Every so often we get questions about whether you can sue a Tennessee public school or the Memphis City Schools. The answer is a complicated one. Like lawyers love to say: it depends. Public schools are subject to something called “sovereign immunity.” This just means that, as a government authority, they can’t be sued unless …
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Last week, Gov. Bill Haslam signed into law a new workers’ comp overhaul for the state of Tennessee. According to The Tennessean, the law “moves disputed cases from the courts to a new state agency, overseen by an administrator appointed by the governor.” In addition, it will authorize “the creation of medical treatment guidelines and …
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It’s a new year, with new laws. And one of those laws is a Tennessee statute that could really hurt area teachers. The law is listed as 519 SB0551 but it amends TCA Title 3; Title 49 and Title 63. It requires licenses for K-12 public school teachers be denied, suspended, or revoked if student …
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It’s hard to believe. Could students and their families really be paying almost 70% of their college costs, even at Tennessee state schools? And could community college students really be carrying 60% of the financial burden for their education? After all, many of us can still remember when it was the exact opposite: the state …
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The recent deadly meningitis outbreak in Tennessee and around the country has people asking about compounding pharmacies, since it was a steroid injection from a compounding pharmacy that caused the problem in the first place. What are compounding pharmacies? What do they do? And are their products unsafe? Compounding is actually a traditional part of …
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Recently politicians have been talking about streamlining the Tennessee drunk driving laws. Tennessee Safety Commissioner Bill Gibbons has been pushing for clearer, less complicated rules with stronger enforcement. In discussing this need, another issue came to light: the way people in power try to influence the justice system, including when drunk driving is involved. Gibbons …
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Recently The Tennessean came out with a great article about workers’ compensation in Tennessee and how it can negatively affect both employers and their employees. In general, employers in Tennessee are frustrated by high workers’ comp insurance premiums. They’re required to have the insurance, but the costs can be very high. They also feel some …
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At least 900 patients in Tennessee have been injected with a steroid medication linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak around the country. The steroid, which is meant to treat back pain, was supplied by a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy called New England Compounding Center (NECC). Its chemical name is preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate. Tennessee was the first …
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Tennessee’s state debt is running at about $5.9 billion. Sure, that may sound like bad news. But Tennessee’s $5.9 billion in debt is actually the lowest of any state in the US. In fact, it’s lauded as “good news” and a sign of fiscal responsibility. Would the same be said for your household? Debt isn’t …
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A judge recently found TVA liable for the massive coal ash spill that devastated the Kingston area of Roane County, Tennessee, in 2008. The spill flooded Kingston and its nearby Emory River with 1.1 billion gallons of toxic coal sludge right before Christmas. Along with other property, it destroyed entire homes and covered over 5 …
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