Press Releases

June 3, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court rejected a Memphis defendant’s argument that he was entitled to a new trial because a witness on the stand said he was unable to recall his earlier statements about the murder.

Marlo Davis was convicted of second degree murder and reckless homicide in the 2006…



June 1, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court has six cases set for oral argument this week in Nashville:

  • Stephanie D. Turner v. Kevin TurnerThis case involves the termination of a mother’s parental rights by default judgment. The trial court, in setting…


May 29, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that, in health care liability lawsuits, the obligation to disclose the number of violationsof the certificate of good faith requirement does not compel any disclosure if there are no previous violations.

In Tennessee, if a party files suit…