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The Tennessee Bar Journal has an insightful article this month about new challenges for lawyers arising out of technology, and the potential collateral damage to their clients’ cases as result of social media like Facebook and Twitter. Indeed, litigation has always meant that your clients were going to be under...
Read More Continue ReadingNews: Pharmacy Mistakenly Gives Abortion Drug to Pregnant Woman News outlets are reporting today that a pharmacy in Denver mistakenly filled a pregnant woman’s prescription with methotrexate, which is a chemotherapy drug that is also used for early-stage pregnancy termination. There is now a chance that she might lose her...
Read More Continue ReadingMemphis Commercial Appeal regarding Municipal School Districts Chris Patterson was quoted today in the Memphis Commercial Appeal in connection with potential new educational options being considered by the state legislature in the wake of the debate on the Memphis City Schools charter surrender. Several Shelby County municipalities are studying the...
Read More Continue ReadingStudy Shows Surgery Mix-ups More Common Than You Might Think “Unthinkable errors by doctors and surgeons — such as amputating the wrong leg or removing organs from the wrong patient — occur more frequently than previously believed, a new study suggests. … Catastrophic surgical errors are ‘a lot more common...
Read More Continue ReadingReminder for Estimated Tax Filers For all you estimated tax filers, here’s a friendly reminder that your next payment (using Form 1040-ES) is due this next Wednesday, September 15th. NOTE: Estimated taxes are generally paid by self-employed persons, although others are potentially required to file. According to the IRS website...
Read More Continue ReadingMedical Malpractice Series The Memphis Commercial Appeal had an interesting two-part series about medical malpractice lawsuits written by a local doctor and regular columnist, Dr. Manoj Jain. He wrote the article from the perspective of recognizing the need for the accountability provided by our medical malpractice system vs. just having...
Read More Continue ReadingHow to Detect Non-Answers Over the past week or so, I’ve touched on the theme of lying. First, I posted about an interesting question raised over at the Winning Trial Advocacy Tips blog: Should A Lawyer Call a Witness a “Liar” on the Stand? Second, over at my personal blog...
Read More Continue ReadingThe Consequences of Crime and Punishment There was a good article in the April 2010 edition of the Tennessee Bar Journal by Nashville attorney Vincent P. Wyatt titled Crime and Punishment…and Punishment. While none of the lawyers at Patterson Bray practice in the area of criminal law, the article is nonetheless...
Read More Continue ReadingShould You Call a Witness a ‘Liar’? I follow the Winning Trial Advocacy Tips blog, and recently there was a gem of a post titled Should You Call a Witness a ‘Liar’? It was particularly interesting because it combined two of my favorite topics: trial practice and Star Wars. You’ll...
Read More Continue ReadingConversation with a Doctor Who Wanted to file Malpractice Suit John Day is one of the most well-known medical malpractice attorneys in Tennessee. He is also one of the leaders in our profession when it comes to exploding the myths and misimpressions that underlie much of society’s false assumptions about...
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