Gerichtshof verabschiedet AuslegungsprotokollGerichtshof nimmt Auslegung an

Von Chief Judge Kenneth M. Switzer, Nashville Im vergangenen November veröffentlichten wir einen Artikel über die Bedeutung der richtigen Interpretation während der Gerichtsverhandlungen - nicht nur Vergleiche, sondern auch beschleunigte Anhörungen und Entschädigungsanhörungen. Zuvor haben wir einige hybride Interpretationen zugelassen. Wir haben Konversationsdolmetschen, Simultanübersetzungen und geteilte Dolmetschungen erlaubt (bei denen der Mitarbeiter teilweise seine Sprache … Continue reading Gerichtshof verabschiedet AuslegungsprotokollGerichtshof nimmt Auslegung an

Announcing a New, Temporary Location for Chattanooga Trials

By Judge Audrey Headrick, Chattanooga With COVID-19 and the advent of social distancing, we’ve been looking for a better location for Chattanooga regional trials. If you’ve ever visited the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims Chattanooga courtroom, you know it’s a bit “cozy.” Unfortunately, it’s too cozy for us to conduct trials during the pandemic and … Continue reading Announcing a New, Temporary Location for Chattanooga Trials

Workers’ Comp in the Bluegrass State

By Judge Robert V. Durham, Cookeville Back when the world was normal, I traveled to Kentucky to observe how its court conducted workers’ compensation hearings. While anyone who practices workers’ comp in Tennessee would have little difficulty getting up to speed on Kentucky law, they’d encounter several procedural differences that I found very interesting. To … Continue reading Workers’ Comp in the Bluegrass State

Calling for your settlement approval or other hearing

As we prepare for the beginning of telephonic settlement approval hearings next week, we’d like to remind you of the telephone numbers our judges and staff use for conference calls, listed below. Location JUDGES Toll-Free Local CHATTANOOGA Audrey Headrick 855-383-0001 423-634-0164 CHATTANOOGA Thomas Wyatt 855-747-1721 615-741-3061 MEMPHIS Rhoberta Orsland 855-543-5045 901-543-2669 MEMPHIS Deana Seymour 866-943-0014 … Continue reading Calling for your settlement approval or other hearing

Be Prepared!

By Judge Thomas Wyatt, Chattanooga I could’ve named this article as I did because I was a Boy Scout. More pertinent to its purpose, however, I gave it this name because I was a trial attorney for 32 years. The motto resonates with me. I recently did a little research about the famous Scouting motto … Continue reading Be Prepared!

Appeals Board Issues Opinion Disfavoring Bifurcation

The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board sent a rather forceful message regarding the bifurcation of compensation hearings yesterday in Cotton v. HUMACare, Inc., et al. In a word, don’t. The case involved Karen Cotton’s entitlement to survivor benefits after her husband fell to his death from atop a cell tower on the job for Central … Continue reading Appeals Board Issues Opinion Disfavoring Bifurcation