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Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Damage Caps

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:43 AM PST

The Tennessee Supreme Court yielded to the Legislature’s decision to impose a cap on the amount of money that can be awarded to people harmed by the carelessness of others. The law was passed in 2011. The law requires judges to reduce jury awards for human losses (called “noneconomic damages by the legislation) to $750,000 in most cases.

The 3-2 decision was authored by Chief Justice Bivins. There was one concurring opinion and two dissents. Click on the links below to read them.

Majority Opinion by C.J. Bivins