Tennessee Construction Law
Updates in the field of construction law as practiced in Tennessee, primarily through posting and comment on construction-related judicial opinions published by the Tennessee Court of Appeals and Tennessee Supreme Court.
Author: David Headrick is a lawyer based in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Recent Posts from Tennessee Construction Law
- Statute of repose bars construction claims brought too late; disclosure rule does not apply when claimant should have discovered the defect
- Plaintiff collaterally estopped because he was previously denied standing in a forfeiture action
- City of Lebanon acting in administrative capacity when it denied PUD; determined to be acting arbitrary and capricious
- Suit for negligent misrepresentation held to be construction defect case; barred by stature of repose; wrongful concealment fails
- Worker willfully disregarded instructions and was injured; thus, his workers' comp. claim was denied
- Witness testimony was contradictory but created issue of material fact as to whether witness had procured insurance coverage for company
- Bank payment to joint venture is sufficient payment to either party in venture; Bank not negligent, unjustly enriched or fraudulent in paying just one
- Plaintiff's should pursue remedies against parties with whom they have privity before contract under implied theory
- Legislation limiting development in certain rural communities that meet specified criteria, doe not constitute a taking
- Photographs not enough evidence of breach of implied warranties in construction contract