The subject of an order of protection appeals the denial of a motion under Rule 60.02 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside a final order extending the order of protection. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.

A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child. Because the Department of Children’s Services declined to defend one ground, we reverse that ground. In all other respects, we affirm.

This is an accelerated interlocutory appeal filed by the pro se petitioner relative to the underlying action involving sale of an automobile. Because the petitioner has not demonstrated a factual basis warranting recusal of the trial court judge, we affirm the judgment of the trial court denying the motion to recuse.

Mother/Appellant appeals the termination of her parental rights to the minor child on the grounds of: (1) severe child abuse, Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-113(g)(4); and (2) failure to manifest an ability and willingness to assume custody, Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-113(g)(14). Appellant also appeals the trial court’s finding that termination of her parental rights is in the child’s best interest. Discerning no error, we affirm.

In this interlocutory appeal, the employer alleges that the trial court erred in its analysis of the employee’s notice and filing requirements. The employee, who worked as a brick mason at an aluminum processing plant, provided notice of his alleged occupational disease claim and filed his petition for benefits approximately eight years after he became disabled from working. Following an expedited hearing, the trial court determined the employee is likely to prevail at trial in establishing the timeliness of both his written notice to the employer and the filing of his petition, and it ordered the employer to provide medical benefits. The employer has appealed. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the trial court’s order and remand the case.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed a three-judge panel to hear a dispute over control of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority, Chattanoogan.com reports. The panel includes Hamilton County Chancellor Jeff Atherton, who will serve as chief judge, along with 21st Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Joseph Woodruff and 28th Judicial District Chancellor Michael Mansfield. The appointment comes as the new state-appointed airport board seeks to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the locally appointed board and replace that board's attorney, John Konvalinka with Grant Konvalinka & Harrison. Chattanooga lawyer and former U.S. Attorney Sandy Mattice with the Mattice Group filed a motion to represent the new state-appointed board, dismiss the suit and dismiss Konvalinka.

A new Memphis group has joined a network of local organizations supporting the state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS). According to Chalkbeat, Together4Students launched in May and advocates for using the state intervention to pursue ambitious achievement goals, including doubling the number of students in high-performing schools by 2035. The group also is seeking 2,500 signatures for a petition calling on MSCS to drop its lawsuit challenging the state takeover, with more than 300 signatures collected as of Tuesday. Although the group supports the new oversight board, founder Henry Jones said Together4Students is committed to improving the district regardless of who is in charge. In early July, a federal judge temporarily blocked the state board from beginning operations.

Retired Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Thomas T. Woodall was honored July 14 with the unveiling of his official judicial portrait at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville. Woodall, who served on the Court of Criminal Appeals for 24 years, including six years as presiding judge, retired in 2020 after a legal career that included private practice, service as an assistant district attorney and leadership on the appellate bench. During the ceremony, Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeff Bivins and Court of Appeals Judge Tim Easter praised Woodall's collegial leadership, mentorship and commitment to justice, while portrait artist Frank Morris reflected on the role judicial portraits play in preserving the history of Tennessee's courts. Read more about the ceremony or about Woodall's career from the Administrative Office of the Courts.

Access to courts at the Walter L. Bailey Criminal Justice Center in downtown Memphis continue to be affected by a recent water main break. According to the Daily Memphian, on nine of the past 17 weekdays, parts of the building have been closed, often with little public notice for residents appearing for scheduled court dates. Most recently, the city closed Memphis Municipal Courts Divisions 1, 2 and 3 and the Memphis City Court Clerk’s Office on Monday and Tuesday of this week. The Shelby County Mayor’s Office chief of staff said Tuesday that Divisions 1 and 2 should reopen today. Ongoing repairs are being made on the building’s lower level after a water-main break flooded portions of the facility. The city said residents should “contact the appropriate court directly” for information about rescheduling their cases.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled in two cases that a prior product liability decision does not require dismissal of a lawsuit over a fatal accident involving use of a seatbelt extender with a child’s booster seat. The case arose from a 2013 head-on collision that killed Benjamin Woodruff and seriously injured his 6-year-old son, Ethan, after the booster seat restraint allegedly released during the crash. The boy's mother, Sarah Woodruff, subsequently sued Ford Motor Co. and Dorel Juvenile Group, alleging the companies failed to warn consumers about the dangers of using a seatbelt extender to secure a booster seat. In the opinion, the high court held that its 2021 decision in Coffman v. Armstrong International Inc. did not bar failure-to-warn claims involving the combined use of two products. It thus found the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing the claims on that basis. Read more in a press release from the Administrative Office of the Courts or read the first opinion and the second opinion.