Economic Loss Rule Applied to Commercial Construction Contracts

Drywall mudding room under construction

Economic loss rule bars tort claims arising under construction contracts negotiated between sophisticated commercial entities. For years, the economic loss rule (or economic loss doctrine) has applied to limit a claimant to its contractual remedies and bar tort claims for purely economic loss. In fact, the Tennessee Supreme Court recently held in Milan Supply Chain Sols. v. Navistar that: “[W]hen… … Read More

Paige Bernick Accepted Into Leadership Middle Tennessee

Paige Bernick, Special Counsel in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been accepted into Leadership Middle Tennessee Class of 2024. Leadership Middle Tennessee is a regional leadership program founded to engage community and business leaders in the 10-county region of Middle Tennessee. Bernick is a member of the firm’s state-wide transportation practice group.  She also concentrates her practice in complex civil … Read More

Adam Rust

Adam Rust recently spoke to the Tennessee Trucking Association on preparing corporate witnesses for deposition.  Adam is a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office and represents individuals and businesses in a diverse range of legal matters.  He handles lawsuits involving the areas of commercial litigation, employment law, transportation and construction.  He also focuses upon the formation and advising of business … Read More

Cheryl Rumage Estes

We recently lost our beloved partner and dear friend, Cheryl Rumage Estes. Cheryl began her legal career with Lewis Thomason as a runner and became one of our first female shareholders.   For the past decade she has served our firm as the Practice Group Leader for our Labor and Employment group.  Cheryl earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the … Read More

Wally Irvin

Wally Irvin spoke as part of a panel at ALFA International’s Construction Law Seminar last week.  The panel discussed “Could’ve, Would’ve, Should’ve: What to do when a construction issue arises and properly documenting for future resolution/litigation.”  Wally is a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office where he focuses his practice on construction law. He represents architects, engineers, contractors, and surveyors … Read More

2023 Workers’ Compensation Legislative Changes

One thing we can be certain of in workers’ compensation cases in Tennessee is changes, and 2023 was no exception.  The changes were effective generally as of July 1, 2023.  Reach out to us if you have any questions regarding the changes that are taking place in 2023 or January 1, 2024.

Chuck Cagle and Chris McCarty

Chris McCarty and Chuck Cagle spoke recently at the Tennessee School Board Association’s Summer Law Institute.  Chris spoke on “From Discipline to Due Process: Understanding the Steps and Hurdles with Student Expulsion and Suspension” and Chuck spoke on “Students and Cell Phones:  How are School Districts Addressing This Issue?” Lewis Thomason’s education team is a long-time supporter of the TSBA’s … Read More

Best of the Bar

Four Lewis Thomason attorneys have been recognized in the Nashville Business Journal’s 2023 Best of the Bar.  Congratulations to Lisa Ramsay Cole, Jackie Dixon, John Tarpley, and Mary Beth White.