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What is the Financial Compensation for Whistleblower Cases?
February 25, 2014If your employer is submitting false bills to the government, your company is participating in fraudulent activity. This is commonly seen in the healthcare sector when clinics, doctors and hospitals submit bills to Medicare or Medicaid. For example, a medical office might double bill for the same service or charge for a more expensive procedure […]
read moreUnderstanding Tennessee Hit and Run Laws
February 19, 2014If you get into a traffic accident, your insurance company isn’t the only one who needs to know. Under Tennessee “hit and run” law, you may be required to take several different steps to notify the government and/or the other driver about the accident. Some of these requirements apply immediately, and the failure to abide […]
read moreBen Raybin Discusses Development in Vanderbilt Football Rape Case
September 17, 2013Viewers of WSMV-Channel 4 may have seen me interviewed on the evening news last Friday discussing the Vanderbilt Football rape case. The
read moreAre Your Office E-Mails to Your Spouse Protected by the Marital Privilege?
December 14, 2012Can the police subpoena your emails to your spouse? Can your emails be subject to a subpoena? Marital Privilege Doctrine Are your emails to your spouse protected when written on a work computer? According to one very recent federal court ruling, not necessarily so. United States v Hamilton, -F.3d-, (4th Cir. Dec. 13, 2012). Although the case […]
read moreSetting off Fireworks in Nashville Could Lead to Criminal Charges
July 3, 2012According to multiple local media sources this week, due to dry conditions in the area the Metro Nashville Police Department will have a zero tolerance for those that set off fireworks in Nashville this 4th of July week. Nashville Police have indicated that those caught shooting off fireworks will be arrested or issued misdemeanor citations […]
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