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No Liability for Fall on Defective Sidewalk

No Liability for Fall on Defective Sidewalk

Apr 15, 2017

This is a good example of why lawyers need to develop (and use!) checklists for trial.  When you file suit after a fall on a defective sidewalk, you need to be sure you can elicit testimony not just that the sidewalk was defective but that it caused the fall…...
Legislative Summary: The Long and the Tort of It

Legislative Summary: The Long and the Tort of It

Jul 10, 2016

Here are a few items of interest to the tort law practitioner stemming from the Tennessee General Assembly’s last session… There are two new laws that relate to healthcare liability actions.  One such law (HB0713/SB0889, sponsored by Rep. Wilburn,...
Legislative Summary: The Long and the Tort of It

City Not Liable for Acts of Fleeing Suspect

Jun 13, 2016

The recent Tennessee Court of Appeals Holt v. City of Fayetteville examined the application of the public duty doctrine to bar a suit against a public employee. Background Henry Holt, Sr. died in a car accident when his car was struck by a police car driven by an...

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