Updates
Trial Court Erred in Awarding Directed Verdict for Undercapitalized Contractor Defendant The recently decided Ruben Estrada v. DJ Exteriors, LLC et al. (2023 Tenn. App. LEXIS 91) involves a contractual…
Heidi Barcus recently spoke to lawyers representing a national anesthesia company regarding representation of the corporate entity in health care liability claims. Attorneys from across the United States attended the…
Michael Goode recently spoke on “Hobby Losses and Horses.” His presentation discussed horse operations and how the IRS often tries to recategorize these as hobbies and not businesses which results…
Sarah Sheppeard, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, led seminars for the Tennessee Law Institute (TLI) in September and October. She joined TLI in 1987. TLI founder Don Paine…
Glenn Walter was recently invited to participate in a mock trial as part of the Masters In Trial CLE program for the American Board of Trial Advocates. The Masters in…
Following a three-week medical malpractice jury trial that resulted in a hung jury followed by a non-suit by the patient’s conservator, the conservator re-filed the action against only the hospital…
Coach Phillip Fulmer, former coach of the University of Tennessee football team, recently visited Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office. He spoke on behalf of the Boys and Girls Club of the…
Leslie Bishop recently spoke at Clayton Homes’ Environmental Health Safety Conference on Tool Box Tips for Employers. Leslie is shareholder in our Knoxville office and is responsible for all aspects…
Justin Joy, shareholder in the Memphis office, wrote an article, KNOCK, KNOCK, TIKTOK, The Government is at the Door: Federal and State Governments are banning TikTok, should lawyers do the…
On September 18, David Garst participated in the 2023 Tennessee Engineers Conference training events sponsored by ACEC Tennessee, ASCE Tennessee, Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers, and TNSEA Work Together. Mr.…
John Tarpley, a founding member of the Trucking Defense Advisory Council (TDAC) organized its second annual conference in Fayetteville Arkansas recently. More than 200 industry representatives and attorney members attended…
Mary Beth White and David Chapman recently presented at the ATTIC Annual Safety Conference on strategies for corporate representative depositions. They included two mock depositions to give attendees an inside…