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LWDN congratulates Knoxville attorneys Joshua A. Wolfe and Adam F. Rust in a recent Tennessee Court of Appeals win.  (Read More)

Knoxville attorney Tonya R. Willis recently won an appeal in a trucking case. LWDN defended Purdy Brothers Trucking Company. A summary of the case by Tennessee Bar Association is below. (Read More)

LWDN attorneys Craig Allen and Jim Exum recently obtained a defense verdict in a major case tried in Winchester, Tennessee.  Plaintiff, age 37, and her daughter were injured in an accident at an intersection where traffic lights had recently been installed. (Read More)

LWDN congratulates attorneys Thomas A. Williams, M. Andrew Pippenger and Benjamin T. Reese in a recent US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals defense win. Attorney Reese argued the case in Cincinnati after a District Court in Chattanooga granted LWDN's Motion for Summary Judgment at trial level. (Read More)

LWDN congratulates attorneys Frank Thomas and Luis A. Botero in obtaining a defense verdict in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in a slip and fall case where Plaintiffs were seeking $400,000 in damages. (Read More)

Attorneys Tom Sippel and Ben Reese procured a recent Chancery Court defense win for a client. The Plaintiff, who worked as a Business Manager at a Church, was injured when he fell off a horse.   The horse was kept at the Church's outdoor camp that was used to entertain children during the summer months. 
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LWDN attorneys Chris Brown and Adam Russell secured a successful appellate victory in a recent case. (Read More)

A favorable verdict was obtained by Molly Glover and Nicole Grida on May 27, 2010, following a two week trial involving a Plaintiff with multiple sclerosis who slipped and fell in a restaurant fracturing her hip.  Plaintiff, a nurse who had been diagnosed with MS in 1998, alleged that a floor mat in a self-service drink area was unnecessary and was too large for the space .  Five non-medical experts testified regarding restaurant design/floor mat safety.  The Plaintiff, who was permanently wheel chair ridden at the time of trial due to MS and allegedly the hip fracture, asked for $5M plus p (Read More)

A defense verdict obtained by Molly Glover and Steven Synder following a three week jury trial on behalf of vehicle manufacturer, Metrotrans Corporation, has been reviewed by the Tennessee Court of Appeals.  On March 15, 2010, the intermediate appellate court found that Plaintiffs Clifton and Charleen Lake’s negligence and products liability claims, premised upon the alleged defective design of an airport shuttle bus were federally preempted by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards . The case was originally tried in Memphis, Tennessee in the summer of 2008, with Ms. Glover and Mr. (Read More)

LWDN Attorneys Dana Holloway and David Chapman obtained a defense win recently for a package car company they defended. A package car driver was driving in Roane County on a 4 lane highway with a grass median with the usual cross over points allowing vehicles to turn left.  The package driver was in the left lane.  He said a car turned left into one of the cross overs abruptly from the right lane causing him to slam on his brakes and veer left to try and avoid hitting the car.  He went into the median, crossed over, and struck the car.  Driver and passenger of the car (passenger was p (Read More)