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Plaintiff’s deposition created issue of fact in GTLA premises liability case.

Day on Torts

Where plaintiff’s deposition created a “dispute of material fact” as to whether defendant had actual notice of the alleged dangerous condition in this GTLA premises liability case, summary judgment for defendant was reversed. In Vaughn v. Coffee County, Tennessee , No. M2021-00653-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1652552 (Tenn. internal citations omitted).

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Summary Judgment Based on Tennessee Recreational Use Statute Affirmed.

Day on Torts

First, the Claims Commissioner ruled that the claim was “barred by § 70-7-102(a) of Tennessee’s Recreational Use Statute, which protects landowners, including the State of Tennessee, from responsibility for injury to recreational visitors.” In Victory v. State , No. M2020-01610-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. internal citation omitted).

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Evidence of car accident occurring not enough to support negligence claim.

Day on Torts

During plaintiff’s deposition, he stated that defendant had “done what she had to do” and “acknowledged that he did not think she had done anything wrong.” Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, citing plaintiff’s own deposition as evidence. Defendant was allegedly injured during the accident and filed this negligence suit.

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Summary judgment affirmed where defendant did not place structure creating nuisance on defendant’s easement.

Day on Torts

In support of its motion, the State pointed to deposition testimony that the structure in question was “funky,” was not something the State would have used at any point, and was available to consumers. Note: Chapter 82, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

Day on Torts

Because the TPPA is a relatively new statute, it has not been interpreted in many opinions. Note: Chapter 28, Sections 12 and 14 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. This ruling was affirmed in part and reversed in part on appeal. The TPPA, Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Defendant had no duty to remove tire debris from interstate after blowout.

Day on Torts

There was deposition testimony from a police officer stating that it likely would have taken police around nine minutes to respond to a call, but plaintiff failed to cite to that evidence in his response to defendant’s motion for summary judgment. This opinion was released one month after oral arguments in this case.

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Major Thomson Reuters News: Westlaw Gets Generative AI Research Plus Integration with Casetext CoCounsel; Gen AI Coming Soon to Practical Law

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In traditional legal research, the user enters a query and gets a response in the form of a long list of cases, statutes and other resources. As of today’s launch, the AI research tool draws only from primary law materials in Westlaw, such as cases, statutes and regulations.