Monthly Archives: November 2010

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND/OR SSI BENEFITS FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DEGENERATIVE OR HEREDITARY NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS

Individuals may be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for hereditary or degenerative neurological disorders.  Affected people may qualify under the Listing 11.17 of Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 or under Step Five … Continue reading

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Tony Farmer and John Dreiser Honored as Top Attorneys in Knoxville

In a poll of Knoxville lawyers by CityView Magazine, Tony Farmer and John Dreiser were voted as “Top Attorneys” in several catergories.  Tony was named as one of the “Top Attorneys” in workers compensation (an honor that he has been … Continue reading

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Tennessee Supreme Court broadens sphere of individuals owed a duty in tort claim

In Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Company, et al., the Tennessee Supreme Court determined that ALCOA, the employer, owed a duty to those who regularly and for extended periods of time came into clsoe contact with the asbestos-contaminated work clothes of … Continue reading

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Hearing Loss and Tennessee Workers Compensation

Although originally written in 2003 for publishment in the Tennessee Trial Lawyer for the Tennessee Trial Lawyer Association, hearing loss claims continue to be an area of active litigation in Tennessee.  Following the original text I have noted some of … Continue reading

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