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Supreme Court Finds Economic Loss Doctrine Inapplicable to Contractors

Tennessee Supreme Court holds economic loss doctrine does not bar jury's $3.9M punitive damages award in contractor-subcontractor dispute. In Commercial Painting Co. v. Weitz Co. LLC, 676 S.W.3d 527 (Tenn.…

By Ashton Smith
Justin Joy

More and more school districts are experiencing cyber security issues. This includes email scams, hackers, and direct attempts to steal money and private information. Justin Joy, Lewis Thomason shareholder and…

Lewis Thomason Serves as Coaches and Jurors for the 2025 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition

The 2025 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial competition was held March 22-23, and Lewis Thomason was proud to serve as coaches and jurors.  Ryan Rosenkrantz coached Lausanne Collegiate School, who…

Lewis Thomason Proud Sponsor

Lewis Thomason was a proud sponsor of the 25th Annual Julian Blackshear Jr. Scholarship Gala held at the University of Tennessee. The Gala not only commemorates the achievements of trailblazing…

Michael S. Goode and J. Wallace Irvin Fellows of the Nashville Bar Foundation

Michael Goode and J. Wallace Irvin (Wally), Shareholders in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, have been named Fellows of the Nashville Bar Foundation. The NBF Fellows program honors colleagues within the…

Kevin Baskette

Kevin Baskette, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, was a recent guest lecturer for architecture students at the University of Memphis where he spoke on insurance, liability and contracts. …

Chris McCarty

Chris McCarty presented “HR Jeopardy” to the Tennessee Association of School Personnel Administrators at their fall conference.  Chris gave an update on recent changes in employment law affecting human resources…

Heidi Barcus and Justin Joy

The Knoxville Bar Association held its annual Law Expo recently, and two Lewis Thomason shareholders presented.  Justin Joy, shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, spoke on “Hallucinations, Black Boxes, and…

Justin Joy

Shareholder Justin Joy presented at National Business Institute’s "AI Meets Digital Communication: Securing Emails in Legal Settings" on February 20, 2025. He reviewed how to leverage AI to protect your…

Meagan Collver

Meagan Collver, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, recently presented at the Tennessee Bar Association Tort & Insurance Forum on “Turning Tides: Trends in the Ever Evolving Tennessee Health…

Paul Whitt

On February 11 shareholder Paul Whitt spoke at the CSI Knoxville Chapter meeting.  Paul discussed risk allocation and insurance requirements in construction law.  Paul practices in the areas of construction…