Butler Snow’s Van Horn Sworn in as TBA President - Memphis Daily News
Watch Service '>Danny Van Horn left Memphis in 1990 to pursue his undergrad degree at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, he swore he would wind up anywhere but back home where he started.
Noel’s guidance paid off. Van Horn, now an attorney at Butler, Snow, O’ Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC , has been sworn in as the 129th president of the Tennessee Bar Association.
A former president of the TBA’s Young Lawyers Division, Van Horn also previously served as 9th District representative on the TBA Board of Governors and chair of the TBA Continuing Legal Education Committee.
Van Horn currently focuses his practice on business torts, unfair competition, insurance coverage disputes, complex commercial litigation and product liability.
Butler Snow's Van Horn Sworn in as TBA President - Memphis Daily News
Seward Joins Lockton in Memphis - Sacramento Bee
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Seward Joins Lockton in Memphis - Sacramento Bee
Legal & Public Notices 8/28/11- Substitute Trustee’s Sales, Trustee Sales … - Murfreesboro Post
Default having been made in the payment of an indebtedness described in and secured by that certain Deed of Trust executed by RUSSELL LOFTIS and wife, ERICA LOFTIS, to Hugh M. Queener, Trustee, of record in Record Book 670, page 1475, in the Register's Office of Rutherford County, Tennessee, embracing real estate hereinafter described, and Pinnacle National Bank, the holder of said indebtedness having declared the entire unpaid balance immediately due and payable, and said Note not having been paid, and the undersigned, George H. White of Rutherford County, Tennessee, having been appointed as Successor Trustee by an instrument duly recorded in the Register's Office of Rutherford County, Tennessee, and said holder having directed him so to do.
Beginning at a metal pin found on the north margin of Todd Road at the SW corner of the King property (D.B. 619, page 446) and same being the SE corner of the herein described property; thence with said margin of road N 68°01’39” W 62.72 feet to a metal pin set at the SW corner of the herein described property; thence leaving said margin of road N 03°29’34” E 380.18 feet to a metal pin set; thence N 82°38’01” W 101.91 feet to a metal pin set; thence N 08 58’47” E 517.32 feet to a metal pin at the NW corner of the herein described property; thence S 81°01’13” E 474.81 feet to a metal pin set at the NE corner of the herein described property; thence S 08°58’47” W 503.94 feet to a metal pin set; thence N 82°38’01” W 242.97 feet to a metal pin set; thence S 03°29’34” W 166.66 feet to a metal pin set; thence S 03°29’34” W 226.85 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 6.01 acres, based on a survey by Steve Northcutt, RLS #1721, dated 4/26/2002.
Said sale will be made for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, and the undersigned Successor Trustee will deliver to the Purchaser a Successor Trustee's Deed conveying said property without any covenant or warranty expressed or implied but subject to all unpaid taxes and any liens which take priority as a matter of law.
The Successor Trustee at his sole discretion may at the time and place appointed for this sale in order to accomplish the most advantageous sale and consequent discharge of his trust obligation under the circumstances by oral announcement elect to adjourn the sale during regular business hours on the same day or on a different day, or at a different place, so long as no potential purchaser is thereby precluded from placing a bid.
Legal & Public Notices 8/28/11- Substitute Trustee's Sales, Trustee Sales ... - Murfreesboro Post
Legal & Public Notices 8/21/11 - Murfreesboro Post
The Murfreesboro Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 PM on September 7, 2011, in the Council Chambers in City Hall, 111 W. Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to consider amending the Murfreesboro Zoning Ordinance found in Sections 2. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS; Section 25. TEMPORARY AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES; as regards “Amusement Ride” and “Carnival” [2011-804]. The proposed amendments will add a definition for “Amusement Ride” and amend the existing definition for “Carnival”. The proposed amendments also exclude “amusement rides” as an accessory use to a principal use. A copy of the proposed zoning ordinance amendment is available for public review in the office of the Planning Director in City Hall and it is anticipated that a copy will be posted on the City’s web page at www.murfreesborotn.gov the week of the public hearing. All interested parties are invited to attend. Interested parties may also contact the planning staff at (615) 893-6441.
It appearing from the complaint in this cause, which is sworn to that the Jose Velasquez resides out of the State and cannot be personally served with process, It is ordered that publication be made for four consecutive weeks in THE MURFREESBORO POST, a newspaper published in MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE, in RUTHERFORD COUNTY, requiring the said defendant to appear before the Judge of said Court on or before thirty (30) days from date of last publication hereof and make defense to the Complaint filed in the above cause, which seeks Custody of a Minor, Angelica Jeannette Velasquez or otherwise said complaint will be taken for confessed and cause proceeded with ex parte.
Notice is hereby given that on the 12 day of August 2011, Letters of Administration, in respect to the estate of Thomas J Ford, deceased, who died June 11, 2011, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Rutherford County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above named Court within the earlier of four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death, otherwise their claims will be forever barred.
Notice is hereby given that on the 5 day of August 2011, Letters Testamentary, in respect to the estate of Edward N Gaines, deceased, who died September 17, 2010, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Rutherford County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above named Court within the earlier of four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death, otherwise their claims will be forever barred.
Legal & Public Notices 8/21/11 - Murfreesboro Post
Court Limits Banks’ Immunity - Memphis Daily News
A recent ruling from the Tennessee Court of Appeals has limited the immunity banks in the state once had when it comes to liability for withdrawals of money under powers of attorney.
Shelby County Chancery Court Chancellor Walter L. Evans ruled that even though a nephew, James West Jr., had withdrawn money from his uncle’s bank accounts and deposited them in two accounts the nephew had – also at Regions, it was covered by immunity because of the power of attorney.
The appeals court reversed Evans’ decision to grant summary judgment to the bank, but it stopped short of ruling on the key issue of “conversion” – the claim by the plaintiff that the nephew breached his fiduciary duties.
Regions had argued the statute is “intentionally broad” and cited the same court’s ruling in a Middle Tennessee case known as the Rogers case.
Court Limits Banks' Immunity - Memphis Daily News
Wells Fargo, Mariner Energy, Langford, BofA, SAC, Facebook in Court News - Bloomberg
Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) , the biggest U.S. home lender, said it reached a $590 million settlement in principle with plaintiffs who claimed in a lawsuit that Wachovia Corp. misled investors.
The accord, subject to court approval, is reflected in the bank’s financial statements and “will not have a material adverse effect on Wells Fargo’s consolidated financial position,” according to a regulatory filing Aug. 5 by the San Francisco-based company. Wells Fargo acquired Wachovia in 2008.
Investors had accused Wachovia of making misleading disclosures relating to the sale of securities between 2006 and 2008, according to the complaint. The statements related to the quality of assets linked to the mortgage portfolio of Golden West Financial, a California home lender it had acquired.
Accounting firm KPMG LLP, which did auditing work for Wachovia and was also listed as a defendant, reached a $37 million settlement, according to a statement Aug. 5 from law firms representing the plaintiffs. “We’ve agreed to settle to avoid the cost of litigation and to put this matter behind us,” George Ledwith, a KPMG spokesman, said in a phone interview.
Wells Fargo, Mariner Energy, Langford, BofA, SAC, Facebook in Court News - Bloomberg
Clark County Commissioners say stop sign staying put - Evening News and Tribune
JEFFERSONVILLE — The Clark County commissioners decided not to remove a Memphis stop sign after looking at two warring petitions during their Thursday meeting.
The commissioners approved an ordinance in May for a stop sign at the corner of Charlestown-Memphis and Stricker roads in Memphis after they were approached with a petition requesting the sign. At Thursday’s meeting, a group of residents presented a counter petition with about 200 signatures. Pam Brown, who presented that petition, said the decision to place the stop sign was not considered thoroughly.
The commissioners approved an ordinance in May for a stop sign at the corner of Charlestown-Memphis and Stricker roads in Memphis after they were approached with a petition requesting the sign. At Thursday’s meeting, a group of residents presented a counter petition with about 200 signatures. Pam Brown, who presented that petition, said the decision to place the stop sign was not considered thoroughly. “These actions are taking place without proper study,” Brown said.
Resident Ted Hamm said the stop sign sits at the top of a hill, which makes it difficult for large farm equipment and trucks to stop. “It causes unnecessary wear and tear on our vehicles,” Hamm said.
Clark County Commissioners say stop sign staying put - Evening News and Tribune
Sheriff’s Office Wants Towing Compromise - MyFox Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is doubtful towing the cars of those caught driving without insurance will actually make a difference in the number of uninsured drivers in the Memphis area. Jeff Sullivan says for one, that kind of traffic stop could take up to two hours out of a deputy's day.
Sullivan, who's with the Legal Affairs Division, says the Sheriff's Office doesn't have its own tow trucks, or impound lot. Cars would be towed by a private company to a private lot, and Sullivan says that could mean liability if a car is stolen or broken into.
Then there's worry over whether the proposed towing ordinance violates the 4th amendment, illegal search and seizure. As an alternative, Sullivan says their office and commissioners are considering a compromise to the ordinance that would make sure everyone with a car had insurance.
Sullivan says states like Kentucky have passed such a law. In fact, he says they even have a database alerting them to anyone who's dropped their car insurance, so they know not to renew them.
Sheriff's Office Wants Towing Compromise - MyFox Memphis
American Apparel Hit With $343K Judgment in Racial Slur Case - Gawker
In 2008, Christopher Renfro, a black former employee of anti-uglies retailer American Apparel, sued the company for racial discrimination , alleging that a coworker had repeatedly called him "nigger." Finally, the suit has been settled. In Renfro's favor.
Yesterday, Renfro's attorney informed us that an arbitrator in California had awarded Renfro more than $300,000 in the case. American Apparel's attorney dismissed his complaint as a case of a coworker singing along with rap lyrics, and says that the award is swelled mostly by attorney's fees.
An arbitrator in Oakland, California found in favor of a former American Apparel employee who sued the company after his supervisor racially harassed him by repeatedly calling him a "nigger." The Plaintiff, Christopher Renfro, claimed that his supervisor, Sean Alonzo – who reports directly to CEO Dov Charney – called him a "nigger" while on a business trip to renovate American Apparel stores. Both in deposition and during the arbitration, Mr. Alonzo admitted to using the word "nigger" but tried to say that he was only singing along to music. American Apparel gave Mr. Alonzo a raise just days after supposedly "disciplining" him for the conduct. The arbitrator found that Mr. Alonzo subjected Mr. Renfro to severe racial harassment and ordered American Apparel to pay a total of $342,919.95 for damages, costs and attorney's fees.
Mr. Alonzo has worked for American Apparel since 2005. In 2007, he was American Apparel's principal retail development specialist, and reported directly to its Chief Executive Officer, Dov Charney. Mr. Alonzo was introduced to the company by his sister, Iris Alonzo, who serves as American Apparel's Creative Director and also reports directly to Mr. Charney.
American Apparel Hit With $343K Judgment in Racial Slur Case - Gawker
Sedgwick CMS Completes Acquisition of Nationwide Better Health Productivity … - Sacramento Bee
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Sedgwick CMS' strategic acquisition of the Productivity Solutions business from Nationwide Better Health, a subsidiary of Nationwide, further solidifies its status as a national leader in absence and productivity management services. The transaction also expands Sedgwick CMS' established presence in the state of Ohio.
As of today's closing, Sedgwick CMS is pleased to welcome the employees of Nationwide Better Health's Productivity Solutions to its team of more than 9,400 talented professionals.
Nationwide, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the U.S. and is rated A+ by A.M. Best. Its subsidiary Nationwide Better Health is a leading provider of health and productivity management solutions aimed at improving the health and productivity of America's workforce. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com .
Sedgwick CMS Completes Acquisition of Nationwide Better Health Productivity ... - Sacramento Bee