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Negligence / Personal Injury
1 Year1 year with Discovery Rule.
Products Liability
SOL: 1 year with Discovery Rule.
SOR: 6 years from date of injury or 10 years from date of first purchase. 1 year from expiration date of product purchase. No tolling for fraudulent concealment.
Silicone breast implants: Maximum 25 years from implant or 4 years from discovery of injury.
Wrongful Death
1 Year1 year with Discovery Rule.
Medical Malpractice
1 year with Discovery Rule. (No continuous treatment rule). In foreign objects and fraudulent concealment cases SOL runs from discovery. SOR: 3 years from the negligence, applies to infants and is not tolled for infancy in any case commenced after December 9, 2005.
Intentional Torts
1 Year1 year
Discovery Rule
Standard rule applies except see products liability.
Disabilities
Infant has 1 year from 18th birthday, others have 1 year from removal of disability to commence claim.
Comparative Negligence
Rule applies if plaintiff is less than 50% responsible.
Charitable Immunity
Abolished.
Sovereign Immunity
Abolished for governmental entities in tort cases.
Punitive Damages
Clear and convincing evidence of intentional, fraudulent, reckless, or malicious conduct must be presented by plaintiff.
Caps: None
Consumer Fraud Complaint
Tennessee Office of Attorney General, Consumer Protection
(615)741-2241
Accountant Malpractice
1 Year 1 year |
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