Tennessee

Settlement of Probate Dispute Enforced As Written

On June 12, 2023, the Tennessee Court of Appeals (Knoxville) upheld a settlement agreement requiring the recipient of funds in…

1 year ago

2022 Resource Map for Older Tennesseans

Public Chapter 548 (2018), codified in Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-2-115, required the development of a resource map of all…

2 years ago

Arbitration Agreement Enforced; Trial Court erred in looking beyond HCAD to determine competency

In Welch v. Oaktree Health and Rehabilitation Center (2/28/2022), the Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's determination that…

3 years ago

Testamentary Gift Adeemed by Extinction

In In re Estate of Tom Cone, Jr., filed February 28, 2022, the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the Probate…

3 years ago

Certified Elder Law Attorneys in Tennessee

Attorneys are certified as Certified Elder Law Attorneys by the National Elder Law Foundation. NELF lists the criteria for being certified…

3 years ago

Pat Summitt Quotes

Pat Summitt was one of the all-time best coaches in NCAA history. As Head Coach of the University of Tennessee's…

4 years ago

Brown v. Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12915 (E.D. Tenn. 2007)

Plaintiff's decedent was a nursing home resident who developed severe decubitus ulcers and suffered from dehydration and malnutrition. Plaintiff alleged…

4 years ago

Burk v. RHA/Sullivan, Inc., 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 637 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)

Resident suffered from Alzheimers's dementia. While he was in the nursing home, he developed a severe scrotal infection. He was…

4 years ago

Howard v. Kindred Nursing Ctrs. Ltd. P’ship, 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 521 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)

Resident died in April 2000. Suit was filed in February 2002. The action was removed to federal court but was…

4 years ago

Owens v. Nat’l Health Corp., 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 448 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)

The trial court denied a motion to compel arbitration because the agent had no authority to execute the arbitration agreement.…

4 years ago