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Discoverability of Surveillance Films

On Wednesday, December 4, 2025, the Tennessee Supreme Court heard an oral argument about the ability of a plaintiff to discover surveillance films a defendant took.  Here is how the Court described the background of the case: Plaintiffs/Appellants Teresa and Randy Locke filed a health care liability action alleging that…

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Cannon County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Cannon County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee. Click on BirdDog’s County Pages, go to the county of choice,…

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Sequatchie County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Sequatchie County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee. Click on BirdDog’s County Pages, go to the county of choice,…

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Bledsoe County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Bledsoe County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee. Click on BirdDog’s County Pages, go to the county of choice,…

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Trial court dismissal of uninsured motorist carrier overturned.

Where the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s claims against her uninsured motorist insurance carrier without stating any reason for the dismissal, the dismissal was vacated. In Saulsberry v. Shannon, No. W2023-00532-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 18, 2024) (memorandum opinion), the plaintiff filed suit against several defendants in connection with a car…

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Benton County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Benton County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee. Click on BirdDog’s County Pages, go to the county of choice,…

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Tort claim barred by economic loss doctrine.

  Where plaintiff brought a tort action against defendant based on defective products made pursuant to a contract between the parties, dismissal based on the economic loss doctrine was affirmed. In Vidafuel, Inc. v. Kerry, Inc., No. M2024-00041-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 4, 2024), the plaintiff developed and distributed wellness…

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Wayne County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Wayne County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee. Click on BirdDog’s County Pages, go to the county of choice,…

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Malicious prosecution claim dismissed under TPPA.

Where plaintiff did not have evidence that an ethics complaint filed with the real estate commission by defendant was decided on the merits and due to plaintiff’s innocence, plaintiff’s malicious prosecution claim should have been dismissed pursuant to defendant’s TPPA petition. In Gersper v. Turner, No. M2022-01136-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App.…

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Polk County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Polk County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee. Click on BirdDog’s County Pages, go to the county of choice,…

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