Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Keystone Signs New Tennessee Franchise Partner
Jul 7 2011 // Swallows Agencies of Cookeville has become a franchise partner of Keystone Insurers Group in Tennessee. The Swallows Agencies has four locations in north central Tennessee: Cookeville, Sparta, Livingston and...
Tennessee Workers’ Comp Law on Drug Testing Takes Effect
Jul 5 2011 // A new workers’ compensation law on drug testing became effective, July 1, in Tennessee. Supported by the state’s business community, the new law changes the standard of proof workers must meet to prove that a...
Tennessee Caps Damage Awards
Jul 4 2011 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a measure to cap payouts for medical malpractice and other civil cases. The law places a $750,000 cap on non-economic damages such as pain and suffering. The cap will be raised to $1...
Tennessee House: 2 Fires, Same Night, Different Causes
Jun 30 2011 // Tennessee officials said two fires at the same house in Carter County on the same night had different causes. Firefighters went to Carol Dean Fields’ house Monday evening when flames broke out in a bedroom. Officials...
Traffic Tickets to Cost Tennesseans More
Jun 27 2011 // Tennesseans could be charged up to nearly $70 more for traffic tickets under a new state law that takes effect next month and is intended to fund crime lab services for law enforcement agencies. The law that takes effect...
Tennessee Aquarium Sued Over Child’s Bacterial Infection
Jun 27 2011 // The parents of a child who developed a bacterial infection after petting stingrays and sharks at Chattanooga’s Tennessee Aquarium has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $2.4 million. Spokesman Thom Benson said that...
PIA of Tennessee Names Paris as Chief Executive
Jun 24 2011 // Brennan J. Paris has been named the new executive vice president of the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Tennessee. He is the sixth executive leader in the history of the association. Prior to joining PIA, Paris...
Tennessee Officials Worried Over Increasing Number of Abandoned Homes
Jun 22 2011 // Officials in Washington County, Tennessee are trying to decide the best way to deal with the growing number of abandoned homes. Of particular concern to officials is that property owners could stop caring for the upkeep of...
Effects of Tennessee Law Restricting Anti-Discrimination Rules Debated
Jun 21 2011 // A lawsuit filed in Nashville challenging a new state law says the legislation voids school board policies that protect gay and lesbian students from bullying and harassment, but the law’s sponsor disagrees. The law...
Tennessee Caps Awards in Malpractice, Civil Damage Cases
Jun 20 2011 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a measure to cap payouts for medical malpractice and other civil cases that he said is good for business in the state. The law places a $750,000 cap on non-economic damages such as...
Is Paternity Fraud a Grounds for Lawsuit?
Jun 20 2011 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could decide whether a man has legal grounds to sue for being duped into supporting a child that turns out to be fathered by someone else. Legal experts believe it...
Tennessee Governor Signs Captive Insurance Law
Jun 16 2011 // In a move that business groups say could change the risk management operations of many corporations, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law a bill allowing for the creation of captive insurers. Backed by Tennessee...
Suit Challenges Tennessee’s Law Against Broadening Anti-Discrimination Rules
Jun 15 2011 // Tennessee cities and counties that want to make it tougher to discriminate against gays and lesbians face a stumbling block under a new state law, and now some Nashville city councilmembers and others are suing to...
Tennessee High Court Agrees Judge Took Too Long
Jun 13 2011 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has upheld the Court of the Judiciary’s decision that Cocke County General Sessions Judge John A. Bell took too long to decide a personal injury case and related accusations. The high...
Tennessee Jury Awards $200K in Sexual Bullying Case
Jun 13 2011 // Two mothers who claimed their sons were sexually bullied have won a lawsuit against the Wayne County, Tennessee schools and have been awarded $100,000 each. The women said the boys were humiliated in a locker room at...
Father’s Day: Tennessee Court Considers Paternity Fraud, Damages
Jun 10 2011 // The Tennessee Supreme court has agreed to hear a case that could decide whether a man has legal grounds to sue for being duped into supporting a child that turns out to be fathered by someone else. Legal experts believe it...
Tennessee Approves Cap on Lawsuit Damages
Jun 6 2011 // Tennessee lawmakers have given final approval to a plan to cap non-economic and economic lawsuit damages. The bill (HB 2008) places a cap of $750,000 on non-economic damages such as pain and emotional suffering and a...
Tennessee Updates Captive Law
Jun 6 2011 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is expected to sign a bill allowing the formation of new types of captive insurance companies in the state and guaranteeing funding for their regulation. The state has been falling behind in the...
Insurance Company Says Tennessee Gay Couple Burned Own Home
May 31 2011 // The company that insured a lesbian couple’s home claims the women set a fire that destroyed it. Carole Ann Stutte and Jean Stutte of Vonore filed a lawsuit in February, claiming a former neighbor was responsible for...
Tennessee Updates Its Captive Insurance Law
May 26 2011 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is expected to sign a bill allowing the formation of new types of captive insurance companies in the state and guaranteeing funding for their regulation. The state has been falling behind in the...
