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Statute of limitations extended to two years where defendant was given traffic citation after car accident.

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55-8-136, which is a Class C misdemeanor, the statute of limitations for plaintiff’s action was extended to two years pursuant to Tenn. 28, 2021), plaintiff was injured in a car accident with defendant in September 2017. Code Ann. § Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(2). In Younger v. Okbahhanes , No. E2020-00429-COA-R10-CV (Tenn.

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Insurance statute did not create private right of action for general contractor

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The Tennessee Supreme Court recently explained the analysis for whether a statute creates a private right of action. April 26, 2021), plaintiff was a general contractor who had been hired to repair property owned by a property association that had been damaged by severe weather. In Affordable Construction Services, Inc.

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