Swearingen

Travis Swearingen assists his clients with their most complex and high stakes legal problems. Travis is a trial lawyer with first chair experience representing clients in healthcare, drug and medical device, and construction litigation.  Travis also represents leading healthcare institutions across Tennessee with their regulatory, licensure and Certificate of Need matters.  Most recently, he has helped lead the defense of significant mass tort litigation for a Fortune 50 medical device manufacturer, tried multi-million-dollar disputes for three of the largest hospital systems in Tennessee, and successfully defended multiple healthcare liability cases to verdict.  Mid-South Super Lawyers® has named Travis a “Super Lawyer” for his work in business litigation and he has been recognized as by Best Lawyers in America® for his work in health care law. He has served in leadership roles for the Defense Research Institute, Tennessee Bar Association and Tennessee Alumni Association.

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Drug & Device Litigation
• Construction & Building Products Litigation
• Health Law
• Groundwater & Chemical Exposure Litigation
• Mass Torts

• Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare
• Construction

• Anna Houser v. Cookeville Regional Medical Center – Tennessee Circuit Court – Putnam County Division (July 2023) - Lead Trial Counsel.
• Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, StoneCrest Medical Center, and Williamson Medical Center v. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Tennessee Administrative Procedures Division (December 2022) – Lead Trial Counsel.
• Baptist Memorial Hospital v. Saint Francis-Bartlett and Methodist Healthcare, Tennessee Administrative Procedures Division (August/September 2018) – Lead Trial Counsel.
• Taryne Patterson v. Cathy A. Deppen, M.D., Tennessee Circuit Court – Davidson County Division (October/November 2017) – Lead Trial Counsel.
• Jackson v. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, New Jersey Superior Court – Atlantic City Division (October 2015) – Assisted Trial Counsel.
• Strategic Behavioral Health v. Mountain States Health Alliance, Tennessee Administrative Procedures Division (July 2015) – Trial Counsel.
• State of Tennessee v. Callie Ford, Tennessee Administrative Procedures Division (January 2015) – Lead Trial Counsel.
• Cari McDonald v. Susan Mackey, M.D., Tennessee Circuit Court – Davidson County Division (July/August 2013) – Trial Counsel.
• East Tennessee Radiation Therapy Services v. Covenant Health, Tennessee Administrative Procedures Division (January 2013) – Trial Counsel.
• Nancy Kelly v. Murfreesboro Surgical Specialists, PLLC, Tennessee Circuit Court – Rutherford County Division (December 2012) – Trial Counsel.
• Hildegard Gilmore v. Dickson Medical Associates, P.C., Tennessee Circuit Court – Dickson County Division (October/November 2012) – Trial Counsel.
• Padgett v. Kids Connection, Tennessee Circuit Court – Rutherford County Division (April 2012) – Trial Counsel.
• Unique Software Solutions v. Pureworks, Inc., American Arbitration Association Panel (November 2011) - Trial Counsel.
• United Regional Medical Center v. Harton Regional Medical Center and Medical Center of Manchester, Tennessee Administrative Procedures Division; (October 2010) Trial Counsel.
• Cari McDonald v. Susan Mackey, M.D., Tennessee Circuit Court – Davidson County Division (November 2009) - Trial Counsel.
• Martin Cater v. Volunteer Lighting Company, Tennessee Chancery Court – Davidson County Division (October 2007) - Trial Counsel.

• The Legal 500 US
  • Recognized in the editorial for nationwide Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense, 2023
• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers®
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers, Health Care, Business Litigation, 2022-2023
  • Mid-South Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2012-2021
• BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Health Care Law, 2020-2025

• Tennessee, 2006
• U.S. District Courts
• Tennessee: Middle, Eastern, Western

• Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2006
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Entertainment Law and Practice.
• University of Tennessee, B.S., 2003
  • Dean’s List
  • Gamma Beta Phi
  • Golden Key National Honor Society

• International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • Young Lawyers Steering Committee
  • Membership Committee
    • Chair, 2010-2011
• American Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Nashville Bar Association
• Tennessee Alumni Association
  • Davidson County Chapter
    • Board of Directors, 2011-2017

• Author, "Conducting A Prelitigation Investigation," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 16, No. 4, January 2024.
• Presenter, “Drug and Device Caselaw Update: Looking Back at the Recent Developments,” IADC Drug, Device and Biotechnology Committee Webinar, May 13, 2020.
• Speaker, “The Millennial Juror,” International Association of Defense Counsel’s 2019 Annual Meeting, Asheville, N.C., July 10, 2019.
• Author, “Bristol-Myers Squibb One Year Later,” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 11 No. 3, December 2018.
• Author, “Comcast v. Behrend - Potentially Another Tool to Use in Defending Against Class Certification,” “The Whisper,” DRI, May 30, 2013.
• Author, “United States v. Caronia and its Implications for Off-Label Marketing of Pharmaceuticals”, Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 6 No. 1, February 2013.  
• Author, “Social Media and E-Discovery in the Practice of Law,” TBA Technology Conference, February 26, 2012.
• Author, “‘Tweet’ Me Your Status: Social Media in Discovery and at Trial,” Federal Lawyer Magazine, February 2012.
• Author, “Effectively Accessing Social Media Websites for Use at Trial,” ABA Litigation Newsletter, Spring 2011.
• Author, “Calling an Audible: Avoiding Template Written Discovery,” “The Whisper,” DRI, May 2011.
• Author, “Ethical Consideration in the Use of Technology”, Tenn. Bar. U., Fall 2010.  
• Author, “Social Media from an Attorney’s Perspective,” TBA Technology Conference, February 17, 2011.
• Author, “Strategies for Legal Research on the Web,” National Business Institute, December 16, 2010.
• Author, “Inside the Minds: Construction Dispute Resolution,” Construction Legal Series, Aspatore Books, 2009.