Despite Multiple State Connections, Court Found Costly Defects Claims Not Subject to Tennessee Jurisdiction In Baskin v. Pierce & Allred Constr., Inc., 676 S.W.3d 554 (Tenn. Sept. 28, 2023), a Tennessee resident discovered that even when an out-of-state contractor gets licensed in Tennessee, registers to do business there, and advertises on their website that they’re “licensed in Alabama and Tennessee,” … Read More
John Tarpley Presents
John Tarpley, a shareholder in the Nashville office, spoke at the ADR Commission’s 2025 Advanced Mediation Techniques Workshop for mediators in state and federal court. He joined Chief Judge Anne Martin of the Davidson County Trial Courts and Chief Judge Chip Campbell of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. John has devoted a significant portion of … Read More
Heidi Barcus Featured Speaker
Lewis Thomason shareholder Heidi Barcus was the featured speaker at the recently held 2025 Equal Justice University. Heidi, the current Tennessee Bar Association president, thanked those who are working in the important area of access to justice. She further spoke on the importance of educating lawyers on the many ways to support legal services, which are currently facing threats to … Read More
Christina Guyton
Christina Guyton, an associate in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, was recently published in Food and Drug Law Journal, Volume 79, Number 2. The piece entitled Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen—How the Proposed Consolidation of the Overlapping Governmental Agencies Tasked with Pesticide Regulation is Deficient in Resolving Food-Safety Concerns can be accessed by clicking on title.
Lewis Thomason Hosts
Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office recently hosted second-year law students from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law who made Law Review. The office hosted lunch for a “Tour de Note topic, discussing potential note-writing topics, providing tips and tricks for being on law review, and general writing advice.
Codes Compliance Does Not Suffice in Construction Defect Case
Recent decision out of the Tennessee Court of Appeals offers cautionary tale for Tennessee homebuilders. In Garrett v. Hidden Valley Homes, LLC, No. M2022-015310-COA-R3-CV, 2023 LEXIS 426 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 22, 2023), the Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the Trial Court’s ruling that complying with Codes may not be enough to avoid liability for defective construction, offering a cautionary … Read More
Kevin Baskette and Kent Francis Obtain a Defense Verdict
Kevin Baskette and Kent Francis recently obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death healthcare liability trial in Shelby County Circuit Court. The plaintiff alleged that a urology clinic’s staff members failed to document and forward clinical complaints, which caused the patient’s death. After four days of trial, the court awarded a directed verdict at the close of all proof, … Read More
Adam Rust Appointed Chair of the Transportation Committee for the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
Adam Rust, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, has been appointed Chair of the Transportation Committee for the International Association of Defense Counsel (“IADC”). The IADC membership is comprised of the world’s leading corporate and insurance lawyers and insurance executives. Members represent the largest corporations around the world, including the majority of companies listed in the FORTUNE 500. Rust … Read More