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Commercial Painting Co. v. Weitz Co., LLC

The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals as to the applicability of the economic loss doctrine in this case, holding that the economic loss doctrine applies only in products...

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Baskin v. Pierce & Allred Construction, Inc.

The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals reversing the conclusion of the trial court that Plaintiff failed to establish Defendant's requisite minimum contacts with Tennessee,...

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State v. Robinson

The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of criminal appeals reversing the trial court's sentence imposed in connection with Defendant's plea of guilty to vehicular homicide by...

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Crotty v. Flora

The Supreme Court affirmed the two pretrial orders of the trial court challenged by the defendant physician in a health care liability action in this interlocutory appeal, holding that this Court...

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Pandharipande v. FSD Corp.

The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the decision of the court of appeals affirming the order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of a homeowners' association...

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Earheart v. Central Transport

The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (appeals board) affirming the judgment of the Court of Workers' Compensation Claims (trial court) ordering Employer...

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State v. Eady

A man, David Wayne Eady, who was charged with multiple robberies in Nashville over a month, appealed the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals which denied his motion to disqualify the District...

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Williams v. Smyrna Residential, LLC

In a wrongful death action against an assisted-living facility, the Supreme Court of Tennessee held that the claims were subject to arbitration as per an agreement signed by the deceased's...

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State v. Thomas

The Supreme Court of Tennessee heard the appeal of Tony Thomas and Laronda Turner, both convicted of three counts of first-degree premeditated murder stemming from a 2015 triple homicide in Memphis....

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Binns v. Trader Joe’s East, Inc.

The case involves a slip and fall incident at a Trader Joe's grocery store in Nashville, Tennessee. The plaintiff, Melissa Binns, alleged that she slipped and fell due to the negligence of an employee...

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In Re Conservatorship of Malone

This case involves a conservatorship dispute over Susan Davis Malone. Two attorneys involved in the case filed two motions requesting the trial judge to recuse himself. The first recusal motion was...

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Clardy v. State

A prisoner filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis, a legal order allowing a court to correct its original judgment, long after the one-year limitations period had expired. The petition was...

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Charles v. McQueen

The case involves a defamation claim brought by Bill Charles, a real estate professional and president of the homeowners' association of the Durham Farms community in Hendersonville, Tennessee,...

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Family Trust Services LLC v. Green Wise Homes LLC

The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants committed fraud related to property rights. The defendants, through their business, REO Holdings, LLC, bought properties at tax sales and used redemption...

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Mathes v. 99 Hermitage, LLC

In this case, the original plaintiff, Ora Eads, Jr., obtained legal title to a commercial property in Nashville but did not register the deed. Years later, the seller defaulted on a loan, and a...

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State v. Green

During a routine traffic stop, law enforcement conducted an open-air sniff using a drug-sniffing canine. The canine alerted to the vehicle, leading officers to search it without a warrant under the...

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Flade v. City of Shelbyville, Tennessee

Robert E. Lee Flade filed a lawsuit against several defendants, including Stephanie Isaacs and the Bedford County Listening Project (BCLP), over disparaging remarks made on social media. Isaacs and...

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