Tag: Attorney

Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a former state vaccine official who became a vocal critic of Tennessee’s conservative leadership and its handling of the coronavirus, claims in a new lawsuit she was targeted by an organized effort to defame and discredit her. Fiscus, who was fired in July, alleges that state officials intentionally released false information about her job performance in… Continue reading ‘I did not order this muzzle’: Ex-vaccine chief Michelle Fiscus sues for defamation

 The years-long drama over an Alabama nuclear plant that has sent Memphis to the precipice of leaving the Tennessee Valley Authority appears to be over. A federal judge ruled Thursday that TVA does not need to sell the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Alabama to a company known as Nuclear Development. However, TVA must pay the… Continue reading Tennessee Valley Authority must pay nuclear company that pursued Memphis $22.9 million, judge rules

A well-known local lawyer faces possible disbarment for “chilling” threats and perjury that led to a mother temporarily losing custody of her child, according to a recommendation from Tennessee’s lawyer accountability board. Nashville attorney Brian Manookian’s law license could be on the line based on new findings by the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility. A… Continue reading Nashville attorney faces disbarment over ‘chilling’ threats and perjury, a state disciplinary panel recommends

WAVERLY, Tenn., — The people who lost everything line up before 7 a.m. at Mama’s Table to get an order of kindness. There isn’t much on the menu after the flood took 20 lives and so many dreams. You can get coffee or tea or just conversation and air conditioning. Inside, you can escape the smell of mildew, which seems… Continue reading ‘What are people going to do?’ Waverly residents try to stay hopeful in the face of a difficult future

Ernest “Rip” Patton Jr., a Freedom Rider and early member of Nashville’s 1960s civil rights movement, has died.  The death was confirmed Tuesday by Dorothy Walker, director of the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, Ala., who developed a personal relationship with Patton over the past decade. Walker said Patton was a talented and devoted storyteller, pulling people… Continue reading Ernest ‘Rip’ Patton Jr., a Nashville Freedom Rider and civil rights advocate, has died