Joy B. Day Personal Injury Law Blog

On May 12, 2011, after a four-hour debate, the state Senate adopted Governor Bill Haslam’s far-reaching tort reform proposal known as the “Civil Justice Reform Act”.   Among its key provisions, the Act caps both non-economic and punitive damages.  For “healthcare liability actions”, the bill caps non-economic damages at... Read More

For those of you who have not had the pleasure of traveling to, or more likely through, Lincoln County, Tennessee, please let me regal you with some facts about the place.  Lincoln County used to be the home of The Jack Daniels Distillery.  Please note that I said “used to be the home of Jack Daniels.”  A subsequent redistricting resulted in the... Read More

A plaintiff who fails to list a personal injury claim as an asset in a bankruptcy proceeding could face a dismissal of their subsequent personal injury lawsuit.   In Reynolds v. Tognetti, 2011 WL 761525 (Tenn Ct. App.), the plaintiff filed for... Read More

Tort Reform in Tennessee

 April 22, 2011

By Joy Day-

Governor Bill Haslam’s bill to limit lawsuit damages in Tennessee has passed a key House panel.  Haslam’s bill was approved by the House Judiciary... Read More