Recently I discussed the continued viability of punitive damages, examining the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Tennessee in Flax v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. , 272 S.W.3d 521 (Tenn. 2008). Although Tennessee is perceived to be a pro-business, politically...

Procedures for handling requests for discovery of electronically stored information such as e-mails, word processing documents, spreadsheets and other data files, as well as metadata contained in such files, is an ongoing subject of frequent controversy within...

Class actions, which allow a relatively small number of plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit and seek relief on behalf of a large class of similarly situated parties, have been around for many years. The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 is aimed at controlling...