On June 12, 2023, the Tennessee Court of Appeals (Knoxville) upheld a settlement agreement requiring the recipient of funds in…
Public Chapter 548 (2018), codified in Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-2-115, required the development of a resource map of all…
In Welch v. Oaktree Health and Rehabilitation Center (2/28/2022), the Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's determination that…
In In re Estate of Tom Cone, Jr., filed February 28, 2022, the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the Probate…
Attorneys are certified as Certified Elder Law Attorneys by the National Elder Law Foundation. NELF lists the criteria for being certified…
Pat Summitt was one of the all-time best coaches in NCAA history. As Head Coach of the University of Tennessee's…
Plaintiff's decedent was a nursing home resident who developed severe decubitus ulcers and suffered from dehydration and malnutrition. Plaintiff alleged…
Resident suffered from Alzheimers's dementia. While he was in the nursing home, he developed a severe scrotal infection. He was…
Resident died in April 2000. Suit was filed in February 2002. The action was removed to federal court but was…
The trial court denied a motion to compel arbitration because the agent had no authority to execute the arbitration agreement.…
Resident fell and suffered a head wound at nursing home. After getting treatment at hospital, resident returned to the nursing…
The trial court granted Defendants' motion for summary judgment due to the limitations period having expired. Plaintiff argued the limitations…
When defendant answered the complaint it alleged the dispute was subject to arbitration and asked for a jury trial. After…