by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Feb 27, 2012 | NEWS
Arthur Seymour, Jr. has once again been honored by inclusion in the Mid-South Super Lawyers and Knoxville’s Best Lawyers. Arthur was named as one of the Mid-South Super Lawyers in the area of Civil Litigation Defense, Land Use /Zoning, and Government / Cities /...
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Jan 17, 2012 | NEWS
The General Assembly passed a workers’ compensation reform bill, which applies to injuries on or after July 1, 2011. The amendments narrow the definition of “injury” by requiring it be caused by a specific incident or set of incidents arising out of...
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Jan 7, 2012 | NEWS
The legislature has made a major change in summary judgment procedure in Tennessee state courts. In 2008, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued its opinion in Hannan v. Alltel Publishing Co., 270 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. 2008) which modified the summary judgment standard in...
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Dec 20, 2011 | NEWS
Four FMS attorneys were named by Knoxville’s CityView Magazine as Top Attorneys in 2011 in their respective fields. Each year the magazine calls upon members of the local bar association to vote for their peers, and winners in various practice areas are announced....
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Oct 17, 2011 | NEWS
On June 16, 2011, Governor Bill Haslam signed the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011 into law. This tort-reform law dramatically changes the measure of damages that can be recovered in certain cases. A complete copy of the signed legislation can be found here....