Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Business Owner Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 18 2012 // Tennessee authorities announced recently that a Memphis business owner had been indicted for alleged workers’ compensation fraud. The state grand jury for Shelby County indicted Richard Nobles for four counts of...
Dozens Sue Pharmacy but Compensation Uncertain, Tenn. Attorney Says
Dec 17 2012 // Dennis O’Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and...
Tennessee Will Leave Health Insurance Exchange to Federal Government
Dec 12 2012 // Gov. Bill Haslam announced this week that Tennessee will not create a state-run health insurance exchange, but the Republican governor said he remains undecided about whether to expand Medicaid. Haslam said in a speech to...
Tennesee Valley Authority Pressed for Details on Nuclear Plant Flood Safety
Dec 7 2012 // Nuclear power plant regulators want more specific information from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on how the utility plans to protect reactors in case of severe flooding. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press,...
Tennessee Valley Authority Eyes Worst-Case Flood Scenario
Dec 5 2012 // The Tennessee Valley Authority is developing a worst-case flooding scenario that could require taller dams and more protection for nuclear reactors. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press , utility officials met...
Tennessee War Widow Claims Fox Network Violated Privacy
Nov 14 2012 // A widow of a U.S. Army soldier killed in a blast in Afghanistan has sued Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographic Society over a documentary that showed her husband and family. The documentary about a combat hospital...
Tennessee Meningitis Patient Sues Massachusetts Pharmacy
Nov 5 2012 // A Hendersonville, Tenn. woman sickened by fungal meningitis after receiving a steroid injection for back pain is suing the pharmacy that supplied the drug. Janet Russell and her husband, Robert Russell, sued the New...
Tennessee Senate Hopeful Sues Government Over Nashville Flood Damage
Oct 18 2012 // A state Senate candidate is suing the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service over damage to his home during the 2010 Nashville flood. Phillip North’s suit claims that the two federal agencies were...
Tennessee Meningitis Patient Sues Massachusetts Pharmacy
Oct 17 2012 // A Hendersonville woman sickened by fungal meningitis after receiving a steroid injection for back pain is suing the pharmacy that supplied the drug. Janet Russell and her husband, Robert Russell, sued the New England...
Tennessee Regulator Urges Caution With Home Medical Oxygen
Oct 11 2012 // The presence of portable, medical oxygen in the home has grown over the past decade — and so has the need for education about the fire hazards associated with its use, according to Tennessee’s insurance...
Tennessee Regulators Say Insurers Weighing Shift in Roofing Policies
Oct 9 2012 // Tennessee regulators observed that in recent months, some property/casualty insurers in the state have filed to expand or shift their roofing policy terms to include actual cash value policies. As a result,...
Tenn. Promotes Identity Theft Awareness, Plans ‘Free Shredding Event’
Oct 9 2012 // Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Davidson County Sheriff’s office are teaming up to promote identity theft awareness. The two agencies will host a free shredding event from 10 a.m. until...
Tennessee Court Upholds Man’s Paternity Fraud Claim
Oct 3 2012 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a man who was misled into thinking he was a father and ordered the child’s mother to reimburse him more than $25,000 for child support, medical expenses and insurance...
Tennessee Auto Policy Doesn’t Cover Parents’ Distress
Sep 24 2012 // Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile...
Tennessee Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Premiums
Sep 19 2012 // A Dyersburg, Tenn., former insurance agent is scheduled for sentencing next month after she entered guilty pleas to felony theft charges. Tina Butler was indicted on charges that she took insurance premium money from 16...
Tennessee Shifting Driver’s License Renewals to Self-Service Kiosks, iPads
Sep 11 2012 // Tennessee residents needing to renew or replace their driver’s licenses could be using self-service kiosks by November. The Commercial Appeal reported that people could be heading to such places as libraries, police...
Tennessee Employment Bias Suit Proceeds Under ‘Cat’s Paw’ Theory of Liability
Sep 10 2012 // A Tennessee court has allowed a man to pursue a racial discrimination lawsuit after being reprimanded for his role in a questionable workers’ compensation claim. The U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit ruled that...
Tennessee Agency Hollis & Burns Joins Keystone Insurers
Sep 7 2012 // Memphis, Tenn.-based agency Hollis & Burns Inc. has joined Keystone Insurers Group as Keystone’s sixteenth franchise partner in the state. The announcement was made jointly by Hollis & Burns President Richard...
Tennessee Court: Parents’ Emotional Distress Not Covered by Auto Policy
Sep 4 2012 // Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile...
Tennessee Jury Awards Family $7.8 Million in Hospital Negligence Suit
Sep 3 2012 // A Dyer County, Tenn., jury awarded $7.8 million in damages to the family of a child who suffered severe brain damage as a result of an improperly treated wound at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. The Dyersburg State...
