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TAM Webinars
Jury Selection: The Art of Asking the Right Questions, 60-minute webinar
presented by Emily Taylor, with Watson, Roach, Batson, Rowell & Lauderback
in Knoxville, on Thursday, December 7, at 2 p.m. (Central), 3 p.m. (Eastern).
For more information, visit: www.mleesmith.com/jury-120717
or call (800) 727-5257
Attorney ESI Update: How to Uncover and Use Social Media Evidence
for Maximum Case Benefit, 60-minute webinar presented by Marcus
Chatterton, with Balch & Bingham in Birmingham, on Wednesday,
December 13, at 2 p.m. (Central), 3 p.m. (Eastern).
For more information, visit: www.mleesmith.com/social-121317
or call (800) 727-5257
On-Site Events
PRICING: $497 (full program) ($427 for any additional attendees from same firm);
$347 (one day only); and $247 (materials only)
SPEAKERS: Rebecca Blair, The Blair Law Firm, Brentwood; Alan L. Cates, Husch
Blackwell LLP, Chattanooga; Harlan Dodson, Dodson, Parker, Behm & Capparella
P.C., Nashville; Donald J. Farinato, Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC, Knoxville;
Elizabeth B. Hickman, Goodman Callahan & Blackstone, PLLC, Nashville; Glen Kyle,
Monica Franklin & Associates, LLC, Knoxville; Patrick B. Mason, Mason Zoccola Law
Firm, PLLC, Memphis; Steve McDaniel, Williams McDaniel, Memphis; Sara E.
McManus, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Chattanooga; Hunter
R. Mobley, Howard Mobley Hayes & Gontarek, PLLC, Nashville; Jeff Mobley, Howard
Mobley Hayes & Gontarek, PLLC, Nashville; Julie Travis Moss, The Blair Law Firm,
Brentwood; and Michelle Poss, Law Office of A. Michelle Poss, Nashville
HIGHLIGHTS: Use of various trusts as estate planning tools; tips for drafting wills in
2018; trust drafting tips with samples; duties and liabilities of personal representatives;
implementing and handling conservatorships and guardianships; what to look for in
reviewing existing estate plans; dealing with tax issues when administering an estate;
using charitable trusts effectively; tips for drafting estate planning documents;
establishing a special needs trust; planning for a clients long-term care; understanding
issues that arise in small estates; probate litigation case law and legislative update; ethical
issues facing trust and estate planning attorneys; and ethical issues that arise when
choosing a client.
PRICING: $497 (full program) $70 off for any additional attendees from same
firm); $347 (One day only); and $247 (materials only)
COURT OF APPEALS
TORTS: When estate filed suit for healthcare liability alleging that, per
medical orders, decedent was not to be left lying flat in bed and alleging that
on day of her death, decedent had been left lying flat in bed causing her to
suffocate or aspirate and die, trial court properly granted defendants
summary judgment when defendants made properly supported motion for
summary judgment negating essential element of estates claim, i.e.,
causation, and estate did not produce evidence demonstrating existence of
specific facts in record that could lead rational trier of fact to find in favor of
estate. Estate of Sample v. Life Care Centers of America Inc., 10/11/17,
Knoxville, Swiney, 6 pages.
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/estate_of_evelyn_sample_v._life_care_centers_of_america_inc._et_al..pdf
TRIAL COURTS
EVIDENCE: When defendant filed motion seeking order that all documents
listed on plaintiffs private log must be promptly produced and asserted
ground for production that one or more individuals listed on the privilege
log have been determined by defendant to actually [be] employed by a
third party consultant, Health Care Navigator, LLC (HCN), motion is
denied because HCNs relationship with plaintiff constitutes kind of
insider that requires application of attorney-client privilege to documents
identified in plaintiffs privilege log. Covenent Dove LLC v. PharMerica
Corp., 7/18/17, Davidson Chancery, Lyle, 19 pages.
https://www.tncourts.gov/node/4870451