The Tennessee Senate passed a bill that would ban open alcohol containers in vehicles despite concerns raised by prosecutors and safety officials the measure could cause drunken driving enforcement efforts to lose funding. The Senate on April 29 voted 23-7 …
Tennessee defense attorneys would be banned from advertising their expertise with drunken driving cases under a bill advancing in the Senate. Sen. Rosalind Kurita, a Clarksville Democrat, successfully added the provision to a bill on April 22 that would create …
A proposal to tighten Tennessee’s open-container law could allow state officials to spend more money on infrastructure projects instead of on safety programs. State Transportation Department officials said Tuesday that about $15 million in federal road-building money is currently diverted …
A proposal to limit medical malpractice lawsuits in Tennessee advanced Tuesday out of the House subcommittee where it faced its biggest challenge for passage. The civil practice subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee advanced the bill on a voice vote …
Tennessee House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley on Tuesday said a compromise over medical malpractice lawsuits will not be passed because Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris reneged on part of the agreement. Briley, D-Nashville, said Norris’ presentation to the Senate Judiciary …
It’s been more than two weeks since Tennessee lawmakers vowed to press ahead with a compromise over medical malpractice lawsuits without support from health care lobbyists. The measure hasn’t advanced much since then. House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley said frustration …
A compromise on medical malpractice reform in the works by the Tennessee Legislature wouldn’t set a cap on damages but would create a way to penalize lawyers who bring frivolous lawsuits. Insurers and doctors have been lobbying lawmakers for several …
Insurers paid out about 14 percent more in Tennessee medical malpractice cases in 2005 than the year before, a state study released found. Insurers paid out $119 million in settlements last year and another $6 million for five court judgments. …
The state is limiting first-year enrollment to the new Cover Tennessee health insurance program so it will have a stronger base before opening the doors to other low-income adults the following year, state Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz said. Only workers …
