme…
January 8, 2025
Nashville, TN- In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed a damages award to a man who sustained serious injuries after falling on a pedestrian bridge at his apartment complex. The Court held that the owner and operator of the apartment complex, Mid-America Apartments, LP (“…
TN Supreme Court Clarifies When Jury Must Determine Whether a Prior Offense is a "Crime of Violence"
January 8, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. – In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that a prior conviction for robbery can increase the penalty for a criminal defendant’s conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, but only if a jury finds that the prior robbery was committed with the use of…