Tennessee Injury Lawyer Blog

Tennessee personal injury lawyers realize how important getting your life back on track after an injury. It is important to be aware of the limitations of legal actions regarding Civil claims. Torts are civil claims that commonly arise in accidents involving cars, motorcycles, boats, ATVs, etc. Commonly, people fail to realize that there are limitations regarding the time period allowed by our legislature to collect compensation and or damages. Below is a brief overview of a select few statutes in light of timely limitations governing legal action. If you have any questions regarding the following please contact Baker Associates.

The following actions shall be commenced within (1) year after the cause of action accrued:

(1) Actions for libel, for injuries to the person, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, breach of marriage promise;

(2) Actions and suits against attorneys or licensed public accountants or certified public accountants for malpractice, whether the actions are grounded or based in contract or tort;

(3) Civil actions for compensatory or punitive damages, or both, brought under the federal civil rights statutes; and

(4) Actions for statutory penalties.

Products liability cases:

(1) The cause of action for injury to the person shall accrue on the date of the injury, not the date of the negligence or sale of the product;

(2) No person shall be deprived of the right to maintain a cause of action until one (1) year from the date of the injury; and

(3) Under no circumstances shall the cause of action be barred before the person sustains an injury.

Property cases

The following actions shall be commenced within three (3) years from the accruing of the cause of action:

(1) Actions for injuries to personal or real property;

(2) Actions for the detention or conversion of personal property; and

(3) Civil actions based upon the alleged violation of any federal or state statute creating monetary liability for personal services rendered, or liquidated damages or other recovery therefore, when no other time of limitation is fixed by the statute creating such liability.

Baker Associates provides services in most East Tennessee locations including but not limited to: Sevier County, Greene County, Cocke County, Hamblen County, Knox County, and Blount County. If you have been injured and would like the help of a licensed Tennessee accident attorney please contact Baker Associates today.

Source: T.C.A. sec. 28-3-104 and 28-3-105