When a process server gave the HCLA summons and complaint to a hospital employee, insufficient service resulted in dismissal of the case. In Roberts v. Hinkle, No. W2022-01714-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. April 9, 2024), plaintiff filed an HCLA suit against defendant doctor related to an allegedly negligent surgery. Defendant raised the…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Robertson 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 Putnam 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 finding of trespass requires a court to award nominal damages under Tennessee law. In Dorer v. Hennessee, No. M2023-00729-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 12, 2024) (memorandum opinion), the Court of Appeals overturned a trial court’s refusal to award damages after a trespass finding. While the Court deemed most of…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Maury 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 Madison 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,…
Where a housekeeper failed to use wet floor signs in a dorm bathroom, plaintiff received damages for the negligence of a state employee. In Hood v. State of Tennessee, No. E2023-00773-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. April 3, 2024), plaintiff was a student at the University of Tennessee. Her dorm room included a…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Sevier 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,…
Where the trial court granted summary judgment to defendant store in a premises liability case based on the finding that there was no dangerous condition, but the plaintiff’s appellate brief only addressed the issue of notice, summary judgment for defendant was affirmed. In Williams v. Dollar General Corporations, LLC, No.…
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Bradley 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,…