TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jun 3, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday determined that the statute that limits noneconomic damages in personal injury cases to $750,000 applies to all claims asserted in the action. Yesterday’s ruling stems from a case in which a trial court applied the statutory cap separately to two plaintiffs in the same healthcare liability action. That decision was later affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Justices Sharon G. Lee and Cornelia A. Clark dissented, stating that the cap on noneconomic damages, however it is applied, is unconstitutional. The Administrative Office of the Courts has more on the case.