§ 23-4-103. Persons Entitled to Immunity
The civil immunity provided in this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The persons entitled to immunity under this chapter include: A lawyers assistance program approved by the Tennessee supreme court that provides assistance to attorneys suspected of having an impaired ability to practice law because of abuse of […]
§ 23-4-104. Information Subject to Attorney-Client Privilege
All information, in any form whatsoever, furnished to the lawyers’ assistance program shall be a privileged communication and shall be governed by the laws pertaining to the attorney-client privilege.
§ 23-4-105. Confidentiality of Records, Proceedings and Communications
The records, proceedings and all communications of any lawyers’ assistance program shall be deemed confidential and shall not be available for court subpoena. This section shall not prevent the subpoena of business records that are otherwise available through subpoena. Such records are not to be construed as privileged merely because they have been provided to […]
§ 23-4-101. Civil Immunity
A person who in good faith reports information or takes action in connection with a lawyers’ assistance program, or a person who receives information in connection with a lawyers’ assistance program, is immune from civil liability for reporting the information, taking the action or taking no action; provided, that the person has acted in good […]
§ 23-4-102. Presumption of Good Faith
A member of a lawyers’ assistance program, or person reporting information to a lawyers’ assistance program, is presumed to have acted in good faith and without malice. A person alleging lack of good faith has the burden of proving bad faith and malice.