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No More Tennessee Inheritance Tax As of January 1, 2016, the Tennessee inheritance tax is repealed. What this means is that families of persons who pass away in 2016 or later will not owe any Tennessee inheritance taxes. Looking forward, estate planning in Tennessee, in many cases, will be simplified...
Read More Continue ReadingTennessee Dog Bite Cases: No “Big Dog” Exception Our firm handles Tennessee dog bite cases. In the recent case of Moore v. Gaut, the Tennessee Court of Appeals interpreted Tennessee’s 2007 dog bite statute and declined to create a “big dog exception” to the rule generally limiting a dog owner’s...
Read More Continue ReadingDo you have a slip and fall claim? You slipped and fell in a store. You felt embarrassed and hoped no one saw you. All you wanted was to hurry up and get out of there. Once you reach the privacy of your car, though, you realize you are hurting...
Read More Continue ReadingBeen in an Accident? Next Steps for Your Medical Care. We have clients who have been involved in an accident, whether a car wreck, slip and fall, dog bite, or other injury, and they often ask what they should do about medical care, and whether it will hurt or help...
Read More Continue ReadingConstruction Contract? Confirm Your Contractor is Properly Licensed First! I spent a good amount of time one week working with a client to cancel his construction contract after learning that the contractor was not properly licensed to build his new house. What started out as an exciting time in this...
Read More Continue ReadingPut Up or Shut Up is Back In what is generally viewed as a win for defendants in lawsuits, the Tennessee Supreme Court recently reverted to a more lenient summary judgment standard used by courts in Tennessee prior to 2008. A summary judgment motion is a procedural tool where...
Read More Continue Reading“Neighbors said the complex’s security gate hasn’t worked in quite some time.” It keeps happening. Almost every day brings another incident of violent crime in Memphis area apartments. Apartment residents in Memphis have a right to demand that property managers and owners take reasonable steps to prevent foreseeable crimes on...
Read More Continue ReadingErin Shea Elected as Fellow by the Memphis Bar Foundation Patterson Bray is proud to announce that Erin Shea was recently elected a Fellow by the Memphis Bar Foundation. The Memphis Bar Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Memphis Bar Association with the mission of promoting philanthropy among members of the Bar;...
Read More Continue ReadingLocal Goverment Alert: TN Supreme Court acknowledges expansive rights of governing boards to sue & be sued Two recent opinions give real insight into the Tennessee Supreme Court’s thinking about the ability of the components of local government to sue each other. In the first case, the Court confirmed Metro Nashville’s ability...
Read More Continue ReadingState of TN holding $725M in unclaimed property – click to see if any belongs to you Ever wonder what happens to money or property that gets “lost in the shuffle” so to speak? an old utility or lease deposit you forgot to follow up on before you moved...
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