NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a medical authorization sent pre-lawsuit doesn’t have to be Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant to be valid.
The Tennessee Supreme Court this month decided to overturn a chancery court's decision, instead ruling that workers' compensation could not cover a man's overdose-induced death.
In October, the state’s high court determined that a ruling by a Chattanooga trial judge was premature. The judge ruled in March that the attempt by state lawmakers to restrict non-economic damages in personal injury cases was a violation of the Tennessee Constitution.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – In a retention election that drew national attention, Tennessee voters on Thursday delivered new eight-year terms to all three incumbent Supreme Court justices who sought retention to the five-member court.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – With the retention election less than a week away, three Tennessee Supreme Court justices appointed by a Democratic governor are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to ensure they keep their seats on the state’s highest court.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) -- Two Memphis judges, two private attorneys and a law professor are among the five applicants for a vacancy on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) -- Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder announced Wednesday she will retire after more than 17 years on the state's high court.
Holder NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - The Tennessee Supreme Court this week sided with a patient in a lawsuit filed by two doctors alleging malicious prosecution.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Two nonpartisan groups are coming out in support of the Tennessee Supreme Court for adopting new ethics rules for its judges.
Clark NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted new ethics rules for judges that specifically outline recusal procedures, among other things.
Koch NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled last week that a termite control company is eligible to receive a portion of the proceeds from a county's settlement with a competing vendor.
Lee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A trial court erred in ruling that the seller of asbestos-containing products could not be held liable for a man's injuries if a jury found his employer knew the risks, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Koch NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - The Tennessee Supreme Court last week overturned the rulings of two lower courts that dismissed vicarious liability claims against a Memphis-area hospital.
NASHVILLE (Legal Newsline) - The Tennessee Supreme Court last week upheld the decision of both a trial court and workers' compensation panel denying a widow's claim for benefits following the fatal shooting of her husband at work.
Lee NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has remanded a medical malpractice case after holding that state law prohibits a plaintiff from disclosing the amount of damages he or she is requesting in pleadings.
MT. VERNON, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - An employer who allows its workers to bring home clothing contaminated with asbestos fibers is responsible for any asbestos-related disease that worker or his immediate family members contract, an Illinois appeals court says.
Crist TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the state's former attorney general, has rejected a list of candidates to fill a spot on the bench of a state appellate court.
Sharon Gail Lee NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline)-Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has created the first female majority on the state's Supreme Court with the appointment of Court of Appeals Judge Sharon Gail Lee.
