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Leading Tennessee Tort Cases by Subject

Chapter 1: Abuse of Process

Chapter 2: Alienation of Affections

Chapter 3: Animal Control Officer’s Rule

Chapter 4: Animals

Chapter 5: Assault and Battery

Chapter 6: Assumption of Risk

Chapter 7: Attorney’s Fees

Chapter 8: Attorney’s Lien

Chapter 9: Bad Faith Failure of Insurer to Pay First Party Claim (Statutory Cause of Action)

Chapter 10: Bad Faith Failure to Settle (Common Law Claim)

Chapter 11: Breach of Promise to Marry

Chapter 12: Causation

Chapter 13: Charitable Immunity

Chapter 14: Comparative Fault

Chapter 15: Confidential Relationship

Chapter 16: Contribution

Chapter 17: Conspiracy

Chapter 18: Constructive Fraud

Chapter 19: Conversion

Chapter 20: Criminal Conversation

Chapter 21: Damages

Chapter 22: Defamation

Chapter 23: Duty

Chapter 24: Expert Witnesses

Chapter 25: False Imprisonment

Chapter 26: Family Purpose Doctrine

Chapter 27: Fraud

Chapter 28: Governmental Tort Liability Act

Chapter 29: Gross Negligence

Chapter 30: Imputed Negligence

Chapter 31: Independent Contractor

Chapter 32: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (Outrageous Conduct)

Chapter 33: Intentional Interference with Business Relationship

Chapter 34: Intentional Interference with Contractual Relationships

Chapter 35: Invasion of Privacy

Chapter 36: Last Clear Chance Rule

Chapter 37: Legal Malpractice

Chapter 38: Limitation of Actions

Chapter 39: Liquor Liability

Chapter 40: Loss of Consortium (Personal Injury Cases)

Chapter 41: Malicious Harassment

Chapter 42: Malicious Prosecution

Chapter 43: Medical Negligence

Chapter 44: Misrepresentation by Concealment

Chapter 45: Motor Vehicle Cases

Chapter 46: Negligence by a Child

Chapter 47: Negligence Per Se

Chapter 48: Negligent Entrustment

Chapter 49: Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress

Chapter 50: Negligent Misrepresentation

Chapter 51: Nuisance

Chapter 52: Parent – Child Immunity

Chapter 53: Personal Property

Chapter 54: Physician – Patient Confidentiality

Chapter 55: Physical or Mental Disability

Chapter 56: Policeman and Fireman’s Rule

Chapter 57: Premises Liability

Chapter 58: Products Liability

Chapter 59: Punitive Damages

Chapter 60: Rescue Doctrine

Chapter 61: Res Ipsa Loquitor in Non-Medical Negligence Cases

Chapter 62: Savings Statute

Chapter 63: Spousal Immunity

Chapter 64: State of Tennessee

Chapter 65: Strict Liability

Chapter 66: Subrogation

Chapter 67: Subsequent Medical Negligence, Liability of Original Tortfeasor

Chapter 68: Sudden Emergency Doctrine

Chapter 69: Trespass

Chapter 70: Unavoidable Accident

Chapter 71: Unfair Competition

Chapter 72: Vicarious Liability

Chapter 73: Wrongful Death

Chapter 74: Wrongful Pregnancy