A dog park located within an apartment complex being used by residents of the complex was considered to fall within the residential exception of the Tennessee dog bite statute, so plaintiff, who was bitten at her apartment complex’s dog park, had to show that the dog’s owner knew or should…
Day on Torts
Giles 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 Giles 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,…
Law Firm Seeks to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in Legal Malpractice Case
Apparently, at least in Georgia, Morgan & Morgan requires is clients to sign a fee agreements wherein the client waives the right to a jury trial in the event the client brings a claim against the firm for legal malpractice. Instead, the client must pursue any claim via arbitration. Apparently,…
Obion 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 Obion 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,…
Jury verdict for defendant in legal malpractice case affirmed.
In a legal malpractice case where one of plaintiffs’ own experts admitted that the law regarding a certain type of tax liability was unsettled at the time defendant attorneys advised plaintiffs, the jury verdict for defendant was upheld. In Estate of Hawk v. Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C., No. E2022-01420-COA-R3-CV…
Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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,…
Henry 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 Henry 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,…
Rhea 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 Rhea 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,…
Malicious prosecution liability affirmed; Defendant supplied false or misleading information
Civil liability for malicious continuation of prosecution can be based on a defendant “procur[ing] the continuation of a criminal prosecution by knowingly feeding the prosecutor false or misleading information[.]” In Cole v. Skin RN Aesthetics, LLC, No. M2022-01555-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. July 22, 2024), plaintiff worked at defendant med spa.…
Weakley 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 Weakley 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,…