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TENNESSEE

Negligence / Personal Injury

year with Discovery Rule.

Wrongful Death

year with Discovery Rule.

Medical Malpractice

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.

Malpractice (Other Professions)

year SOL for attorney or accountant malpractice.

Products Liability

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. 

Intentional Torts

6 months or 1 year depending on case.

Municipal Liability/Sovereign Immunity

1 year. 
Immunity of sheriffs and counties for acts or omissions of deputies and special deputies. As general rule, all government entities are immune from suit for any injury which results from proprietary government activities. However, specific exceptions exist. Circuit courts have jurisdiction over actions under statute. Judgment may not exceed insurance limits of defendant.

Discovery Rule

Standard rule applies except see products liability.

Comparative Negligence

Rule applies if plaintiff's negligence is less than combined negligence of all tortfeasors.

Charitable Immunity

Abolished

Disabilities

If person entitled to commence action is, at time cause of action accrued, under age of 18 or of unsound mind, such person or his representatives and privies, as case may be, may commence action after removal of disability, within time of limitation of particular cause of action, unless it exceeds three years, and in that case within three years from removal of disability.

Punitive Damages

Clear and convincing evidence of intentional, fraudulent, reckless, or malicious conduct must be presented by plaintiff.

No-Fault Insurance

None

Other Relevant Information

Silicone breast implants: SOR of 25 years from implant or 4 year SOL from discovery of injury.

Consumer Fraud Complaint

Tennessee Office of Attorney General, Consumer Protection
http://www.state.tn.us/consumer/
(615)741-2241