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What This Paralegal Has Learned After Working With Attorneys for 40 Years

Paralegal Bootcamp

If they become a repeat abuser, I take the situation to the lawyer (because of course, you know this is a true principle, they do NOT behave that way with the attorney). I ask the lawyer to address it with the client and sometimes they will simply decide that they will handle that client directly. Manage your cases. My list is below.

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Plaintiff’s deposition created issue of fact in GTLA premises liability case.

Day on Torts

Where plaintiff’s deposition created a “dispute of material fact” as to whether defendant had actual notice of the alleged dangerous condition in this GTLA premises liability case, summary judgment for defendant was reversed. In Vaughn v. Coffee County, Tennessee , No. M2021-00653-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1652552 (Tenn. internal citations omitted).

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Evidence of car accident occurring not enough to support negligence claim.

Day on Torts

During plaintiff’s deposition, he stated that defendant had “done what she had to do” and “acknowledged that he did not think she had done anything wrong.” Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, citing plaintiff’s own deposition as evidence. Defendant was allegedly injured during the accident and filed this negligence suit.

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Summary judgment affirmed where defendant did not place structure creating nuisance on defendant’s easement.

Day on Torts

In support of its motion, the State pointed to deposition testimony that the structure in question was “funky,” was not something the State would have used at any point, and was available to consumers. Note: Chapter 82, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Defendant had no duty to remove tire debris from interstate after blowout.

Day on Torts

There was deposition testimony from a police officer stating that it likely would have taken police around nine minutes to respond to a call, but plaintiff failed to cite to that evidence in his response to defendant’s motion for summary judgment. This opinion was released one month after oral arguments in this case.

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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

Day on Torts

Note: Chapter 28, Sections 12 and 14 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Harnessing the Power of Technology to Improve Litigation Management

LawTechnologyToday

Whether litigation is local or nationwide, we use these systems to track trial dates, discovery deadlines, depositions and court appearances and to present them in calendars or reports — thus ensuring no date or deadline “slips through the cracks.”. In litigation (and life), being organized often leads to better outcomes.