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.
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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 suit for negligence and violations of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). At the close of the plaintiff’s proof during a jury trial, the trial court granted a directed verdict to the defendant on both claims. That ruling was affirmed on appeal.
To prove negligence, a plaintiff must have evidence of causation. The plaintiff attempted to introduce three exhibits at trial. The window sticker from when she purchased her car and the repair bill was allowed into evidence. The third exhibit, however, contained hearsay and was not permitted. The plaintiff did not call any expert witnesses to testify on her behalf. Both the trial court and the Court of Appeals agreed that even considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, “[a] reasonable juror could not find causation from this window sticker and repair bill.” (internal citation omitted).
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.
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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, LLC, No. M2022-01017-COA-R9-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 19, 2024), plaintiff filed a negligence and wrongful death suit on behalf of her mother, who passed away while at defendant nursing home. In 2015, decedent had executed a power of attorney (“POA”) naming her daughter attorney-in-fact. This POA specifically stated that the daughter did not have the authority to make medical or healthcare decisions.
In 2018, decedent was admitted to defendant nursing home, and her daughter filled out the paperwork. One document executed by the daughter was an arbitration agreement, which stated that it was not required for admission and also that “the signing of this Agreement, both by conjunction with the corresponding admission and receipt of services, is a health care decision.”
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.
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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 defendant failed to give required written notice when the foreclosure sale for plaintiff’s home was postponed. Plaintiff filed a complaint asserting several causes of action, but only appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment on the tort claim of wrongful foreclosure.
The Court of Appeals agreed with plaintiff that notice was required, and it reversed summary judgment on the wrongful foreclosure claim. The Supreme Court, however, ruled that no such claim exists in Tennessee.
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 Defendants/Appellees negligently performed a surgery on Ms. Locke’s colon. While the case was pending, Defendants hired a private investigator to take surveillance videos of the Plaintiffs in an attempt to show that Ms. Locke was exaggerating her injuries. Thereafter, the Defendants expressed their intention to use some of the surveillance footage at trial. The Plaintiffs sought to obtain all the private investigator’s surveillance videos, including those that the Defendants did not intend to use at trial. The trial court rejected the Plaintiffs’ request under the work-product doctrine, requiring the Defendants to produce only the videos they intend to use at trial. The Court of Appeals granted the Plaintiffs’ request for permission to appeal. The Court of Appeals concluded that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in shielding the surveillance videos from discovery and affirmed the trial court’s decision to limit production to the videos that the Defendants intended to use at trial. The Tennessee Supreme Court granted the Plaintiffs’ application for permission to appeal to determine whether a litigant has a “substantial need” under Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 26.02(3) to obtain surveillance footage collected in anticipation of litigation or preparation for trial when the party who conducted the surveillance designates some, but not all, of the surveillance footage for use at trial.
The oral argument is being conducted at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, as part of the Court’s SCALES program. It begins at 9:00 a.m. and will be live-streamed on the Court’s YouTube channel.
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.
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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.
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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.
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