March 6, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. – Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion in State v. William Rimmel III affirming Rimmel’s conviction for attempted aggravated assault but reversing his conviction for reckless endangerment with a handgun.Rimmel’s convictions arose from a 2018 road-rage incident on I-…
February 26, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. - Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion in Leah Gilliam v. David Gerregano, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Revenue et al., rejecting a First Amendment challenge to Tennessee’s personalized license plate program. Ordinarily, Tennessee license plates…
February 14, 2025
The Tennessee Supreme Court heard held court proceedings inside the Old Supreme Court Chamber at the Tennessee State Capitol for the first time in more than ten years February 12, 2025.“This is an historic occasion, a homecoming of sorts for our court,” said Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice…
February 4, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at two locations in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 12, 2025. In the morning, beginning at 10:30 a.m. CST, the Court will hear one case at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville. A second case will be…
Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Interplay Between Health Care Liability Act and the Saving Statute
January 22, 2025
Nashville, Tenn.- Today the Tennessee Supreme Court held that a plaintiff, who did not refile a negligence lawsuit against Vanderbilt University Medical Center within the required one-year time frame, could not assert an extension based on the Health Care Liability Act.The case began when Plaintiff…
January 22, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. – In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court clarified that holding shareholders responsible for the actions of a corporation, known legally as “piercing the corporate veil,” requires three separate elements: control, wrongdoing, and causation. The Court also…
January 16, 2025
Nashville, Tenn- Today the Tennessee Supreme Court addressed public findings from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) claiming that the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners (TBLE) and the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP), which operate under the authority of the Tennessee Supreme…
TN Supreme Court Clarifies When Jury Must Determine Whether a Prior Offense is a "Crime of Violence"
January 8, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. – In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that a prior conviction for robbery can increase the penalty for a criminal defendant’s conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, but only if a jury finds that the prior robbery was committed with the use of…
January 8, 2025
Nashville, TN- In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed a damages award to a man who sustained serious injuries after falling on a pedestrian bridge at his apartment complex. The Court held that the owner and operator of the apartment complex, Mid-America Apartments, LP (“…