It is Friday and we are covering verdict and trial statistics for the last of the largest four cities in Tennessee — Memphis/Shelby County, the Thirtieth Judicial District. Last fiscal year, 1,747 new tort cases (lawsuits for personal injury or wrongful death) were filed in Shelby County courts and 1,817…
Today, we are looking at trial and verdict information for Chattanooga/Hamilton County, which is the Eleventh Judicial District. The Administrative Office of the Courts’ report reveals 711 tort lawsuits (claims for personal injury or wrongful death) were filed in Chattanooga during the last fiscal year and Chattanooga courts disposed of 693 tort…
This week, we are examining trial and case statistics from the Administrative Office of the Court’s yearly report, Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013. Today, we take a closer look at Knoxville. Last year, 938 tort lawsuits (claims for personal injury or wrongful death) were…
Last week, we told you that the Administrative Office of the Courts had published the Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The report provides information on the number of tort filings (lawsuits alleging personal injury or wrongful death), the number of trials and verdict information. Nashville…
The Administrative Office of the Courts has released the Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The report provides detailed information on each judicial district in the state. For instance, the report indicates the number of tort cases (claims for personal injury or wrongful death) filed in…
In Manhattan this week, jurors are debating whether Matthew Martoma is guilty of insider trading while at SAC Capital Advisors, a prominent hedge-fund. For an injury lawyer, Mr. Martoma’s trial raises an interesting question: what kind of background searches are being performed these days? I ask this question because Mr. Martoma’s…
If you are of a certain age, you probably remember the Jetsons, a Saturday morning cartoon about the future, in which George Jetson drove a vehicle that flew, basically drove itself and avoided crashes with other vehicles and things. Well, according to the United States Department of Transportation, we may soon…
Imagine you are standing at the counter at Walgreens or CVS and the pharmacist offers you a choice: you can purchase either the brand name version of your drug for $400 or you can purchase a generic alternative for $50. Very few people would not opt for the less expensive…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 100,000 police-reported accidents each year are directly attributable to driver fatigue. And this figure is almost certainly low because some states do not have coding for fatigue or driver fell asleep and if fatigue is combined with another factor, such as…
In Britain, researchers introduced small amounts of peanut flour into the diet of children suffering with peanut allergies. After six months of this therapy, more than 80 percent of the children could eat a handful of peanuts without experiencing a reaction. The peanut flour helped to build tolerance to the allergen. While this…