Tennessee Middle Section Court Of Appeals

35.9608995, Knoxville, TN 37902

Judge who called election opponent 'morally bankrupt' must recuse himself from case

By Daniel Fisher | Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023 @ 6:15am

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A Tennessee judge who called his opponent “a morally bankrupt soul” during a hard-fought election must recuse himself from hearing cases involving the lawyer, an appeals court ruled, but no such restrictions apply to the lawyer’s firm.
Ruling reached in dispute over Law & Order cast trailers

By Daniel Fisher | Monday, Nov 29, 2021 @ 7:16am

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A company that provided trucks and cast trailers to production crews filming “Law and Order” and other shows must pay the firm that owned the vehicles more than $100,000 after breaking a revenue-sharing agreement, a Tennessee appeals court ruled.
Kid hit in head during shot put lesson by teacher assistant gets $200K

By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 @ 6:37am

JACKSON, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – A teacher assistant who tried to show students how to perform the shot put but instead hit one of them in the head has cost his school district $200,000.