*A recent federal appeals court’s decision to reverse the stoppage of a criminal investigation in Florida has implications for civil litigants in Tennessee.*
On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more
12/13/2022
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Criminal Investigations ,
Delaware ,
Donald Trump ,
Equity ,
FBI ,
Florida ,
Injunctions ,
Jurisdiction ,
Reversal ,
Search & Seizure ,
Search Warrant ,
State and Local Government ,
Tennessee
Currently pending before the Tennessee Supreme Court is a case that could change the face of personal-injury litigation in the state. Accepted for review on October 24, 2016, Dedmon v. Steelman asks whether the amount billed...more
1/11/2017
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Calculation of Damages ,
Car Accident ,
Damages ,
Discounted Insurance Payments ,
Hospitals ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Medical Expenses ,
Medical Liens ,
Reversal ,
TN Supreme Court
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32 currently restricts principal briefs to 14,000 words apiece, but that limit will soon diminish to 13,000. For non-lawyers such a change may seem inconsequential.
After all, as the...more
Federalism, like love, is a many-splendored thing. And although stark manifestations are easy to see coming, subtle distinctions can rear their heads in surprising places. Such was the case last month in Luvata Grenada,...more