Medicare Payments
Friday, April 5th, 2019
Recently, a Maryland law firm settled with the United States to resolve allegations that it failed to reimburse the United States for Medicare payments made to medical providers on behalf of a firm client. Under the Medicare statute and regulations, Medicare is authorized to make conditional payments for medical items or services under certain circumstances, […]
Read More »2018 Top Attorney
Thursday, August 9th, 2018
Congratulations to Stephen C. Daves who has been named as a CityView 2018 Top Attorney for Professional Malpractice Defense. This recognition is based on votes received from select members of the Knoxville Bar Association.
Read More »Insurance Companies Filing Subrogation Claims
Thursday, March 29th, 2018
An insurance company, asserting a subrogation action on behalf of its insured (who were homeowners), sued a contractor in connection with a construction project that the contractor performed on the Homeowners’ house located in Robertson County, Tennessee. The contractor filed a motion for summary judgment alleging that the suit was barred by the statute of […]
Read More »Cat & Compensability
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
The Supreme Court of Tennessee Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel affirmed the lower court’s finding of compensability when an employee fell from a stack of soft drinks while attempting to climb a wall to rescue and remove a feral cat from employer’s premises. The court found that the employee, although she violated a safety rule […]
Read More »Three Members of O’Neil, Parker & Williamson selected to 2013 Edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
The firm is pleased to announce that three members of O’Neil, Parker & Williamson have been selected to the 2013 Edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers. Howard Vogel and Bill Young were selected in the category of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Jeff Thompson was selected in the category of Civil Litigation-Defense. According to the magazine, Super […]
Read More »Civil Procedure – Personal Jurisdiction
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
If billings are generated in Tennessee and work is performed in Tennessee (including customer service) for an out of state defendant, this is not necessarily sufficient to permit Tennessee courts to assert personal jurisdiction. Covista Communication v. Oorah, Inc., E2012-00720-COA-R3CV, 2012 WL 5504123 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 14, 2012).
Read More »TN Supreme Court Upholds Work Comp Award to Nurse for Fall at Work
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld a trial court’s award of compensation to a nurse who sustained injuries when she fell at the health-care facility where she was working. The nurse’s foot stuck to the floor as she was walking, causing her to fall. The trial court found that the nurse’s injury occurred due to […]
Read More »New “On Call” Workers Compensation Case
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Tennessee has a new rule for determining whether or not an employee is injured in the course and scope of their employment when traveling to and from work when “on call.” The rule is: “The relevant authorities from Tennessee and other jurisdictions demonstrate that it is not possible to categorically grant or deny benefits when an […]
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