Day on Torts
Discussions on a wide range of tort topics, with a focus on helping other lawyers understand plaintiff trial practice.
Author: John A. Day, 50, is a Brentwood, Tenn., plaintiff lawyer.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Tort Law • Medical Malpractice • Trials & Litigation • Attorney Fees • Solo / Small Firm • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Day on Torts
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Duty to Rescue Created By Statute
A little over a week ago I wrote this post about the general rule in the law of torts that one person does not have a duty to rescue another from harm. To be sure,…
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More on Dangers of Texting While Driving
I have written before about the dangers of texting while driving (here is a post about the danger of posed when truckers text and drive), and the Tennessee Legislature recently outlawed the practice. Here is…
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Tort Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court - Physician Assistants
There are a significant number of cases of interest to Tennessee tort lawyers pending before the Tennessee Supreme Court. One of those cases is Cox v. M.A. Primary and Urgent Care Clinic, 2009 WL 230242…
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Rhode Island Hospital Cannot Get It Right
You know that patient safety is not a priority in a hospital when your state regulatory agency orders that cameras be installed in your operating rooms. Rhode Island Hospital has had five wrong-site surgeries since…
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Texas Supreme Court Weighs In On Collectability Issue in Legal Malpractice Cases
I have written in the past about whether a plaintiff in a legal malpractice action arising out of the alleged mishandling of the plaintiff's underlying case should have to prove not only that the firm…
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Nashville Annual Review For Civil Trial Practioners Only Two Weeks Away
Penny White, Joe Riley and I are on the road again this Fall for the 2009 Justice Programs seminars. This two-day, 15-hour is designed for Tennessee lawyers who do civil litigation and who are looking…
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Commercial Appeal Writes About Medical Malpractice Litigation
The Commercial Appeal wrote an interesting story on medical malpractice litigation in today's paper. Read it here. An excerpt: Nationwide, the number of payments physicians made for malpractice claims fell to 11,037 last year --…
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Upcoming AAJ Seminar
Focus groups are invaluable tools for exploring key issues in your case before taking it into the courtroom. Register for Case Plus: The Next Step in Developing and Testing Your Trial Story to benefit from…
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Tennessee Trial Law Report
The November 2009 edition of the Tennessee Trial Law Report is in the mail. This edition includes a summary of 16 different cases addressing various aspects of the law of torts, civil procedure, evidence and…
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Lawsuit Against Pharmacists For Filling Prescriptions for Known Drug Abuser
On the afternoon of June 4, 2004, a woman named Patricia Copening driving a SUV ran into a delivery-van driver who had pulled over to repair a flat tire on the highway’s shoulder, killing him…