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Tam-Bytes September 19, 2016 Vol. 19, No. 38 TAM Webinars: Bryan Moseley November 1
Tam-Bytes September 19, 2016 Vol. 19, No. 38 TAM Webinars: Bryan Moseley November 1
Tam-Bytes September 19, 2016 Vol. 19, No. 38 TAM Webinars: Bryan Moseley November 1
HIGHLIGHTS: Youll hear from Chief Judge Ken Switzer and Judge Pam Johnson,
with the Court of Workers Compensation Claims, as well as Judges Tim Conner and
Marshall Davidson of the Workers Compensation Appeals Board; youll gain insight on
causation issues under the new law from a panel of attorneys and physicians, hear about
when it is appropriate to terminate an employee who has filed a workers comp claim, and
receive a comparison of how workers comp injuries are resolved under the old (preJuly 1, 2014) versus the new (post-July 1, 2014) law; youll get an update on the latest
rulings from the Workers Compensation Appeals Panels, the Workers Compensation
Appeals Board, and the Court of Workers Compensation Claims; youll hear from Bureau
of Workers Compensation representatives on the employer penalty process, Drug
Formulary, pain management rules, and the ombudsman/mediation program; and youll
also get up to date on complex issues, such as Medicare set-asides, handling disputes over
an employees future medical benefits, new pain management rules, hot topics from the
plaintiffs perspective, and ethical issues arising under the new law.
HIGHLIGHTS: Get an overview from Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle about the practice and
procedures in the states new business court; get up to date on the latest developments in the
areas of personal injury, family law, and real estate; get practice pointers from Hamilton
County Circuit Judge Neil Thomas on oral and written skills to use in filing and presenting
various pretrial motions; learn the ins and outs of appellate practice and procedure and the
deferential abuse of discretion standard of review from Court of Appeals Judge Frank Clement;
get tips and strategies on advising your clients about the time overtime procedure, which is set
to take effect on December 1; learn how to use websites and social media to promote yourself
and your law practice; get an insiders perspective from the Chief Disciplinary Counsel on the
Boards recent developments; gain insight from Court of Appeals Judge Thomas Frierson on
accepting, terminating, or declining representation.
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Smith, Stites & Harbison PLLC, Nashville; Eileen Burkhalter Smith, Disciplinary
Counsel, Board of Professional Responsibility; and Judge Joseph Woodruff, circuit
court, 21st Judicial District (Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and Williamson counties).
HIGHLIGHTS: Use of various trusts as estate planning tools; tips for drafting wills
in 2016; trust drafting tips with samples; duties and liabilities of fiduciaries; structuring
marital agreements to deal with estate planning issues; what to look for in reviewing
existing estate plans; business succession planning; qualifying for TennCare;
alternatives to full probate administration; planning for a clients long-term care; tips for
probating a will and administering estates; planning for digital assets; probate litigation
case law and legislative update; ethical issues facing trust and estate planning attorneys;
and ethics in elder care.
COURT OF APPEALS
TORTS: When there was multiple-vehicle accident during which plaintiffs
car collided with tractor-trailer that was owned and operated by Benouttas,
conditions when, in spite of mothers admission that her mental health issues
still generally persist and that she will never be through with therapy, it is
not clear what impact mothers current mental health has on her ability to
parent although mothers mental health may pose significant barrier to
reunification given her prior struggles and failure to seek consistent
treatment, clear and convincing evidence on this point is lacking; evidence
supported termination of mothers parental rights on grounds of
abandonment by failure to provide suitable home, substantial noncompliance with requirements of permanency plans, and severe child abuse.
In re Stormie M., 9/15/16, Nashville, Goldin, 31 pages.
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/inrestormiem._opn.pdf
FAMILY LAW: In case in which parties were divorced in 4/12, mother was
designated as primary residential parent of parties two children, in 4/15,
mother provided father with notice of intent to relocate to Pennsylvania with
two children, and father filed petition in opposition to move, trial court erred
in denying mothers relocation request; given fact that father never alleged
that motive behind mothers desire to relocate was vindictive or that
relocation posed threat of serious and specific harm to children, mother cited
numerous reasons in support of her relocation, including proximity to her
husband, availability of support from extended family, employment
opportunity with increased income, ability to pursue post-graduate
education, and absence of reliable family support in Tennessee, and father
failed to respond to majority of mothers stated reasons in his petition in
opposition, and instead, simply asserted that similar opportunities were
available in Tennessee and that relocation would disrupt childrens
relationship with maternal grandmother; while similar employment and
educational opportunities may be available to mother in Tennessee, mothers
stated purposes for relocating were reasonable and substantial when
considered together, and these purposes outweighed fathers loss of coparenting time. Slavko v. Slavko, 9/9/16, Nashville, McClarty, 6 pages.
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/slavko.angela.opn_.pdf
employee asserted documents were in Abbeys own words, but Abbey does
not make direct statement within document, and bulk of document appears to
be copies of email communication, and document is unsigned; although Dr.
Davis records mention employees wrist pain and her work together, there is
no statement affirmatively linking two, and hence, Davis records do not meet
requirement that expert medical opinion be shown to reasonable degree of
medical certainty considering all causes. Berry v. Community Health
Services, 5/11/16, Nashville, Switzer, 12 pages.
http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1422&context=utk_workerscomp
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