C.J. Gideon, Jr., Blake Carter, and Brandon Huber obtained an order of involuntary dismissal on behalf of a general surgeon and Jackson, TN-based hospital in a case involving complex surgical and oncology issues. After Defendants obtained summary judgment, Plaintiffs appealed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Defendants filed a Motion ...

C.J. Gideon, Jr. is ranked Band 1 in Chambers USA 2020 Medical Malpractice Professional Defense. Bryan Essary is ranked as Band 2. Mr. Gideon has been consistently ranked by Chambers USA since 2010. Below are the listed the individual Chambers reviews: C.J. Gideon, Jr., Band 1:“CJ Gideon has a well-established ...

C.J. Gideon, Jr. and Blake Carter obtained summary judgment on behalf of a hospital in Knoxville, TN in a healthcare liability case with a $5,750,000 ad damnum.  Plaintiff claimed she lost use of her left extremity due to a stretch injury that allegedly occurred while the patient was intubated.  Extensive ...

On Monday, April 13, 2020, C.J. Gideon, Blake Carter, and Jed Crumbo secured a qualified protective order (QPO) permitting ex parte interviews with non-party treating physicians.  This is believed to be one of the first, if not the first, contested QPOs entered since the Tennessee Supreme Court decided the QPO ...

Telemedicine – Tennessee 4/6/20 *The current environment is making establishing a telemedicine practice, or at least telemedicine capability, imperative for almost every medical practice. If a physician practice has not implemented this aspect of their practice, they most surely are exploring it now. Below is a quick primer on how ...