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David J. Ward
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David Ward is a member of the firm's litigation section focusing his practice on arbitration, hospital liability, elder care long-term care defense, professional liability/medical malpractice, environmental litigation, insurance defense and product liability defense.
Representative Trials
- Defense Verdict – Alleged wrongful death in failure to diagnose acute fatty liver disease
- Defense Verdict – Alleged wrongful death in misdiagnosis of lung cancer
- Defense Verdict – Alleged wrongful death in failure to diagnose myocardial infarction
- Defense Verdict – Alleged wrongful death in failure to diagnose pulmonary disease
- Defense Verdict – Alleged wrongful death in train – passenger vehicle collision
- Defense Verdict – Alleged personal injury in train – passenger vehicle collision
- Defense Verdict – Arbitration regarding wrongful termination of stock brokers
- Defense Verdict – Alleged personal injury in product liability action
- Defense Verdict – Alleged personal injury in medical device/product liability action
- Defense Verdict – Alleged wrongful death in architect malpractice matter.
Mr. Ward has argued multiple cases in State of Tennessee Supreme Court and Court of Appeals including long term care litigation, medical malpractice, workers' compensation and personal injury cases.
Notable Appellate Decisions
- Henderson v. Mullady, U.S.Sixth Cir., Ct. App., 1999
- McIntire v. Traveler's Insurance Company, Tenn. Sup. Ct., 1996
- Mitchell v. Kindred Healthcare, Tenn. Ct. App., 2007
- Jones v. Kindred Healthcare, Tenn. Ct. App., 2007
- Reagan v. Kindred Healthcare, Tenn. Ct. App., 2007
- Kendall v. Cook, Tenn. Ct. App., 2006
- Roberts v. Everhart Steel Construction Co., Tenn. Ct. App., 2001
Mr. Ward is a regular presenter to industry groups. His most recent presentations include:
- Street Law course presenter, 2008
- Long Term Care Forum, ADR Issues
- National Business Institute presenter, Workers' Compensation in Tennessee, OSHA Violations in Tennessee, and Medical Malpractice Update
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Defence Research Institute
- Scenic City Civitan Club, past President
- State Bar of Georgia
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Medical Group Managers Association
- United Way of Greater Chattanooga, 2010 Allocation Panel
Honors
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
