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May 19, 2020
The live-stream of the final case on the Tennessee Supreme Court's docket today will begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT/12:30 CDT on the TN Courts YouTube page. The Tennessee Supreme Court remains committed to keeping Tennessee courts open while protecting the health and safety of all parties. Due to the…
May 19, 2020
The live-stream of the second case on the Tennessee Supreme Court's docket today will begin at 11 a.m. EDT/10 a.m. CDT on the TN Courts YouTube page. The Tennessee Supreme Court remains committed to keeping Tennessee courts open while protecting the health and safety of all parties. Due to the…
May 19, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court remains committed to keeping Tennessee courts open while protecting the health and safety of all parties. Due to the continued concerns regarding COVID-19, the cases set for the May 19, 2020 docket will be heard by live-stream video conferencing. This is…
May 15, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court remains committed to keeping Tennessee courts open while protecting the health and safety of all parties. Due to the continued concerns regarding COVID-19, the cases set for the May 19, 2020 docket will be heard by livestream video conferencing. This is one…
May 11, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court entered an Order today regarding administration of the July 2020 bar examination. The Court order states that the July 2020 examination, to be held on July 28 and 29, 2020, will go forward with reduced seating. The Court also approved new Board Policy P-4.03,…
May 1, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has held that the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act applies to claims arising out of the business aspects of a health care provider’s practice. The Tennessee Consumer Protection Act allows a person who has lost money or property because of an…
April 30, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court has clarified that a trial court is required to charge a jury on self-defense only when the issue has been fairly raised by the proof at trial.The defendant, Antonio Benson, was charged with first-degree premeditated murder. The evidence presented at trial…
April 29, 2020
A majority of the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled today that plaintiffs who provided defendants with medical authorizations lacking three of the six core elements required by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) failed to substantially comply with a…
April 28, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the Chancery Court of Davidson County that suspended Nashville attorney George H. Thompson, III.The sanction stems from Mr. Thompson’s representation of a client in her 2013 personal injury action. After filing a nonsuit on his client’s…
April 24, 2020
The Tennessee Judiciary Museum and Court of Appeals Judge Andy Bennett were featured recently on a new NBC program that helps families uncover interesting stories about their past.In this episode of Roots Less Traveled, St. Louis resident Sharee Burress and her son DeVonn travel to Nashville where…
April 24, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court today issued an Order that extends the judicial state of emergency until May 31, and also allows local judicial districts to develop a strategy to begin holding more in-person court proceedings in their districts. Jury trials will remain suspended until July 3, unless…
April 20, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, has held that a doctor who was permitted to practice medicine in Tennessee without a license under a statutory exemption does not meet the requirements of the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act to testify as an expert witness in a lawsuit…
April 17, 2020
In a collection case against a Hamilton County auto parts store, the Tennessee Supreme Court today clarified the procedure and jurisdiction for an appeal from a county general sessions court to a state circuit court. The Supreme Court found that when defendants appeal a general sessions judgment to…
April 17, 2020
The Supreme Court announced today that, in addition to the July bar examination currently scheduled to take place July 28 - 29, 2020, the Board of Law Examiners will offer an examination on September 30 – October 1, 2020 (the “October Exam”). Applicants who previously submitted an application for…
April 6, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld a local rule of court requiring bail bonding companies to have an agent present at court appearances of defendants for whom the bail bonding company serves as surety.The case arose in Van Buren County, Tennessee, part of the 31st Judicial District of…
April 3, 2020
For the first time in history, on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court held an oral argument by video conference. A recording of the video conference oral argument is available on the Supreme Court’s oral argument videos webpage. This new approach is part of efforts by courts…
March 30, 2020
For the first time in history, on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court will hold an oral argument by video conference. This new approach is part of efforts by courts at all levels to find innovative and creative ways to continue to conduct essential court business across the…
March 27, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court has recently filed several orders and modified policies to help attorneys navigate the covid-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact. While courts across the state are open, some in-person court proceedings have been suspended through April 30. The Court has filed orders or…
March 25, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court today issued an Order reiterating that all Tennessee courts will remain open during the coronavirus outbreak, but extending the suspension of most in-person judicial proceedings through April 30, 2020. On March 13, Chief Justice Jeff Bivins declared a state of emergency…
March 18, 2020
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled today that Shelby County firefighter Paul Zachary Moss received sufficient notice of the reasons for his termination to satisfy constitutional due process requirements.While off duty from his job as a firefighter, Moss went to a political rally after consuming…