Vicarious Liability for Emergency Physicians
Who is treating you when you go to a Tennessee emergency room? Is your doctor an employee of the hospital or is he an employee...
Pending OTC Drug Bill Seeks to Reform 50-Year-Old FDA Review Process
Sallie Papajohn, a summer associate at Lewis Thomason in 2019, authored this article with the assistance of Larry Giordano, shareholder in Lewis Thomason's Knoxville office....
Is your liability release really a release?
The Tennessee Supreme Court recently decided a case in favor of a patient who was injured as he was boarding a van operated by a...
Tennessee’s Statutory Cap on Punitive Damages Declared Unconstitutional
In 2011, Tennessee enacted a new statute capping awards of punitive damages at $500,000 or double the compensatory damages, whichever is greater. To date, no...