Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Bible
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1991PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
This appeal concerns the denial by the Circuit Court of Anderson County of a motion for Rule 11 sanctions brought against Georgia Andrews, Plaintiff-Appel-lee, and her attorney, Michael W. Ritter. The sanctions were sought by John and Paul Bible, Defendants-Appellants, after a workers’ compensation action filed against them was voluntarily nonsuited by the Plaintiff. The issues in this case of first impression are (1) whether Plaintiff’s counsel performed an objectively reasonable prefiling investigation, factually and legally, comporting with the requirements of Rule…
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