October 30, 2019
A Tennessee federal judge on Wednesday refused for now to block a state medical malpractice attorney's temporary suspension for allegedly threatening behavior, even after admitting he mistakenly chided the lawyer for failing to disclose the suspension had been reinstated by the state Supreme Court.
July 15, 2019
Members of Tennessee's legal regulatory board have urged a federal court to toss a lawsuit by a malpractice attorney who claims they violated antitrust law and his First Amendment rights after they petitioned for his temporary suspension, arguing that the state's top court — not the board — suspended the lawyer.
July 08, 2019
A Tennessee medical malpractice plaintiff's attorney has hit back against a bid to dismiss his federal court suit against members of a state regulatory board that took steps to suspend his license, saying that the board is not protected by government immunity.
May 01, 2019
A medical malpractice attorney hit members of the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility with a suit in federal court, claiming his suspension for a "threatening" email violated his constitutional right to free speech and antitrust law.