Updates
On March 10, less than two months after Mayor Megan Berry imposed requirements implementing Charter Amendment 3, a/k/a Nashville’s local hire law, Governor Haslam signed a bill voiding the amendment. …
We’ve all been told to be careful what we ask for. And that is true. But for design professionals, it is also important to “be careful what you contract for.”…
2016 has proven to be a fabulous year for LT attorneys not only in the trial courts but in the Court of Appeals as well. Last Thursday, Janet Hayes and…
John Britton will be one of the presenters at the National Business Institute’s “Gun Law in Tennessee” seminar on Thursday, April 7, 2016. For more information and to register please…
There is an old adage about workers’ compensation cases: Rule Number One in workers’ compensation case is … the plaintiff always wins! The defense team of Jonathan May and Laura…
The Nashville Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the Nashville Bar Association. Its mission is to support and expand the provision of law-related education and charitable programs and services…
You probably know about the big breaches. JP Morgan Chase. Home Depot. Target. Maybe you even read a few of those juicy emails between Sony executives bashing Angelina Jolie and…
Another jury trial and another win for LT! The defense team of Bill Haltom and Maggie Cooper capped off a two week-long jury trial with a verdict for their client,…
Larry Giordano and Lynn Peterson have been certified as Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediators. Shareholder, Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator, and law firm director Larry Giordano engages in a statewide practice…
On October 7, 2015, I wrote about the potential death knell for Nashville’s local hiring law. At the time, Herbert Slatery, Tennessee Attorney General, issued a formal opinion in which he found the…
So many times, construction industry participants view compliance with the applicable codes or standards as satisfaction of the participant’s duty of care – or evidence by itself that the participant…
In a continuing four-part series, LT Construction Lawyer Wally Irvin discusses the Tennessee Lien Law. Wally recently posted Part 1 of 4 on “Speaking the Lien Language,” Part 2 of…