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05/19/21
Jane Salem
The Tennessee Workers Compensation Appeals Board has issued two opinions on summary judgment that should be required reading for anyone moving for or opposing this type of motion.
In both cases, the Board examined the moving parties pleadings closely and concluded that grants of summary judgment were improper because the movants never met their burdens of production.
Further, in both cases, the employers argued that the self-represented employees couldn t prove medical causation, but the documentation the employers relied on didn t say whether the injury arose primarily out of employment or use similar wording.
Doris Gibbs v. Express Services, Inc.
05/06/21
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 has five “little winters.” We have redbud winter in late March, dogwood winter in late April, locust winter in early May, blackberry winter in mid-May and whippoorwill winter in late May. We ve just left dogwood winter. Everything is blooming, but you may have to bring your plants inside or cover them with sheets. Some people have their heat on in the morning and the air conditioner in the afternoon. This weather has us confused about what to wear to stay comfortable.