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Grundy 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 Grundy 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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Directed verdict affirmed – no causation, no expert

A pro se plaintiff without expert evidence could not support her claim that her car was repaired negligently. In Jiang v. Furness d/b/a Premium Auto Repair, No. M2023-01554-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 19, 2024), the plaintiff had her car repaired by the defendant and subsequently suffered damages. She then filed…

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Stewart 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 Stewart 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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Nursing home arbitration agreement ruled a healthcare decision. 

Where decedent’s daughter was her attorney-in-fact but did not have the authority to make health care decisions, an arbitration agreement signed by the daughter in conjunction with decedent’s nursing home admission that specifically stated that it was a health care decision was not enforceable.   In Buchanan v. Franklin Operating Group,…

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Crockett 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 Crockett 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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No wrongful foreclosure cause of action in Tennessee.

Tennessee does not recognize a common law cause of action for wrongful foreclosure. In Case v. Wilmington Trust, N.A., No. E2021-00378-SC-R11-CV, — S.W.3d — (Tenn. Nov. 14, 2024), the Tennessee Supreme Court held that there is no tort for wrongful foreclosure in Tennessee. In the underlying case, plaintiff alleged that…

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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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