Mason Rollins | BuildSmart In Tri-State Insur. Co. of Minn. a/s/o Campus Chalet, Inc. v. East Tennessee Sprinkler Company, Inc., the Court of Appeals of Tennessee recently addressed whether the state’s four-year statute of repose could shield a contractor from liability in 2020 where the initial construction project was completed in 1992. The court found that… Continue reading Maintenance Obligations on a 30-Year-Old Project Let an Owner Sidestep Tennessee’s Statute of Repose
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Drawing the Line: In Tennessee, the Economic Loss Doctrine Does Not Apply to Contracts for Services
Gus Sara | The Subrogation Strategist In Commercial Painting Co. v. Weitz Co. LLC, No. W2019-02089-SC-R11-CV, 2023 Tenn. LEXIS 39 (Weitz), the Supreme Court of Tennessee (Supreme Court) considered whether the economic loss doctrine barred the plaintiff’s claims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation and punitive damages arising out of a contract with the defendant for construction services.… Continue reading Drawing the Line: In Tennessee, the Economic Loss Doctrine Does Not Apply to Contracts for Services
Choose With Care: Tennessee Federal Court’s Prompt Payment Conclusions Turn on Choice of Law Clause
Michelle Rosenberg | ConstructLaw Fed. Eng’rs & Constructors Inc. v. Relyant Global LLC, No. 3:19-CV-73-KAC-JEM, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95617 (E.D. Tenn., May 27, 2022) This case arises out of the renovation of a U.S. Air Force dormitory in Missouri. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hired Relyant Global LLC to act as the prime… Continue reading Choose With Care: Tennessee Federal Court’s Prompt Payment Conclusions Turn on Choice of Law Clause
Accepting Coverage for Part of a Claim May Subject an Insurer to the Appraisal Process Under Tennessee Law
Elliot Kerzner and Alycen A. Moss | Property Insurance Law Observer Accepting coverage for part of a claim may subject an insurer to a policy’s appraisal process when the extent of covered damage is in dispute, according to a recent ruling issued by the Eastern District of Tennessee. In Morrow v. State Farm Fire & Cas.… Continue reading Accepting Coverage for Part of a Claim May Subject an Insurer to the Appraisal Process Under Tennessee Law
The Impact of the 2020 Tennessee Construction Legislation
D. Bryan Thomas and Kyle M. Doiron | Buildsmart After a number of controversial bills proposed from various industry groups over the last few years, the Tennessee construction community came together in 2020 to push through legislation intended to protect members of the construction industry. A cornerstone of that attempt was gaining lien priority –… Continue reading The Impact of the 2020 Tennessee Construction Legislation