Sam C. Doak has joined Lewis Thomason as special counsel in the firm’s Knoxville office. Doak has been a trial attorney for over 30 years and focuses his practice primarily on civil trial litigation, arbitration, and mediation in practice areas ranging from complex construction matters, complex product liability, marine product liability, commercial business disputes, employment litigation, transportation litigation, workers compensation, … Read More

Recent news reports have revealed that a third COVID-19 vaccine may soon be available.  Johnson & Johnson, and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, have been developing a single shot COVID-19 vaccine that can be stored in a regular refrigerator.   I’ve been following this development closely because last November, I signed up to be a trial participant for the Janssen Phase 3 trial, … Read More

Written by: Ike Conner, Partner/Executive Vice President at Allegiant Athletic Agency, and former attorney with Lewis Thomason As Black History Month begins, the purpose is to celebrate African American leaders and heroes that have made a substantial difference in the lives of not only other African Americans, but all Americans. Names like Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks … Read More

Christen Blackburn, Jared Garceau, Adam Rust and Tyler Smith have been named shareholders at Lewis Thomason. Christin Blackburn, in the Nashville office, is an experienced litigator. She regularly handles tort litigation involving transportation, products liability, medical malpractice, and professional liability. Jared Garceau, in the Knoxville office, focuses his practice primarily in the areas of commercial law, construction, and general civil … Read More

David Chapman and Adam Rust presented a webinar for IADC on “Legal Challenges Regarding Event Data Recorder Evidence.” The webinar provided the legal and engineering perspective on obtaining and using evidence obtained from an event data recorder in a motor vehicle accident and highlighted the challenges experts face in using that data.

Written By: Product Liability Group Under the Tennessee Products Liability Act of 1978 (“TPLA”), Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-101, et seq., when a manufacturer’s product harms a plaintiff, the plaintiff can recover damages from the manufacturer by proving that the manufacturer failed to warn the plaintiff of a defective condition or unreasonable danger associated with the manufacturer’s product at the … Read More