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PRODUCTS LIABILITY: BETTER KNOW YOUR REPOSE

The first and most important thing to know about products liability law in Tennessee is that it is largely statutory. Claims for injuries caused by the “manufacture, construction, design, formula, preparation, assembly, testing, service, warning, instruction, marketing, packaging or labeling of any product” are governed by the Tennessee Products Liability Act (“TPLA”), Tenn. Code Ann. […]

TARWATER CONFIRMED AS TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

Attorney Dwight E. Tarwater was officially confirmed by the General Assembly as the newest justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Justice-designate Tarwater was nominated by Governor Bill Lee in January after a lengthy application process that included a public hearing. He will take the bench on September 1, 2023, following the retirement of current Justice […]