In a significant sexual harassment case against a middle Tennessee employer, the employer filed a motion for summary judgment to try to dismiss the core sexual harassment and sexually hostile work environment case. We defended against this motion for summary judgment, pointing out to the court, the extensive sexual harassment of our client. This sexual […]
Burrow Lee, PLLC defended General Motors in a workers compensation case where the employee sought permanent total disability benefits at trial (James Harrison v. General Motors, LLC). This could have led to an award of in excess of $400,000.00 in disability benefits. We successfully defended the case at trial and the employee was only awarded […]
Tennessee sexual harassment cases that are brought against an employer are governed by the Tennessee Human Rights Act. The underlying basis for claims against an employer for sexual harassment fall under the provision in T.C.A. § 4-21-401 that provides that it is a discriminatory practice for an employer to “fail or refuse to hire or […]
In 2017 we went to trial on a case for our client in a sexual harassment/sexually hostile work environment case. This was a 3 day trial in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The Jury provided a verdict over $2.3 Million dollars (that was reduced to $1.5+ Million dollars by statute) against the medical clinic and the doctor. […]
Tennessee has the tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress which is an important cause of action that allows a plaintiff to recover damages when the conduct of the defendant is outrageous. There are very specific requirements for a plaintiff to be able to prove this cause of action in court. In order to support […]
We successfully negotiated and obtained a substantial settlement for a client with serious injuries from a car accident in Middle Tennessee. He experienced residual pain and long term problems from this accident. Pursuant to his request, we were able to negotiate a fair settlement before we were required to file the lawsuit. This clients review […]
We obtained a successful result for our client in a life insurance proceeds dispute in Federal Court. Our client was in a dispute over the identity of the appropriate beneficiary for the life insurance proceeds. We filed for summary judgment requesting the court to agree with our client’s position that he was the appropriate beneficiary […]
We were able to litigate a very serious premises liability injury case against our Landlord client where the plaintiff fell from a height and lost his leg. Our client was dismissed on summary judgment because the Landlord was not legally responsible for the injury of the Plaintiff.
Our client was a landlord who owned a strip mall in Memphis, Tennessee. They were sued due to a fight that occurred on one of their Tenant’s property. This was was significantly litigated and defended by our firm. The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed our client with no money paid, ending the lengthy litigation against our client.
We recently had a significant arbitration award for our client in an Equal Pay Act and Title VII Sex Discrimination case with a large national car retailer company after 18 months of litigation. The details are confidential but it was a very successful result for our client. Our client provided the following review: “From my first […]
Over $2,500,000.00 Awarded or Settled in 2023 in First Half of the Year (through June 29, 2023).June 29, 2023 - 3:45 pmDavidson County Jury Awards $450,000.00 Against Metro Police Department for Sexual Harassment of Our ClientJune 29, 2023 - 3:39 pmThree Sexual Harassment Cases Resolved for Over $300,000.00 Each in the Last 2 months – Seven Cases totaling over $1,700,000.00August 16, 2022 - 7:55 pmAnother Significant Settlement Reached After Years of Litigation in Sexual Harassment CaseJune 29, 2022 - 4:48 pmDavidson County Jury Awards $450,000.00 Against Metro Police Department for Sexual Harassment of Our ClientJune 29, 2023 - 3:39 pmThree Sexual Harassment Cases Resolved for Over $300,000.00 Each in the Last 2 months – Seven Cases totaling over $1,700,000.00August 16, 2022 - 7:55 pmAnother Significant Settlement Reached After Years of Litigation in Sexual Harassment CaseJune 29, 2022 - 4:48 pm$4.72 million verdict in Tennessee sexual harassment jury trial in Knox CountyMarch 2, 2022 - 12:38 am