There are 29 article(s) tagged Tennessee Supreme Court:

• February 2020

  • Tennessee Supreme Court upholds caps on personal injury damages

    In a 3-2 decision, the court upheld a 2011 state law capping damages juries can award in personal injury lawsuits, reversing rulings in two lower courts and drawing criticism from a Democratic Memphis lawmaker.

    By Sam Stockard February 29, 2020

• October 2019

  • Tennessee Supreme Court says no appeal of Confederate monuments removal

    Without comment in a one-sentence court order, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that it will not hear an appeal of the removal of Confederate monuments from two city parks in 2017. The city says the decision sets the stage for the sale of the monuments. The leader of Memphis Greenspace says permanent changes to Memphis Park are poised to begin.

    By Bill Dries October 16, 2019

• May 2019

  • Tennessee Supreme Court disbars Memphis lawyer

    The Tennessee Supreme Court has disbarred Memphis attorney Paul James Springer.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2019

• February 2019

  • Shelby County expungement practices questioned by Tennessee Supreme Court

    The state Supreme Court agreed to give the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk's office 30 days to draft a policy on how it handles expungement filings after his staff failed to handle a case properly.

    By Yolanda Jones February 18, 2019