Description: On Halloween 2008, the Tennessee Supreme Court decided Hannan v. Alltel Publishing Co., 270 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. 2008). There, for the first time, the Supreme Court stated explicitly that Tennessee does not follow the federal Celotex standard for summary judgment. Hannan has spooked some lawyers and judges, who fear that summary judgment has joined the ranks of the zombies -- the living dead -- or has become a mere ghost that haunts lawsuits but never materializes. In this webcast, Professor Judy Cornett will show that there is no reason to be spooked by Hannan: Summary judgment is no zombie, but is alive and well in Tennessee, and indeed may be more available after Hannan than before.

SAVE MONEY: Use the prepaid CLE credits that come with your TBA Complete Membership and save. Not a TBA member, join now to start saving.”