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28 Tenn. B.J. 1 (1992)

handle is hein.barjournals/tnbarjrnl0028 and id is 1 raw text is: Tennessee Bar ournal January/February 1992 Vol. 28, No. 1 ARTICLES 14 RE-EXAMINING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF AN INCOME TAX IN TENNESSEE 0 Amid all the political hype of whether or not Tennessee will ever see a broad-based tax on personal income looms the real question: Is it even constitutional? 0 By Robert E. Cooper Jr. 24 RULE 11 COMES TO TENNESSEE: THE EMERGING STATE LAW OF SANCTIONS 0 If you file a frivolous lawsuit, expect Rule 11 to be waiting for you when you get back from the court- house. Lawyers will be held more accountable now that the state Supreme Court has ruled on the subject. This article reviews the Tennessee Supreme Court's recent - and only - pronounce- ment on Rule 11 and discusses rulings by the Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. • By Lucian T. Pera. 36 DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE * The need for D & 0 liability insur- ance has increased so much over the last 25 years that more than 98 percent of all organizations on the New York Stock Exchange now carry this coverage. As a lawyer, you need to know how to advise your corporate clients on whether or not they need D & 0 insurance. This article will get you started. 0 By Carolyn C. Kessinger and Patrick M. Ardis. NEWS 6 TBF Gives More Than $450,000 in IOLTA Grants 6 Way to Go! Campbell Wins Spectrum Award 7 Indigent Defense, Recycling Addressed by TBA 8 Law Firm Partner and Associate Dismissals Continue into '93, Survey Says 8 Davis' UCC Added to Westlaw® 8 Copyright Infringement Admitted 9 Disciplinary Actions DEPARTMENTS 3 PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE By Thomas C. Binkley 5 LETTERS 1 AVOIDING LEGAL MALPRACTICE By Duke Nordlinger Stern 23 PAINE ON PROCEDURE By Donald F. Paine 33 FROM THE BENCH By Hon. Robert S. Brandt 43 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING On the Cover: It all comes down to money, when asking the people of Tennessee to approve an income tax. But that isn't the only roadblock to its inception: the state's constitution has to be dealt with first. See story on page 14. Photo by Julie R. Gamble.

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