JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday became the first US appeals court to propose a new rule requiring lawyers to certify that they either did not use generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs, like Chat GPT, to draft filings or that humans reviewed AI-generated material.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 19, 2023

BirdDog Law is a website that provide access to legal information that Tennessee lawyers and paralegals need to better serve their clients. It is filled with free resources that will save you time and money. Interested in knowing the fax number for the Circuit Court Clerk in Henry County?

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Following a $50 million gift to Drexel University’s law school in 2014, Philadelphia trial lawyer Thomas R. Kline has committed to give the same amount…

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 24, 2020

’Tis the season for the Christmas tort. For lawyers, Christmas remains a horn-of-plenty for the practice of law. Thus, each year we gather for the posting of the annual list of Christmas torts and crimes. This false imprisonment tort however addressed by a relocation to a forest and the owl appeared entirely without counsel.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 17, 2022

Readers know that we have launched BirdDog Law , a website for Tennessee lawyers and paralegals that (a) hosts three of my books and makes them available by subscription on a monthly or annual basis; and (b) provides a large number of free resources to help lawyers more efficiently serve their clients.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 12, 2023

The Daily Journal today named the recipients of its annual California Lawyer of the Year award. The paper recognized attorneys in 15 cases. Three of the cases resulted in Supreme Court opinions. One of the three CLAY award Supreme Court decisions is Guardianship of Saul H. 2022) 13 Cal.5th ” In Saul H. ,

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Get access to the leading Tennessee books on the law of torts and the law of civil trial at a savings of 50%. BirdDog Law, the creation of John Day, is the go-to resource for Tennessee judges, lawyers and paralegals. This Black Friday sale gives you the opportunity to access John’s books at 50% off the normal price.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

When it comes to marketing content, most lawyers are concerned about what to write. The plain fact is that lawyers tend to write like lawyers, regardless of the audience. Your potential clients have no idea what a tort is, won’t appreciate a turn of phrase originating with Cicero and prefer fewer syllables.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The fatal shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch already has the makings of a blockbuster tort action. ” The question is not whether but when the first torts lawsuit will be filed. .” What is clear is that there is an abundance of evidence to support a tort action even at this early stage.

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Connor Reporting

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The following are just some of the most popular reads for lawyers right now. Books also make great gifts, so if you’re shopping for that special attorney in your life, take note of these great books for lawyers. Few fictional lawyers are more famous than Atticus Finch. For Newer Lawyers. The New Lawyer’s Handbook.

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Law 360

MAY 19, 2022

After facing a long series of toxic tort and successor liability arguments, an Illinois chemical company scored an affirmative win against an Ohio plaintiffs lawyer who has repeatedly sued the company and then dismissed before a successor-liability theory could be tested.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In that case, a journalist with Forbes was sued for harsh characterizations of a lawyer and his practice. Bower, 232 Cal.App.3d 3d 1599, 1608 (1991). In Wilkow v. Forbes, Inc., 3d 552 (7th Cir. 2001), opinion prevailed as a defense.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On appeal, dismissal of the trespass claim was vacated due to the trial court applying the wrong intent standard to the tort of trespass. Note: Chapter 104, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Click on the link to see the book’s Table of Contents.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Note: Chapter 64, Section 5 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 21, 2022

Thus, even assuming arguendo that a valid contract for continued possession of the personalty existed, [plaintiff] has not alleged an ownership interest of any kind sufficient to meet the true owner element of the tort of conversion. internal citation omitted). Dismissal was accordingly affirmed.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 11, 2023

To recap briefly, this case concerns whether the Washington Supreme Court properly dismissed a tort action by Glacier Northwest, a concrete mixing company, arising out of a strike by the Teamsters. Chief Justice John Roberts offered a hypothetical to test this distinction.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Note: Chapter 41, Section 8 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Note: Chapter 108, Section 3 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 13, 2022

Note: Chapter 28, Section 11 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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LawSites

AUGUST 9, 2022

As states seek to find innovative ways to address the access-to-justice crisis, a key component has been eliminating or loosening the prohibition on non-lawyer ownership of law firms. Their report to the ABA says that “non-lawyer involvement in the practice of law is … a threat to clients and our system of justice.”

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Day on Torts

JULY 26, 2022

This case is an important read for anyone litigating a tort case involving a matter of public concern. Note: Chapter 56, Section 1 and Chapter 61, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Summary judgment was therefore affirmed.

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Note: Chapter 73, Section 6 and Chapter 106, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 9, 2022

Marstiller presents a straightforward question of statutory interpretation, addressing whether a state Medicaid program can take funds a Medicaid beneficiary receives in a tort settlement from a third party that injured the beneficiary. The question now is how much of the total settlement Florida can recover.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 18, 2021

In my torts class, we discuss liability for the mishandling of corpses as well as torts like the intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress related to deceased remains. The latest such example could well be a torts final hypothetical. It presumably contains tort claims in addition to the contracts claims.

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LegalReader

JULY 29, 2022

Texas is known as a “tort state.” This means that in order to receive a settlement, you must prove that someone else was to blame.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

25, 2022), plaintiff filed multiple tort claims against multiple defendants, including libel claims against certain defendants based on their social media statements related to the death of a dog who died while in the care of plaintiff’s dog training business. In Laferney v. Livesay , No. E2021-00812-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 14199150 (Tenn.

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Day on Torts

MAY 13, 2022

Note: Chapter 64, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 31, 2023

Note: Chapter 25, Section 10 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases. This opinion was released 4.5

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A premises liability plaintiff must prove the elements of the tort, but must also “first prove that a dangerous or defective condition existed on the owner’s property” and must show that the defendant either created the dangerous condition or had actual or constructive notice of the condition. Summary judgment for DSS was affirmed on appeal.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 20, 2022

If they become a repeat abuser, I take the situation to the lawyer (because of course, you know this is a true principle, they do NOT behave that way with the attorney). I ask the lawyer to address it with the client and sometimes they will simply decide that they will handle that client directly. Manage your cases. My list is below.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 24, 2022

Note: Chapter 90, Section 16 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most lawyers are familiar with Rule 5.4 In a nutshell, it says that lawyers must own law firms. The purpose is supposedly to prevent nonlawyers from interfering with a lawyer’s independent and professional judgment. Remember, lawyers couldn’t advertise until 1977, and that reform was forced on the profession by the U.S.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 2, 2022

Note: Chapter 22, Section 4 and Chapter 65, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Note: Chapter 82, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases. This opinion was released 1.5

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Note: Chapter 49, Section 8 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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The Crime Report

MAY 10, 2021

A lawyer for Mirella Castaneda, the homeowner whose house was targeted by Teets, issued a tort claim declaring her intent to sue the Forest Grove Police Department. The claim describes how police allegedly “worked in concert, either intentionally, or subconsciously due to implicit bias, to deprive Ms.

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Legal Research is Easy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Of course, this is probably why states around the country have enacted things like Tort Claims Acts which are written in favor of government entities and whose sole purpose is to limit liability and protect government employees and the departments they work for. Sounds like a racket so you gotta stay on your toes.

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