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Justin Joy

Justin Joy recently presented the webinar Tackling Privacy, Cyber, and AI Risk Management Challenges Facing Lawyers and Law Firms which discussed technology-related challenges lawyers and their firms face daily.  The…

David Garst Presents

On September 15, 2025, David Garst of Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office and Dale Crow, a Broker with the Nashville office of Brown & Brown, presented a seminar on the topic…

Justin Joy Presents

Justin Joy was a recent presenter with the Memphis Bar Association on the ethical application of AI in the practice of law.  Justin’s presentation discussed the fundamentals of large language…

Chuck Cagle Honored

Chuck Cagle was recently honored with the Tennessee Business Roundtable Chairman’s Medal in appreciation for his dedication and service to The Roundtable.  The Roundtable includes businesses and executives of Tennessee's…

Tennessee Supreme Court Blocks Tennessee Resident’s Defect Claim Against Alabama Contractor

Despite Multiple State Connections, Court Found Costly Defects Claims Not Subject to Tennessee Jurisdiction In Baskin v. Pierce & Allred Constr., Inc., 676 S.W.3d 554 (Tenn. Sept. 28, 2023), a…

By Ashton Smith
John Tarpley Presents

John Tarpley, a shareholder in the Nashville office, spoke at the ADR Commission’s 2025 Advanced Mediation Techniques Workshop for mediators in state and federal court. He joined Chief Judge Anne Martin…

Heidi Barcus Featured Speaker

Lewis Thomason shareholder Heidi Barcus was the featured speaker at the recently held 2025 Equal Justice University.  Heidi, the current Tennessee Bar Association president, thanked those who are working in…

Christina Guyton

Christina Guyton, an associate in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, was recently published in Food and Drug Law Journal, Volume 79, Number 2.  The piece entitled Too Many Cooks in the…

Lewis Thomason Hosts

Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office recently hosted second-year law students from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law who made Law Review.  The office hosted lunch for a…

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Codes Compliance Does Not Suffice in Construction Defect Case

Recent decision out of the Tennessee Court of Appeals offers cautionary tale for Tennessee homebuilders. In Garrett v. Hidden Valley Homes, LLC, No. M2022-015310-COA-R3-CV, 2023 LEXIS 426 (Tenn. Ct. App.…

By Ashton Smith