Updates

Miles McDowell Selected As a Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Top 30 Under 30

Miles McDowell, an associate in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been selected as one of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Top 30 Under 30.  The Cystic…

Benjamin W. Jones, Lewis Thomason Shareholder, Elected to Tennessee Bar Association Board Seat

Benjamin W. Jones, a Shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, has been elected to the Tennessee Bar Association’s Board of Governors. He will fill the District 2 seat and serve…

Massive Changes to Reporting Coming in 2024: The Corporate Transparency Act

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Trump on December 20, 2020, and was thereby enacted into law effective January 1,…

By Michael S. Goode
Chris McCarty

Last week Chris McCarty, shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, participated in the 2023 Knox County Workforce Summit presented by Knox County, Knoxville Chamber, and presenting sponsor Regions Bank.  The…

Nicholas Vescovo Named to Memphis Business Journal’s 2023 40 Under 40

Nicholas Vescovo, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been named to Memphis Business Journal’s 2023 40 under 40. Vescovo regularly counsels clients ranging from start-ups and emerging companies…

False Claims Act: Extending the Reach of the Act to Address Increasing Instances of Cyber Fraud

In October 2021, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new initiative under the False Claims Act: The Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (“CCFI”). (LINK to DOJ News Release on the CCFI). …

By Chris McCarty
Janet Hayes

This week Janet Hayes, a Shareholder in the Knoxville office, presented at the Knoxville Bar Association's annual Law Practice Today Expo on “Workplace Investigations: Navigating the Treacherous Trail to Truth.” …

Construction Statute of Repose Applied in Suit Against Contractor for Injuries on Public Sidewalk

Construction Industry Statute of Repose Applies to Improvements Dedicated as Public Property In Garamella v. City of Lebanon, et al., 2022 Tenn. App. LEXIS 24 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 24,…

By Paul Whitt
Qui Tam Background: Suing on Behalf of the Government as well as Himself

The False Claims Act (“FCA”) remains an important mechanism for the Government to fight actions that defraud us– the citizen taxpayers. (LINK to Cornell Law Article on the FCA).  In…

By Chris McCarty
Marshall Stair

Marshall Stair presented an update on the Fair Labor Standards Act at the East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women this week.  Marshall concentrates his practice in employment law with an…

Whistleblower Provision of the False Claims Act Remains a Tool to Combat Fraudulent Medical Billing

According to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), healthcare fraud continues to be a leading contributor to False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlements and judgments. (LINK to DOJ’s Feb. 7th Press Release). …

By Chris McCarty
David Draper

David Draper recently participated in a panel at the ALFA International Client Seminar on supply chain and price volatility in the construction industry.  Whether by pandemic, inflation, war, protective tariffs…