Sarah Byrne By Sarah Byrne, Staff Attorney, and Penny Shrum, Clerk of Court, Nashville A time to plant, a time to reap Any denizen of Tennessee knows our weather is almost as mercurial and unpredictable as 1960s America. It’s hard to tell what season it is: summer one day, and winter the next. Typically, Tennessee … Continue reading Seasons Change, and So Do We
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Oral arguments revisit willful misconduct under Mitchell
By Sarah Byrne, staff attorney, Nashville The Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers’ Compensation Panel, Middle Section, heard arguments on March 25 in Corey Bunton v. Sanderson Pipe Corp., a willful misconduct case appealed from the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims. From the employee-appellant’s perspective, the Bunton facts illustrate what the Mitchell dissent predicted: the four-factor … Continue reading Oral arguments revisit willful misconduct under Mitchell
High court considers ‘meaningful return to work’
By Sarah Byrne, Staff Attorney, Nashville The Tennessee Supreme Court held oral arguments Oct. 4 in Christopher Batey v. Deliver This, Inc. Issues included the admissibility of the Physician Certification Form for “extraordinary relief” under the escape clause in Tenn. Code Ann. section 50-6-242(a)(2) and the definition of “extraordinary.” But the primary issue was whether … Continue reading High court considers ‘meaningful return to work’
Where to file your Supreme Court Notice of Appeal
By Sarah Byrne, Staff Attorney, Nashville When studying for the bar exam, I dreamed I was living in a glass house. All eyes were on me. Clearly, my mind was coping with fear of others’ judgments, since everyone whose opinion mattered knew I was sitting for the exam. Speaking of judgments, here is an important … Continue reading Where to file your Supreme Court Notice of Appeal
Re-defining the UR Rules
By Sarah G. Byrne Shortly before Christmas, my brother posted a picture of my nephew on Facebook. He was sporting a tee-shirt challenging Santa to define the word “good.” My first thought: He’ll be a lawyer. After all, lawyers are wordsmiths who agonize over every word in order to re-define the rules. Speaking of, the … Continue reading Re-defining the UR Rules
