Updates

LT Sponsors National Trucking Law Seminar

The Arkansas Trucking Seminar was held last week in Rogers, Arkansas. The seminar is held annually and is one of the largest transportation seminars in the country. LT was one of…

LT Nashville Leads Mentoring Program

The Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum was created last year as the brainchild of John Tarpley. The forum brings together outstanding young Nashville-area lawyers with 3-7 years of experience to…

Additional Rule Changes by the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners

Recently we posted (here) that the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners passed rule changes affecting military families.  Additional rule changes have now been announced.  To view the changes, click here. These…

By Tennessee Construction Lawyers
Bill Filed to Invalidate Nashville Charter Amendment

#VoteNoon3.  In July and August, Twitter was abuzz as Nashville’s construction community actively campaigned against Charter Amendment 3.  The proposed amendment sought to require contractors to assign at least 40%…

By Wally Irvin
Sarah Sheppeard Leads 44th Annual Tennessee Law Institute Annual Review Seminar

For over four decades, the preeminent continuing legal education program in the state has been the Tennessee Law Institute Annual Review Seminar. Created by the late, great Don Paine, this…

Another LT Victory in Medical Malpractice Trial

Congratulations to the defense team of Mike Robb, Andrea Malkin and Mac Plosser!  They obtained a jury verdict for their client, a physician, in a medical malpractice trial in the…

New Executive Order Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractor Employees

On Labor Day last week, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing paid sick leave for employees of Federal contractors. Under this Executive Order, certain Federal contractors will be required…

By Ken Burns
Justin Joy Earns (CIPP/US) Certification

Justin Joy has earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).  Click here to see certificate. Privacy professionals are the arbiters of…

The Contractor’s Burden in Cost-Plus Contracts

Unlike many other civil claims, when a contractor seeks to recover amounts allegedly due from the owner under a cost-plus contract, the contractor has a heightened burden to prove the…

By Paul Whitt
NLRB Changes Joint Employer Standard with Major Implications for General Contractors

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently issued its decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. In a 3-2 decision (along party lines), the NLRB changed the standard for who may…

By Ken Burns
Embracing Military Families: Rule Changes by the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners

There is a current nationwide trend among various professional groups to embrace more liberal practice admission standards for those who serve in our military, whether directly or by virtue of…

By Tennessee Construction Lawyers
“Subcontractors: In the Legal Trenches” – 2015 Annual Construction Law Seminar

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