Leading Tennessee Tort Cases by Subject

Chapter 1: Abuse of Process

Chapter 2: Animal Control Officer's Rule

Chapter 3: Animals

Chapter 4: Assault and Battery

Chapter 5: Assumption of Risk

Chapter 6: Attorney's Lien

Chapter 7: Bad Faith Failure of Insurer to Pay First Party Claim (Statutory Cause of Action)

Chapter 8: Bad Faith Failure to Settle (Common Law Claim)

Chapter 9: Causation

Chapter 10: Charitable Immunity

Chapter 11: Comparative Fault

Chapter 12: Confidential Relationship

Chapter 13: Contribution

Chapter 14: Conspiracy

Chapter 15: Constructive Fraud

Chapter 16: Conversion

Chapter 17: Damages

Chapter 18: Defamation

Chapter 19: Duty

Chapter 20: Expert Witnesses

Chapter 21: False Imprisonment

Chapter 22: Family Purpose Doctrine

Chapter 23: Fraud

Chapter 24: Government Tort Liability Act

Chapter 25: Gross Negligence

Chapter 26: Imputed Negligence

Chapter 27: Independent Contractor

Chapter 28: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (Outrageous Conduct)

Chapter 29: Intentional Interference with Business Relationship

Chapter 30: Intentional Interference with Contractual Relationships

Chapter 31: Invasion of Privacy

Chapter 32: Last Clear Chance Rule

Chapter 33: Legal Malpractice

Chapter 34: Limitation of Actions

Chapter 35: Liquor Liability

Chapter 36: Loss of Consortium

Chapter 37: Malicious Harassment

Chapter 38: Malicious Prosecution

Chapter 39: Medical Negligence

Chapter 40: Motor Vehicle Cases

Chapter 41: Negligence by a Child

Chapter 42: Negligence Per Se

Chapter 43: Negligent Entrustment

Chapter 44: Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress

Chapter 45: Negligent Misrepresentation

Chapter 46: Nuisance

Chapter 47: Parent - Child Immunity

Chapter 48: Personal Property

Chapter 49: Physician - Patient Confidentiality

Chapter 50: Physical or Mental Disability

Chapter 51: Policeman and Fireman's Rule

Chapter 52: Premises Liability

Chapter 53: Products Liability

Chapter 54: Punitive Damages

Chapter 55: Rescue Doctrine

Chapter 56: Res Ipsa Loquitor in Non-Medical Negligence Cases

Chapter 57: Savings Statute

Chapter 58: Spousal Immunity

Chapter 59: State of Tennessee

Chapter 60: Subrogation

Chapter 61: Subsequent Medical Negligence, Liability of Original Tortfeasor

Chapter 62: Sudden Emergency Doctrine

Chapter 63: Trespass

Chapter 64: Unavoidable Accident

Chapter 65: Vicarious Liability

Chapter 66: Wrongful Death