Periodically, our attorneys will have articles published in certain areas of practice on relevant topics. Here you will find our current newsletters and other articles of interest.
- LWDN Quick FlashSep 2010
- LWDN Quick FlashAug 2010
The Firm is pleased to announce that Attorney John B. Curtis, Jr. has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the category of Medical Malpractice Law. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Mr. (Read More)
- LWDN Quick FlashAug 2010
Below are Workers’ Comp Appeal opinions that were featured in TBA’s
“TBA Today” e-newsletter on July 28, 2010.VICKY L. BENSON v. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.
Court: TWCA
Attorneys:
Eugene B. Dixon, Maryville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Vicky L. Benson.
Joshua A. Wolfe, (LWDN attorney) Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Old Republic Insurance Company and New Gray Cemetery.
Judge: BLACKWOOD (Read More) - LWDN Quick FlashJul 2010
Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is pleased to announce that Tracy A. Overstreet has been named a Member of the firm, effective July 2010.
Mr. Overstreet is a Member in the firms Memphis office. He concentrates his practice in general civil litigation and insurance defense, with an emphasis on construction law and product liability. He has experience in a wide spectrum of cases involving trial and appellate practice in both Tennessee State and Federal Courts. (Read More)
- LWDN Quick FlashJul 2010
World Harvest Church, Inc. v. Guide One Mutual Ins. Co., S10Q0341.
In response to certified questions posed by the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in World Harvest Church v. Guide One Mutual Ins. Co., 586 F.3d 950 (11th Cir. 2009), the Georgia Supreme Court clarifies two important coverage questions: (1) what is an effective reservation of rights and (2) when there is not an effective reservation of rights, is the insurer estopped from asserting no coverage after it has assumed and controlled the defense of the suit against its insured. (Read More)
- LWDN Quick FlashJun 2010
Were you aware that Tennessee is considering implementing adjuster certification requirements
in the coming year?According to the notice below, a Public Hearing is being planned for August 2010,
with adjuster certification requirements becoming effective in July 2011.See a Summary of Notice on the pdf below.
