Day on Torts

JUNE 13, 2022

M2020-01291-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1788274 (Tenn. June 2, 2022), defendant had previously been married to one of the plaintiffs, and a final decree of divorce had been issued in their divorce case. Note: Chapter 28, Section 11 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

E2021-01330-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 3570880 (Tenn. 19, 2022), plaintiff was a passenger while defendant was driving. Note: Chapter 73, Section 6 and Chapter 106, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Owings v. Owings , No.

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Day on Torts

MAY 13, 2022

M2020-01209-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1220917 (Tenn. April 26, 2022), plaintiff was represented by defendant attorney in an underlying case in which plaintiff asserted several claims, including malicious prosecution. Note: Chapter 64, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Day on Torts

JULY 26, 2022

M2021-01021-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 2718659 (Tenn. July 13, 2022), plaintiffs’ son died and the local police department ruled the death a suicide. This case is an important read for anyone litigating a tort case involving a matter of public concern. In Adreacchio v. Hamilton , No. Summary judgment was therefore affirmed.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 24, 2022

W2021-00426-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 767709 (Tenn. 14, 2022), plaintiff had a hip replacement in January 2009 in which a metal-on-metal device was implanted. Note: Chapter 90, Section 16 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Jones v. Smith & Nephew Inc. ,

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

M2020-01626-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 244108 (Tenn. 27, 2022), plaintiff purchased a piece of property in a distress sale and did not perform an inspection before the purchase. Note: Chapter 82, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Walker v. State , No.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

E2021-00812-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 14199150 (Tenn. 25, 2022), plaintiff filed multiple tort claims against multiple defendants, including libel claims against certain defendants based on their social media statements related to the death of a dog who died while in the care of plaintiff’s dog training business. In Laferney v.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 2, 2022

E2021-01156-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 2866006 (Tenn. July 21, 2022), plaintiffs were the adult daughters of decedent and defendant was the widow of decedent. Note: Chapter 22, Section 4 and Chapter 65, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Lewis , No.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

E2021-00988-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 14162828 (Tenn. 25, 2022), the patient underwent a hysterectomy at a hospital in Kingsport, Tennessee. Note: Chapter 49, Section 8 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Jackson v. Thibault , No.

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

M2021-00867-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 4112706 (Tenn. 9, 2022), plaintiff was a roofer who was injured while working on a homeowner’s roof. Note: Chapter 89, Section 1 and Chapter 30, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Lynch v.

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Day on Torts

MAY 18, 2022

M2021-00487-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1404357 (Tenn. May 4, 2022), plaintiffs filed this pro se action that revolved around a newly built home they bought in August 2017 that had allegedly developed severe mold issues. In Simpkins v. John Maher Builders, Inc. , This opinion was released three months after the case was assigned on briefs.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 15, 2022

E2021-012553-COA-R9-CV, 2022 WL 1788380 (Tenn. June 2, 2022), plaintiff was injured when he crashed his motorcycle after hitting a pothole on a state-owned highway. Note: Chapter 41, Section 21 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Polhamus v. State , No.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

M2021-00262-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 202641 (Tenn. 24, 2022), plaintiff was walking on a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood when she tripped and fell over a sewer cleanout cap that protruded from the middle of the sidewalk. In Garamella v. City of Lebanon , No. This opinion was released 1.5 months after the case was assigned on briefs.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

E2021-01513-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16559447 (Tenn. 1, 2022), plaintiffs filed suit against defendant construction company related to defendant’s construction of plaintiffs’ residential home, and defendant filed a counterclaim, which was the claim at issue in this appeal. In Reiss v. Rock Creek Construction, Inc. ,

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

M2022-00476-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16545403 (Tenn. 31, 2022), patient was hospitalized at defendant hospital from August 7-24, 2020. Note: Chapter 50, Section 3 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Jackson v. Vanderbilt University Medical Center , No.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 7, 2022

M2021-00653-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1652552 (Tenn. May 25, 2022) (memorandum opinion), plaintiff was an inmate at defendant county’s jail. Note: Chapter 41, Section 7 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Vaughn v. Coffee County, Tennessee , No.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 24, 2022

E2021-01402-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 11584155 (Tenn. 20, 2022), plaintiff filed this HCLA suit on behalf of her son. Note: Chapter 98, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Parker ex rel. Dassow , No.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 14, 2022

The editors mourn the loss of Professor Peter Mankowski (1966–2022), who served as an editor of the ZVglRWiss from 2009 to his untimely death. Many special interest groups do not have access to lawyers nor the skills to access courts on their own. This issue contains an obituary written by his academic pupil, Professor Oliver L.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 10, 2022

E2021-00189-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 3092906 (Tenn. 3, 2022), plaintiff was attending a concert in a park when she stepped into a hole covered by grass clippings and broke her ankle. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 23, 2023

Next, Chapter Four contains what I would describe as the real ‘meat’ of the monograph, looking at how Indonesian practitioners (judges and lawyers) handle choice of law in international commercial matters, particularly regarding issues of foreign law. This fourth chapter summarises and analyses 19 Indonesian decisions from 2000 to 2020.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

M2021-00107-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 244532 (Tenn. 27, 2022), plaintiff’s father and defendant were neighbors. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law ? Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law? Compendium of Tennessee Tort Reform Cases ) is available by subscription at? Fuqua , No.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 4, 2022

M2020-01507-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 420666 (Tenn. 11, 2022), plaintiff was injured in a one-car accident caused by tire debris on the interstate. Note: Chapter 30, Section 1 and Chapter 73, Section 6 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Walker v. McMillin , No.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

M2019-02238-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 202639 (Tenn. 24, 2022), plaintiffs were the parents of a minor child who was severely injured when he was playing on property owned by defendant church and he came into contact with a downed power line. In Kelly v. Debre Keranio Medhanialem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , No.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 3, 2022

M2021-00878-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 4490980 (Tenn. 28, 2022), plaintiff was a real estate professional involved in some capacity with Durham Farms, which was a large residential community. Note: Chapter 28, Sections 12 and 14 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Day on Torts

MAY 31, 2022

M2021-00314-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1633552 (Tenn. May 24, 2022) , plaintiff suffered antibiotic tendonitis, a traumatic rupture to a tendon in her ankle, and chronic tendonitis after being prescribed medication for a cough that had an adverse reaction with the steroids she had been taking for years. In Breithaupt v.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 5, 2022

M2021-01335-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 17175608 (Tenn. 23, 2022), the issues revolved around plaintiff’s purchase of a home. Note: Chapter 40, Section 8 and Chapter 72, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Hogue v. P&C Investments, Inc. ,

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

M2020-01438-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 168145 (Tenn. 19, 2022), plaintiff county filed this legal malpractice suit against defendant attorney who had represented the county in an underlying action filed by a former county employee. In Coffee County v. Spining , No. This opinion was released 2.5 months after oral arguments in this case.

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Day on Torts

MAY 11, 2022

E2021-00881-COA-R9-CV, 2022 WL 1117453 (Tenn. April 14, 2022), plaintiff filed an HCLA claim against several defendants, including the State of Tennessee as the employer of Dr. Landry, who was allegedly negligent. In Gilbert v. State , No. This opinion was released three months after oral arguments in this case.

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

E2021-01085-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 3589838 (Tenn. 23, 2022), several insurance companies filed suit against the City of Sevierville, Sevier County Electric System (SCES), and Wolf Tree, who was SCES’s vegetation management contractor (the cases filed by the insurance companies were consolidated). Sevier County Electric System , No.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 25, 2022

13, 2022), plaintiff husband was seriously injured when his car crashed into a state-owned vehicle that had been parked on a highway. Note: Chapter 98, Section 7 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Kampmeyer v. State , No. M2019-01196-SC-R11-CV (Tenn.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

W2020-00430-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 353697 (Tenn. 7, 2022), plaintiff was in a car accident caused by an employee of defendant, and defendant had admitted fault. Note: Chapter 25, Section 10 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Malone v.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 22, 2022

E2021-00261-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 678568 (Tenn. 8, 2022), plaintiff’s husband and step-son owned a commercial electrical contracting business. Note: Chapter 81, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Bradley , No. This opinion was released 1.5

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

M2019-01748-SC-R11-CV, 2022 WL 175804 (Tenn. 20, 2022), plaintiff met with defendant doctor to discuss a breast reduction surgery, and defendant stated that “he was a board-certified plastic surgeon.” In Cooper v. Mandy , No. Click on the link to see the book’s Table of Contents.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 8, 2022

M2020-01651-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 17334223 (Tenn. 30, 2022), plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants asserting claims for defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional interference with business relations. In Adamson v. Grove , No. This opinion was released six months after oral arguments in this case.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 15, 2022

How do you, as a Tennessee lawyer, know what cases are pending before the Court and what that status of any one of those cases is at any given point in time? Seven of the civil cases are tort cases. There is no cost to access this resource that is designed to keep you on top of changes in Tennessee tort law.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 2, 2022

The NGPIL previously announced a Prize of 300 British Pounds Sterling for the best paper on Nigerian conflict of laws for an undergraduate and/or postgraduate scholar studying in Nigeria, or any Nigerian lawyer five years call or below practicing and residing in Nigeria.

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