A third complaint filed more than one year after dismissal of the original complaint did not fall within the savings statute and was time barred. In Abdou v. Brown, No. 2023-01593-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 23, 2024), plaintiff filed a complaint alleging several tort claims, including assault, battery, and trespass.…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Smith 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,…
A premises liability plaintiff who had no evidence that defendant construction company controlled the area where she fell did not survive summary judgment. In Brooks v. Whaley Construction, LLC, No. E2023-00711-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 23, 2024), plaintiff walked in a grass median after having car trouble. While walking, he…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in DeKalb 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,…
TPPA dismissal of a defamation claim related to news stories about an orthodontic business was recently affirmed. In SmileDirectClub, Inc. v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, No. M2021-01491-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 19, 2024), plaintiff teledentistry business offered teeth straightening services. The business model operated on minimal dentist/orthodontist involvement, and therefore cost…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Morgan 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,…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Scott 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,…
The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently ruled that public policy did not prevent an insurance company from bringing a legal malpractice claim against its insured’s attorney as the subrogee of the insured. In Westport Insurance Corporation v. Howard Tate Sowell Wilson Leathers & Johnson, PLCC, No. M2023-01168-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App.…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Overton 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,…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Grainger 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,…