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Fentress 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 Fentress 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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GTLA Plaintiff Verdict Affirmed in Garbage Truck / Pedestrian Case

Where the trial court found plaintiff credible, and defendant city presented no material countervailing evidence, a GTLA verdict for plaintiff was affirmed. In a memorandum opinion in Clay v. Memphis Sanitation Division, No. W2023-00519-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 1, 2024) (memorandum opinion), plaintiff filed suit under the GTLA based on…

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Humphreys 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 Humphreys 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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Union 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 Union 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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Landlord had duty even when missing hand rail was open and obvious.

Summary judgment for a landlord in a premises liability suit was reversed where the landlord had not installed a stair rail (also known as a handrail) up to code. In Franz v. Funes, No. E2023-01256-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 30, 2024), plaintiff leased a residential property from defendant, who owned…

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Savings statute measured from dismissal of first tort complaint.

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.…

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Tennessee savings statute measured from dismissal of first tort complaint.

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.…

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Smith 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 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,…

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Fall Down Case Falls Down

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…

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DeKalb 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 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,…

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