Press Releases

November 6, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted a revised Rule 46, which will help pave the way for electronic filing of cases in the state appellate courts.

E-filing will allow parties to submit documents via a web-based system, instead of delivering papers manually to the clerk’s offices. E-…



November 5, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that a Chattanooga hospital’s lawsuit against a TennCare managed care organization (MCO) involves a challenge to certain TennCare regulations, meaning the hospital must first give the Bureau of TennCare the opportunity to rule on its own regulations before…



November 4, 2015

In deference to funeral arrangements for the late Sen. Fred Thompson, the Supreme Court-appointed Indigent Representation Task Force has pushed back the start time of their Friday meeting to noon.

The Indigent Representation Task Force has been charged with reviewing practices regarding…