Judicial Conference Supports Citing Unpublished Opinions
Yesterday, the Federal Judiciary voted to change its rules to support allowing citations to unpublished opinions. Two big caveats. One, it will only be for prospective opinions, meaning older cases are not suddenly going prime time. Two, the circuits will set their own rules for how much weight unpublished opinions should garner.
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Punitive Damages After State Farm v. Campbell
Here is an article that analyzes the state of the law of punitive damages two years after the decision of the United States Supreme Court in State Farm v. Campbell.
The author clearly has a bias on the subject, but the article still has value.
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June Unemployment Rates
Click here to view June County unemployment rates as posted by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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Fall Seminar Programs
Former Supreme Court Justice Penny White, former Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe Riley and I have started offered CLE programs in the Fall. We have expanded the program to allow you to earn all 15 hours of CLE in two days, including your 3 E & P hours. If you wish, you can attend just one day. In addition, we are having a 3 hour E & P program only in several cities around the state. Click here for the dates and the cities.
We had a great turnout last year and hope for an even better turnout this year. In addition to an unpdate on the law of torts and comparative fault I will be giving an extended lecture on the law of depositions. When you leave the seminar you will know what there is to know about law in Tennessee concerning taking depositions and the use of them at trial.
We hope to see you there. You may register here.
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