Day on Torts
JUNE 7, 2022
Where plaintiff’s deposition created a “dispute of material fact” as to whether defendant had actual notice of the alleged dangerous condition in this GTLA premises liability case, summary judgment for defendant was reversed. In Vaughn v. Coffee County, Tennessee , No. M2021-00653-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1652552 (Tenn. internal citations omitted).
Day on Torts
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Where the State had an easement on plaintiff’s property for the construction and maintenance of a drainage facility, but plaintiff had no evidence that the faulty concrete structure causing flooding on his property was installed by the State, summary judgment on his nuisance claim was affirmed. In Walker v. State , No.
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Paralegal Bootcamp
MAY 20, 2022
When making a calendar item, whether it is a hearing, phone call, client meeting, or even a deposition, I use the appointment notes in Outlook so that when the attorney pulls up the meeting or call, he has a quick set of notes for easy reference. Calendar the event on your calendar, and the attorney’s calendar. Cliff notes. Assign task.
Day on Torts
MAY 10, 2022
Plaintiff essentially argued that defendant “had constructive notice that [the dog] returned to the property and was inside Ms. Note: Chapter 29, Section 2 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Branch’s mobile home on January 31 because [defendant] knew that Ms.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. However, my students and I often discuss the remarkably wide range of torts that comes with All Hallow’s Eve.
Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 24, 2023
As a litigation paralegal, you will spend a majority of your typical workday writing one thing or another, such as: Pleadings Motions Briefs Affidavits Discovery requests Discovery responses Subpoenas Witness statements Deposition summaries Medical records summaries Case summaries Legal research memos The list goes on and on and on.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 31, 2021
Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail. The next scary moment is likely to be in the form of a torts complaint.
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