December 22, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. – Today the Tennessee Supreme Court reinstated workers’ compensation benefits in Edwards v. Peoplease, LLC et al. The plaintiff in the case, Jo Carol Edwards, drove a truck for Peoplease, LLC. In August 2020, one of the tires on the truck blew out, and the vehicle went down an…
December 22, 2025
On January 8, 2026, the Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for its January docket in Knoxville, Tennessee. Oral arguments will be heard at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Knoxville and livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/@TNCourts).Beginning at 9…
December 22, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court held today, in Brian Coblentz et al. v. Tractor Supply Company, that workers’ compensation law does not prevent an employee of a product vendor, injured on the job while at a retail store, from suing the store for his injuries.The employee, Brian…
December 10, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. - Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion in Gary Wygant, et al. v. Bill Lee, Governor, et al., rejecting state constitutional challenges to Tennessee’s redistricting statutes for the state House and Senate.In February 2022, following the 2020 census, the General…
December 9, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that the defendants in a legal malpractice and fraud action were not entitled to dismissal of the lawsuits under the Tennessee Public Participation Act (“TPPA”) because the lawsuits were not filed in response to the defendants’ exercise of the…
November 25, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. - The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments met in Nashville today to select nominees for the upcoming vacancy on the Tennessee Supreme Court, following the retirement of Justice Holly Kirby on June 30, 2026. After holding a public hearing and conducting public interviews,…
November 21, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. – On December 3, 2025, the Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee, as part of the Court’s SCALES program. SCALES, which stands for Supreme Court Advancing Legal Education for Students, is an initiative launched by…
October 24, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. – On November 5, 2025, the Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for its November docket in Jackson, Tennessee. Oral arguments will be heard at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Jackson and livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/@…
October 22, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. - The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider five applicants when it meets to select nominees for an upcoming vacancy on the Tennessee Supreme Court after the retirement of Justice Holly Kirby on June 30, 2026. The applicants include: J. Ross DyerKyle…
October 13, 2025
Today in Matthew Long v. Chattanooga Fire and Police Pension Fund, the Tennessee Supreme Court reinstated the Chattanooga Fire and Police Pension Fund’s (Fund) denial of the plaintiff’s pension benefits. The plaintiff, Matthew Long, was a firefighter. In 2020, he applied for job-…