Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014
The plaintiff, a detective with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, was seriously injured when the Polk County vehicle in which he was riding as a passenger was struck in the rear by a vehicle owned by one of the two named defendants. Plaintiff and his wife sued the two named defendants and served process and […]
Read More »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 »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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