Premises Liability – Duty to Customers
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
Jolyn Cullum et al v. Jan McCool, et al [Walmart], S. Ct. of Tennessee-12/18/13-No. E2012-00991-SC-R11 Plaintiff was a customer of Walmart at the same time as another customer who tried to purchase some prescriptions there. The customer attempting to purchase the prescriptions was intoxicated and Walmart employees refused to fill her prescriptions. She became belligerent […]
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 »Auto Insurance; Rental Car
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Tenn. Code Ann. 56-7-1110 states Any rental car company, offering for sale insurance coverage or collision damage waivers, shall state clearly on the front page of the rental contract that the purchaser of the insurance coverage or collision damage waiver offered may be covered for such claims on the purchaser’s personal motor vehicle insurance policy, […]
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 […]
Read More »Welcome
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Welcome to our new firm blog. We’re looking forward to sharing news, decisions and information relevant our clients’ interests and our practice with readers soon.
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