Gadson William Perry

*A recent federal appeals court’s decision to reverse the stoppage of a criminal investigation in Florida has implications for civil litigants in Tennessee.* On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more In a stunning reversal of what appeared to be the trend towards discounted medical damages in personal-injury cases, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled on Friday, November 17, 2017, that the Collateral Source Rule reigns...more As statutes go, the Tennessee Public Records Act (TPRA) is fairly straightforward. Under it, “[a]ll state, county, and municipal records shall . . . be open for personal inspection by any citizen of this state[.]” “[T]hose in...more In Tennessee, personal-injury plaintiffs may recover as damages the reasonable and necessary costs of the medical treatment that they received for their proven injuries. Until recently, a plaintiff’s ability to prove a...more