Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Father’s Day: Tennessee Court Considers Paternity Fraud, Damages
Jun 10 2011 // The Tennessee Supreme court has agreed to hear a case that could decide whether a man has legal grounds to sue for being duped into supporting a child that turns out to be fathered by someone else. Legal experts believe it...
Tennessee Approves Cap on Lawsuit Damages
Jun 6 2011 // Tennessee lawmakers have given final approval to a plan to cap non-economic and economic lawsuit damages. The bill (HB 2008) places a cap of $750,000 on non-economic damages such as pain and emotional suffering and a...
Tennessee Updates Captive Law
Jun 6 2011 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is expected to sign a bill allowing the formation of new types of captive insurance companies in the state and guaranteeing funding for their regulation. The state has been falling behind in the...
Insurance Company Says Tennessee Gay Couple Burned Own Home
May 31 2011 // The company that insured a lesbian couple’s home claims the women set a fire that destroyed it. Carole Ann Stutte and Jean Stutte of Vonore filed a lawsuit in February, claiming a former neighbor was responsible for...
Tennessee Updates Its Captive Insurance Law
May 26 2011 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is expected to sign a bill allowing the formation of new types of captive insurance companies in the state and guaranteeing funding for their regulation. The state has been falling behind in the...
Tennessee Approves Caps on Lawsuit Damages
May 25 2011 // Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is praising lawmakers for giving final approval to a plan to cap non-economic and economic damages stemming from lawsuits. The Tennessee General Assembly approved HB 2008 that places a cap of...
Tennessee Bill to Limit Lawsuit Damages Moves Ahead
May 17 2011 // Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal to limit lawsuit damages in Tennessee has passed the Senate last week despite passionate arguments from opponents that the measure would unfairly target victims. The legislation carried by...
Business Moves
May 16 2011 // Argus Fire & Casualty A Florida insurance company is on its way to closing its door as it informed agents it is going to start dropping policyholders when their policies are up for renewal. Argus Fire & Casualty,...
Tennessee House Passes Bill Limiting Lawsuit Damages
May 11 2011 // The Tennessee House this week approved Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s measure to place limits on payouts from successful lawsuits. The chamber voted 72-24 to pass the bill carried by Republican Rep. Vance Dennis of...
Tennessee Insurance Agents Secure Investigation Protections, Lower Fines
May 2 2011 // Tennessee insurance agents who come under investigation by the state will enjoy some new due process protections and face lower financial penalties if found in violation of any laws under a measure just signed into...
Business Moves
May 2 2011 // The Hanover, Chaucer A half-billion dollar deal that would make Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer part of Massachusetts-based The Hanover is in the works. Terms of the transaction involve a cash-for-stock swap valued at $510...
Business Moves
May 2 2011 // Hanover, Chaucer A half-billion dollar deal that would make Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer part of Massachusetts-based The Hanover is in the works. The transaction involves a cash-for-stock swap valued at $510 million,...
Tornadoes, Storms Rip South, at Least 228 Dead
Apr 28 2011 // Tornadoes and violent storms ripped through seven southern U.S. states, killing at least 228 people as they flattened neighborhoods, flipped cars and toppled trees and power lines. In the deadliest series of tornadoes in...
Tennessee Lawsuit Damages Bill Advances in Senate
Apr 28 2011 // Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal to limit lawsuit damages is advancing in the Tennessee Legislature. The measure was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee 6-3 on Tuesday and will now be scheduled for a vote on the...
Strate Insurance Becomes Keystone Insurer Partner in Tennessee
Apr 27 2011 // Strate Insurance Group Inc. of Morristown has become Keystone Insurers Group’s sixth franchise partner in Tennessee. Strate Insurance Group President Tom Strate and Keystone Tennessee Vice President Doug Dukes...
Tennessee Insurance Agents Win Investigation Protections, Lower Fines
Apr 26 2011 // Tennessee insurance agents who come under investigation by the state will enjoy some new due process protections and face lower financial penalties if found in violation of any laws under a measure just signed into...
As Tennessee Debates Limits, Verdict Winners Say Money’s Not the Issue
Apr 21 2011 // A mother who won $1.5 million in court for the death of her only child says the March verdict brought her some closure, but she was too emotional a week later to testify to state lawmakers about why she thinks their idea...
Keystone Group Adds Four Tennessee Agencies
Apr 19 2011 // Keystone Insurers Group is expanding its presence in Tennessee by teaming up with four new franchise partners. E.B. Thom & Sons, McIntire & Associates Insurance Inc., Porch-Stribling-Webb Inc. and Art E. Gernt have...
Tennessee Valley Authority Settles Environmental Claims
Apr 15 2011 // The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will invest as much as $5 billion to reduce coal-plant emissions to settle allegations of Clean Air Act violations at 11 coal-fired power plants in three states, the U.S. Environmental...
Tennessee Judge Dismisses Mechanical Bull Injury Suit
Apr 14 2011 // A Maury County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Florida woman claiming she was injured while riding a mechanical bull. According to The Daily Herald, an order was filed April 1 by Judge Stella Hargrove throwing out...
