Dan Berexa’s Tennessee Law Blog
A Tennessee lawyer discussing personal injury, product liability, trial practice and legal technology.
Author: Dan Berexa is a partner at Cornelius & Collins in Nashville, Tenn.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Legal Technology • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Product Liability Law • States • Tennessee • Partner
Recent Posts from Dan Berexa’s Tennessee Law Blog
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Tennessee Acts, Rules and Regulations, Administrative Register and Executive Orders On-line
Here is a link to the website for the Tennessee Department of State. The site includes the following: Acts and Resolutions, Administrative Register, Blue Book, Executive Orders, Open Appointments, Rules and Regulations, City Charters and…
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Google Earth Can be an Effective Tool for Lawyers
A recent post in The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog (Evan Schaeffer) discusses using Google Earth aerial images at trial. A few years ago a student team used Google Earth in a law school mock trial…
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Tennessee Supreme Issues Long Awaited Punitive Damages Decision in Flax v. Daimler Chrysler. Sustains $13 million of $98 million punitive award.
The plaintiffs brought suit for the wrongful death of their infant son and the mother's emotion distress resulting from the death of the child. The child died when the seat back in a Chrysler Caravan…
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Forget About Permission or Leave of Court! Just File Your Amended Complaint When the Defendant Alleges Comparative Fault of Third Party.
Tenn. Code Ann sec. 20-1-119 was enacted following the adoption of comparative fault by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The statute provides the means for a plaintiff to pursue non-parties who are identified as being at-fault…
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Weak Economy Kills Electronic Filing in Tennessee State Appellate Courts.
The Federal Trial Courts have utilized electronic filing (CM/ECF) for a number of years. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee implemented the system in 2005. On June 1, 2008 the…
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Experts Cannot Testify What the Law Is - The Judge is the "Expert" on the Law
Should an expert be permitted to testify regarding his or her interpretation of a law or offer legal conclusions? The answer is no. A recent ruling on this issue is Ward v. City of Lebanon,…
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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down D.C. Handgun Ban
Today the U.S.Supreme Court held that the District of Columbia's total handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. The underlying basis for the Court's decision in District of Columbia V. Heller was that: "The Second Amendment…
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Free Online Search to Look-up Tennessee Felons
The State of Tennessee Website contains a free Felony Offender Information Look-up. The website contains the following description: The information available on this Web Site pertains to Tennessee felony offenders who are or who have…
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Technophobes - Is Knowing the Law Enough?
Tom Shumate's recent blog post Are Technophobes Incompetent? discusses the duty of lawyer to keep up with current technology relevant to his or her areas of practice. 10 or 15 years ago, staying current and…
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Tennessee Enacts Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act - Makes it Easier for Out of State Litigants to Subpoena in the Volunteer State
The Tennessee legislature enacted the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§24-9-201 et. seq. The act, which will take effect July 1, 2008, provides a mechanism for the issuance, service, enforcement and…