At the Lectern

JULY 6, 2023

Responding to questions asked by the Ninth Circuit about California law, the court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Carol Corrigan precludes an action alleging a construction worker’s wife contracted COVID from her husband due to his employer’s failure to abide by government health orders at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

M2022-00476-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16545403 (Tenn. 31, 2022), patient was hospitalized at defendant hospital from August 7-24, 2020. While “a cause of action generally accrues when an injury occurs,” application of the discovery rule may change the date on which the limitations period begins to run. In Jackson v.

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Day on Torts

MAY 3, 2022

M2020-01448-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1210462 (Tenn. April 25, 2022), plaintiff was shot multiple times by her estranged husband in August 2018. This opinion is an important read for anyone litigating this issue, especially if the case pertains to decisions made by law enforcement officers. In Haynes v. Perry County, Tennessee , No.

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Day on Torts

MAY 11, 2022

E2021-00881-COA-R9-CV, 2022 WL 1117453 (Tenn. April 14, 2022), plaintiff filed an HCLA claim against several defendants, including the State of Tennessee as the employer of Dr. Landry, who was allegedly negligent. In Gilbert v. State , No. Click on the link to see the book’s Table of Contents.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 22, 2022

E2021-00261-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 678568 (Tenn. 8, 2022), plaintiff’s husband and step-son owned a commercial electrical contracting business. Note: Chapter 81, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Bradley , No. internal citation omitted).

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 8, 2022

M2020-01651-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 17334223 (Tenn. 30, 2022), plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants asserting claims for defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional interference with business relations. In Adamson v. Grove , No. The TPPA itself explains that the statutory scheme provides a substantive remedy.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 29, 2023

For litigants embroiled in cross-border litigation, the anti-suit injunction has become a staple in the conflict of laws arsenal of common law courts. This was the scenario facing the New Zealand High Court in the recent case of Kea Investments Ltd v Wikeley Family Trustee Limited [2022] NZHC 2881.

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