If you missed the May 2, 2008 Medical Malpractice Conference for Tennessee Attorneys, you can still purchase the materials from this Tennessee Attorneys Memo live event! “The notebook with case citations is very helpful and a great resource.” -- Medical Malpractice Conference attendee Price for Conference Materials: Just $147 Please Note: The conference materials from this event are not approved for CLE credit. CLE credit is earned only by attending live CLE-approved events. Sections include: “Case Evaluation” - Rebecca Blair “What is the Standard of Care?” - Brandon Bass “Causation Issues” - Rebecca Blair “Defenses Under the Medical Malpractice Act” - Margaret Moore “Common Problems in Medical Malpractice Cases” - Judge Walter Kurtz “Expert Issues/Rule 26 Disclosure Standards” - Margaret Moore “Ethical Issues from the Defense Perspective” - Bill Walton Order today, and you'll receive: Factors to consider in deciding whether or not to accept representation of a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case, and special considerations when deciding whether to accept a birth injury case Standard of care – how courts judge health providers’ conduct, specialist health care providers, personal practices, and the locality rule Causation issues in medical malpractice, including res ipsa doctrine, loss of chance, and expert testimony Defenses: Medical judgment rule, statute of limitations/statute of repose, comparative fault of the patient and non-parties, and superseding cause Common problems observed by a trial judge: summary judgment stage, proving damages, using hospital policy and procedures, discovery problems, case management and/or pretrial conferences, definition of malpractice, informed consent issues, nursing home cases, agency principles, statutes of limitations and repose, and jury instructions Necessity of expert proof: checklist Expert disclosure requirements Admissibility of expert testimony Ethical issues in medical malpractice cases from the defense perspective 2008 amendments to Medical Malpractice Act TAM story – Medical malpractice adds "good faith" requirement Price for Conference Materials: Just $147

Faculty

Brandon Bass,
Day & Blair PC
Brandon Bass’ core practice areas include products liability and medical malpractice. He has assisted victims in recovering their losses from doctors and other health care providers. One of Mr. Bass’s clients was a child who was left in a persistent vegetative state after being infected by methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA). He also helped the wife and daughter of a man who died due to a pulmonary embolism. In another case, he assisted the children of a father who was not prescribed necessary antibiotics and ultimately passed away as the result of an infection. Mr. Bass serves on the Board of Governors for the Tennessee Association for Justice. He has been a member of the John Marshall American Inn of Court in Williamson County, Tennessee. Mr. Bass is a graduate of Purdue University and the University of Tennessee College of Law. In addition, he writes the Tennessee Tort Law Letter with John Day and Rebecca Blair, a monthly newsletter summarizing and providing commentary on recent Tennessee personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Rebecca Blair
Day & Blair PC
Rebecca Blair represents patients who have been injured or have lost their lives as a result of a health care provider’s failure to prevent, diagnose and/or properly treat numerous medical conditions and illnesses, such as deep vein thrombosis leading to pulmonary embolism and death, Wernicke’s encephalopathy, and MRSA sepsis. She has also represented patients who have been the victims of improperly performed medical procedures including liposuction and oral surgery, and injured children and their parents — particularly those who have been the victims of medical malpractice during labor and delivery. Ms. Blair is an active member of the Tennessee Association for Justice, serving on the Executive Committee and Board of Governors and also a member of the American Association for Justice. Along with John Day and Brandon Bass, she founded the Fundamentals of Civil Litigation program in 2002. During the past five years, the program has been a tremendous success, providing hundreds of lawyers from across the state a foundation of litigation skills. Ms. Blair is an Associate Editor of Tennessee Tort Law Letter. She graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee and the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Nashville Circuit Judge Walter C. Kurtz
Judge Walter C. Kurtz received his B.A. from The Citadel in 1965. After serving in the Army he attended Vanderbilt Law School, graduating with a J.D. in 1972. Judge Kurtz then served as Director of Legal Services of Nashville (Legal Aid) from 1973-1976 and as the elected Metropolitan Public Defender from 1978-1982. He has taught law at both Vanderbilt Law School and The University of Tennessee Law School. He has argued and won a case before the Supreme Court of The United States. Judge Kurtz has served continuously as a Circuit Judge since his election in 1982 and was Presiding Judge from 1987-1989. During his tenure as judge, he has presided over numerous medical malpractice cases. Judge Kurtz retired from the circuit court on March 21 to become the state’s fifth senior judge.

Margaret Moore
Gideon & Wiseman PLC
Margaret Moore’s practice focuses primarily on defending physicians and hospitals in medical/hospital malpractice actions. Ms. Moore has represented such clients as Centennial Medical Center, Skyline Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Southern Hills Medical Center, Summit Medical Center, and Crockett Hospital at both the trial court and appellate levels. Ms. Moore has been involved in the following appellate cases: Bryant v. HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc., 15 S.W.3d. 804 (Tenn. 2000); Mallard v. Tompkins, 44 S.W.3d. 73 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000); Adams v. Hendersonville Hosp. Corp., 2007 WL 1462245 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2007); Brazier v. Crockett Hosp., 2006 WL 2040408 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006); Age v. HCA Health Svcs. of Tn., Inc., 2002 WL 1255531 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2002); McBee v. HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc., 2000 WL 1533000 (Tenn.Ct.App.2000); and Jones v. HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc. 1999 WL 1206691 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1999).

Bill Walton
Miller & Martin PLLC
Bill Walton has experience with commercial business litigation, commercial insurance coverage disputes, products liability, claims of medical and legal malpractice, and personal injury/wrongful death. He represents commercial business and individual clients in a variety of different matters both at the trial court and appellate level. Representative medical malpractice civil litigation includes Rose v. H.C.A. Health Services of Tennessee, Inc., 947 S.W.2d 144 (Tenn.Ct.App.1996), Sommer v. Davis, 317 F.3d 686 (6th Cir. 2003), and Johnson v. Sumner Regional Health Systems, 2000 WL 1030740 (Tenn.Ct.App.2000). He received his J.D., with high honors and Phi Kappa Phi, from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was casenotes editor for the Tennessee Law Review.