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Date: 03-19-2024
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Case Number: 3:22-cv-00998
Judge: Eli J. Richardson
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Davidson County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Matt McFarland and Richard W. Hartsock - 615-255-574
Defendant's Attorney: Nashville, Tennessee insurance defense lawyer represented the Defendant.
Description: Nashville, Tennessee personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.
This case was filed in the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wilson County, Tenn, 22-cv-592, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.
Tennessee uses what is commonly referred to as the “49 percent rule.” A person is entitled to recover damages so long as their own negligence is not more than that of a defendant's, according to this rule.
Outcome: Settled for an undisclosed sum and dismissed with prejudice.
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