TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 22, 2025

The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for its January docket in Knoxville on Jan. 8, 2026. Oral arguments will be heard at the Tennessee Supreme Court building and livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page. Beginning at 9 a.m. EST, the court will hear two cases: Tri-State Insurance Company of Minnesota a/s/o Campus Chalet Inc. v. East Tennessee Sprinkler Company Inc., which involves the application of Tennessee’s four-year statute of repose for construction-related property damage claims, and Preston Garner et al. v. Southern Baptist Convention et al., which raises questions about defamation, church autonomy and the Tennessee Public Participation Act.