TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 6, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court today released an opinion that affirms a holding of the Court of Appeals that the Brentwood company Crouch Railway Consulting LLC met its burden of establishing personal jurisdiction to sue LS Energy Fabrication LLC. Crouch filed a breach of contract and unjust enrichment action against LS Energy after it failed to pay what Crouch claimed it was owed for design and consulting services. LS Energy, a Texas company, filed a motion to dismiss, claiming that Tennessee lacked personal jurisdiction over the Texas company. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss, but that ruling was later overturned by the Court of Appeals. LS Energy appealed to the state’s high court, which, in a unanimous opinion, found that the Tennessee court’s exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over LS Energy in this case was constitutionally permissible. Read more on the Administrative Office of the Courts website.