Tennessee Supreme Court News

Tennessee Supreme Court Says Wal-Mart Lawsuit Can Proceed

The state Supreme Court has ruled that a woman injured in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Red Bank can proceed with her negligence lawsuit against the store. Jolyn Cullum filed the case after she was injured when a car driven …

Tennessee High Court Reinstates $43.8M Verdict After Boy Paralyzed

The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a $43.8 million verdict for a Memphis child who was paralyzed in an auto accident. According to court records, Billy Meals was 6 years old on Jan. 18, 2002. He was riding in the …

Tennessee High Court Reinstates Damages in Assisted Living Death

The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a jury verdict against the management company of a Shelbyville assisted living center in a case involving the death of an 83-year-old woman. Records say Mable Farrar died after her colon ruptured when a …

Tennessee Court: Parents’ Emotional Distress Not Covered by Auto Policy

Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile bodily injury coverage. The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld …

$2.7M Award for Deadly Fight Struck Down

The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned a ruling that said an insurance company must pay $2.7 million in damages for a bar fight in Hendersonville that left one man dead and injured another. The state’s highest court on Wednesday said …