State offices in the counties listed below will close on Friday, January 30, due to winter weather. Employees who have the ability to work remotely will do so. Please check over the weekend to see any updates for next week. Be safe. Affected Counties: Bedford Benton Carroll Cheatham Chester Crockett Davidson Decatur Dickson Dyer Fayette Gibson Giles Hardeman Hardin Haywood … Continue reading State Offices in Select Counties are Closed on Friday, January 30
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State Offices are Closed in These Counties
State offices in the counties listed below will close on Wednesday, January 28 and Thursday, January 29 due to winter weather. State employees with the ability to work remotely will do so. Affected Counties: Bedford Benton Carroll Cheatham Chester Clay Crockett Davidson Decatur Dickson Dyer Fayette … Continue reading State Offices are Closed in These Counties
Please Check Back!
This blog has proven invaluable in situations like we're currently experiencing, to keep everyone updated on weather-related closures. Right now, we don't know if the Nashville office will be open on Wednesday, January 28, if you are considering seeking a settlement approval on that date. We'll let you know ASAP. In the meantime, remember that … Continue reading Please Check Back!
Board Announces Oral Arguments Next Month
The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board will hear in-person oral arguments in four cases on Thursday, February 12, in Knoxville at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. First, Gandy v. Marten Transport, Ltd. presents causation/medical causation issues of an employee’s “scratch” that rapidly escalated into a serious infection requiring an arm amputation and multiple surgeries. Marten Transport … Continue reading Board Announces Oral Arguments Next Month
Take Note Please!
The judges will be having their annual meeting next week, Wednesday-Friday, January 28-30. The only location holding settlement approvals will be Nashville on Wednesday January 28, from 8–10 a.m. Central Time. Also, it's winter. Remember that this blog is the best place to check regarding any potential office closures due to inclement weather. Thanks. Stay warm … Continue reading Take Note Please!
Be careful with Artificial Intelligence
Perhaps you noticed an item in TBA Today on Dec. 16 about the Tennessee Supreme Court disciplining two Alabama attorneys for their use of artificial intelligence. William Jefferson Cranford and Matthew Brett Reeves violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 3.2 and 8.4 when they filed motions including fabricated citations generated by AI. The Order is … Continue reading Be careful with Artificial Intelligence
Great News: TNComp is Back!
The Court Clerk and her staff are updating the system with filings received since Tuesday afternoon, and soon everything should be up to date. During the outage, they fielded many questions from anxious attorneys and parties alike, with professionalism and kindness. (A few judges and staff attorneys were hand-wringing, too.) Thanks also to the IT … Continue reading Great News: TNComp is Back!
The Bureau is closed November 11–Clarksville settlements on November 4
Veterans Day is rapidly approaching. The Bureau of Workers' Compensation will be closed on Tuesday, November 11. This means we've moved up the monthly Clarksville settlement day to November 4, next week. See you there.
Have You Registered for the Court CLE Programs?
If not, why not? The first session is just one week away. Next Wednesday, Deputy Chief Judge David Langham of the Compensation Claims court in Pensacola, Florida; Attorney Pam Langham, a sole/general practitioner in Gulf Breeze, Florida; and Chief Judge Kenneth M. Switzer, Nashville, will team up to discuss “Is Your Intelligence Artificial?” Among other … Continue reading Have You Registered for the Court CLE Programs?
Court’s Continuing Legal Education Series Returns this Fall
Last year, we offered four one-hour continuing legal education programs at no cost. The feedback was extremely positive, so we’re doing it again this year. The programs are: October 15, Is your Intelligence Artificial? Presenters: Deputy Chief Judge David Langham, Compensation Claims, Pensacola, Florida/Chief Judge Kenneth M. Switzer October 22, Objection, Your Honor! Presenters: Judge … Continue reading Court’s Continuing Legal Education Series Returns this Fall
Oral arguments in heart attack case set during conference
The Appeals Board announced last week that it will hear in-person oral arguments in Taylor v. Dale’s Recycling on Friday, June 13, at the Bureau’s Educational Conference in Murfreesboro. In the case, Darrell Taylor was pulling a trailer of scrap metal for Dale’s on a highway on a hot summer day, when a local sheriff’s … Continue reading Oral arguments in heart attack case set during conference
Happy Memorial Day. And Don’t Forget…
The State is closed on the following dates: Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day, and Thursday, June 19, for Juneteenth. In addition, there will be no settlements statewide on Wednesday, June 11, through Friday, June 13, due to the Bureau's Educational Conference. See you there instead. Also, settlements in Clarksville will take place as scheduled … Continue reading Happy Memorial Day. And Don’t Forget…
Congratulations, Judge Addington
Judge Brian K. Addington was inducted as a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers on Saturday, April 5, at the Union League Club in Chicago. The College honors attorneys who possess the highest professional qualifications, ethical standards, character, integrity, professional expertise, and leadership. Chief Judge Kenneth M. Switzer said, “Judge Addington’s induction as … Continue reading Congratulations, Judge Addington
Office closures announced
State offices in the following Tennessee counties are closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19: Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Campbell, Cannon, Caroll, Cheatham, Chester, Clairborne, Clay, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grundy, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, … Continue reading Office closures announced
Maury County Settlement Dates
In a previous blog post, we said we'd follow up with the 2025 dates. Here they are. Judge Tipps will conduct approvals at the Maury County Judicial Center, 1115 South Main Street in Columbia, on the following dates: February 18, March 18, April 22, May 20, June 17, July 22, August 19, September 16, October … Continue reading Maury County Settlement Dates
Judicial Conference Next Week
This means that no settlements will be heard in any office on January 30 and 31. In Nashville, Chief Judge Switzer will be on the bench at the regular time on January 29. Nashville, however, will be the only office doing approvals on that date. Business as usual on Monday and Tuesday. Thanks for your … Continue reading Judicial Conference Next Week
Appeals Board revises the oral arguments docket for next week
Check it out here. For a refresher about the cases at bar, click here.
Full Supreme Court to decide Significant Aggravation Case
In July, the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board split 2-1 in Edwards v. Peoplease on the medical causation issue. The case involved an assertion of aggravation of a preexisting condition. The majority concluded Edwards did not prove the injury and need for knee replacements arose primarily from work. Rather, according to the majority, the employee’s preexisting arthritis … Continue reading Full Supreme Court to decide Significant Aggravation Case
Nashville settlement hours extended
As the song goes, "It's the most wonderful time of the year." To settle your cases, that is. Open settlement approvals in Nashville on Thursdays will now last until 11:00 a.m. Central time on December 5, 12 and 19.
Workers’ Compensation Courts Grant Hurricane Helene Relief to Affected Areas
Earlier this month, the Tennessee Supreme Court activated a limited disaster plan for all the trial courts in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Judicial Districts after severe flooding that occurred September 26 and 27, 2024, in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The Supreme Court is granting a 45-day extension of mandatory deadlines contained in the Tennessee … Continue reading Workers’ Compensation Courts Grant Hurricane Helene Relief to Affected Areas
From the Bench 