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....
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Sep 14, 2011 | NEWS
The University of Tennessee College of Law is moving up the National Rankings according to U.S. News’ annual law school rankings issue. The College of Law moved up to 27th overall among all public universities and 56th among all public and private universities. The...
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Apr 9, 2011 | NEWS
On February 28, 2011, Second Harvest Food Bank lost one-third to one-half of its inventory when flash flooding hit its Delaware Avenue warehouse. In addition to the inventory loss, the high water damaged delivery trucks and employee vehicles. With six major programs...