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TN Code § 29-34-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 2 - Tort Liability|§ 29-34-209. Immunity for Forcible Entry of a Motor Vehicle to Remove Minor or Animal

  A person whose conduct conforms to the requirements of subsection (b) shall be immune from civil liability for any damage resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a minor or an animal from the vehicle.   Subsection (a) applies if the person:  Determines the vehicle is locked or there is otherwise no reasonable method for the minor or animal to exit the vehicle;   Has a good faith belief that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the minor or animal is in imminent danger of suffering harm if not immediately removed from the vehicle and, based upon the circumstances known to the person at the time, the belief is a reasonable one;   Has contacted either the local law enforcement agency, the fire department, or a 911 operator prior to forcibly entering the vehicle;   Places a notice on the vehicle's windshield with the person's contact information, the reason the entry was made, the location of the minor or animal, and the fact that the authorities have been notified;   Remains with the minor or animal in a safe location, out of the elements but reasonably close to the vehicle, until law enforcement, fire, or another emergency responder arrives; and   Used no more force to enter the vehicle and remove the child or animal from the vehicle than was necessary under the circumstances.     Nothing in this section shall affect the person's civil liability if the person attempts to render aid to the minor or animal in addition to what is authorized by this section.
TN Code § 29-34-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 2 - Tort Liability|§ 29-34-210. Protection of Volunteer-Insured Drivers of the Elderly (Provide) Act

  As used in this section:  “Charitable organization” means any charitable unit of a religious or civic group exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. § 501, including those supported wholly or partially by private donations;   “Human service agency” means any human service unit, clinic, senior citizens program, congregate meal center, or day care center for the elderly, whether supported wholly or partially by public funds;   “Volunteer” means an individual providing volunteer transportation who may receive reimbursement for actual expenses or an allowance to defray expenses of operating the vehicle used to provide transportation services, but does not receive compensation for the person's time; and   “Volunteer transportation” means motor vehicle transportation provided by a volunteer under the direction, sponsorship, or supervision of a human service agency or a charitable organization.     Any volunteer, who provides volunteer transportation for senior citizens through a charitable organization or human service agency, shall not be individually liable for any civil damages above the policy limits collectable from any policy of insurance that would be obligated to make payment on behalf of the volunteer or on behalf of a person or entity that would be vicariously liable for the volunteer's conduct when liability for civil damages is limited by this section for an injury to the senior citizen arising out of or resulting from the transportation if the volunteer was acting in good faith and within the scope of the volunteer's official actions and duties on behalf of the charitable organization or human service agency, unless the volunteer's conduct constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct; provided, that the charitable organization or human service agency is liable for damages and maintains liability insurance coverage at least equal to the minimum limits set forth in § 29-20-403 of the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act.
TN Code § 29-34-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 2 - Tort Liability|§ 29-34-211. Liability for Unlicensed Psychotherapy Treatment of Mental Health Disorder — Exemptions

  For the purposes of this section:  “Mental health disorder” means a serious psychological condition, including, but not limited to, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, or any disorder found in the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; and   “Psychotherapy” means an intervention for a mental health disorder by a licensed mental health professional.      A consumer is entitled to care from a competently qualified person when receiving care for a mental health disorder.   A license is required under title 63 for a person to competently treat a mental health disorder. An unlicensed person is not competent to provide services that fall within any scope of practice for which a license is required under title 63 for treatment of a mental health disorder, and such treatment is illegal.      An unlicensed person may be civilly liable to the client if the unlicensed person knowingly offered psychotherapy services to treat a mental health disorder without being licensed as a mental health provider.   The client may maintain an action to recover damages for the unlicensed psychotherapy treatment of a mental health disorder, including consideration paid to the unlicensed person, costs in recovering consideration paid, and reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.     The following persons are exempt from this section:  Clergy who are not being compensated on a fee-for-service basis;   Students and practitioners in training when the student or practitioner is under the lawful supervision of a licensed healthcare professional;   Persons holding a license under title 63 when acting within the lawful scope of practice;   An unlicensed person operating under the supervision of a person holding a license under title 63, providing counseling or therapy services in a correctional facility;   Any service provider at a homeless shelter, licensed behavioral health residential facility, hospital, or any state-operated agency or facility;   State-contracted mobile crisis responders;   An unlicensed person operating under the supervision of a person holding a license under title 63 providing counseling or therapy services in a community mental health center; and   Any person providing peer counseling or social services not on a fee-for-service basis.     This section does not expand or restrict the scope of practice for any person holding a license under title 63.
TN Code § 29-34-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 3 - Silica Claims Priorities Act|§ 29-34-301. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Silica Claims Priorities Act.”
TN Code § 29-34-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 3 - Silica Claims Priorities Act|§ 29-34-302. Legislative Findings — Purpose

  Silica is a naturally occurring mineral and is the second most common constituent of the earth's crust.   Silica-related disease, including silicosis, can occur when silica is inhaled. To be inhaled, silica particles must be sufficiently small to be respirable.   Silicosis was recognized as an occupational disease many years ago. The American Foundry Society has distributed literature to its members warning of the dangers of silica exposure for more than seventy (70) years. By the 1930s, the federal government had launched a silica awareness campaign that led to greater protection for workers exposed to silica dust.   The legislature finds that the public interest requires giving priority to the claims of exposed individuals who are sick, in order to help preserve, now and for the future, access to our court system for those who develop silica-related disease and to safeguard the jobs, benefits, and savings of workers in Tennessee.   It is the purpose of this part to:  Give priority to silica claimants who can demonstrate actual physical impairment caused by exposure to silica;   Fully preserve the rights of claimants who were exposed to silica to pursue compensation, should they become impaired in the future as a result of exposure;   Enhance the ability of the judicial system to supervise and control silica litigation; and   Provide access to the court system for those who are actually physically impaired by exposure to silica, while securing the right to similar access for those who may suffer physical impairment in the future.
TN Code § 29-34-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 3 - Silica Claims Priorities Act|§ 29-34-305. Report of Supporting Evidence Making Out Prima Facie Case — Dismissal Without Prejudice on the Basis of Minimum Prima Facie — Move to Reinstate Case — Effect of Court's Findings and Decision on Prima Facie Showing — Jury as Trier of Fact

  The plaintiff in any civil action, alleging a silica claim or a mixed dust disease claim, shall file, within one hundred and twenty (120) days after filing the complaint, a written report by a competent medical authority, and any supporting evidence, making out the applicable prima facie case described in § 29-34-304. Any defendant shall have one hundred and twenty (120) days from the filing of the plaintiff's proffered prima facie evidence to challenge the adequacy of the proffered prima facie evidence for failure to comply with the minimum applicable requirements specified in § 29-34-304.   If the court finds that no genuine issue of material fact exists with respect to plaintiff's failure to make out a prima facie case as described in § 29-34-304, the court shall dismiss the plaintiff's claim without prejudice as a matter of law. The court shall maintain its jurisdiction over any case that is so dismissed without prejudice. Any plaintiff whose case has been so dismissed without prejudice may move at any time to reinstate the plaintiff's case, upon a renewed prima facie showing that meets the applicable minimum requirements specified in § 29-34-304.    The court's findings and decision on the prima facie showing shall not:  Result in any presumption at trial that the exposed person has a physical impairment that is caused by silica or mixed dust exposure;   Be conclusive as to the liability of any defendant in the case; or   Be admissible at trial.     If the trier of fact is a jury:  The court shall not instruct the jury with respect to the court's findings or decision on the prima facie showing; and   Neither counsel for any party nor a witness shall inform the jurors or potential jurors of the prima facie showing.
TN Code § 29-34-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 3 - Silica Claims Priorities Act|§ 29-34-306. Limitations — Consolidation

  Notwithstanding any other law, with respect to any silica claim or mixed dust disease claim that is not barred as of July 1, 2006, the period of limitations shall not begin to run until the exposed person discovers, or through the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, that the person has a physical impairment resulting from silica or mixed dust exposure.   A court may consolidate for trial any number and type of silica or mixed dust disease claims only with the consent of all of the parties. In the absence of such consent, a court may consolidate for trial any claims relating to the exposed person and members of the person's household.
TN Code § 29-34-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 3 - Silica Claims Priorities Act|§ 29-34-307. Claims Against Premises Owner — Presumptions

 The following shall apply to all civil actions for silica or mixed dust disease claims brought against a premises owner to recover damages or other relief for exposure to silica or mixed dust on the premises owner's property:   A premises owner is not liable for any injury to any individual resulting from silica or mixed dust exposure, unless that individual's alleged exposure occurred while the individual was on the premises owner's property;   If exposure to silica or mixed dust is alleged to have occurred after January 1, 1972, it is presumed that products containing silica or mixed dust used on the premises owner's property contained silica or mixed dust only at levels below safe levels of exposure. To rebut this presumption, the plaintiff must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the levels of silica or mixed dust in the immediate breathing zone of the plaintiff regularly exceeded the threshold limit values adopted by this state; and    A premises owner is presumed to be not liable for any injury to any invitee who was engaged to work with, install, or remove products containing silica or mixed dust on the premises owner's property, if the invitee's employer held itself out as qualified to perform the work. To rebut this presumption, the plaintiff must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the premises owner had actual knowledge of the potential dangers of the products containing silica or mixed dust at the time of the alleged exposure that was superior to the knowledge of both the invitee and the invitee's employer;   A premises owner that hired a contractor before January 1, 1972, to perform the type of work at the premises owner's property that the contractor was qualified to perform shall not be liable for any injury to any individual resulting from silica or mixed dust exposure caused by any of the contractor's employees or agents on the premises owner's property, unless the premises owner directed the activity that resulted in the injury or approved the critical acts that led to the individual's injury;   If exposure to silica or mixed dust is alleged to have occurred after January 1, 1972, a premises owner is not liable for any injury to any individual resulting from that exposure caused by a contractor's employee or agent on the premises owner's property, unless the plaintiff establishes the premises owner's intentional violation of an established safety standard in effect at the time of the exposure, and that the alleged violation was in the plaintiff's immediate breathing zone and was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury.
TN Code § 29-34-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 3 - Silica Claims Priorities Act|§ 29-34-308. Claims Arising in Tennessee — Severance of Actions — Venue

  No civil action alleging a silica claim or mixed dust disease claim may be filed in the courts of Tennessee after July 1, 2006, unless the plaintiff was a resident of Tennessee at the time the claim arose or the plaintiff's claim arose in Tennessee. For purposes of this part, a claim arises in Tennessee if the plaintiff was located in Tennessee at the time the plaintiff alleges to have been exposed to silica or mixed dust.   To comply with this section in relation to an action that involves both claims that arose in this state and claims that arose outside this state, a court shall consider each claim individually and shall sever from the action the claims that are subject to this part.   A civil action under this part may be filed only in the venue where the plaintiff resides, or was exposed to silica, mixed dust, or both, that was a substantial contributing factor to the physical impairment on which plaintiff's claim is based. If a plaintiff alleges that the plaintiff was exposed to silica, mixed dust, or both, in more than one (1) venue, the court shall determine, upon motion of any defendant found outside the venue in which the tort action is pending, which venue is the most appropriate forum for the claim, considering the relative amounts and lengths of the plaintiff's exposure to silica or mixed dust in each venue.
TN Code § 29-34-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 3 - Silica Claims Priorities Act|§ 29-34-309. Application

 This part shall apply to all civil actions that allege a silica or mixed dust disease claim that are filed on or after July 1, 2006.
TN Code § 29-34-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 4 - Operators of Ice Skating Rinks|§ 29-34-401. Part Definitions

 For purposes of this part:   “Ice skating rink” means a facility that is designed for ice skating and that is used by the public for recreational or competitive ice skating;   “Operator” mean a person who owns, controls, or has operational responsibility for an ice skating facility, or the agent of that person; and   “Spectator” means an individual who is present at an ice skating rink to observe ice skating.
TN Code § 29-34-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 4 - Operators of Ice Skating Rinks|§ 29-34-402. Limits on Liability of Operators — Assumption of Risk by Ice Skaters and Spectators

  An operator shall not be liable for damage or injuries to an ice skater or spectator where the operator complies with the requirements of § 29-34-403.   A person who participates as an ice skater at an ice skating rink operated in accordance with the requirements of § 29-34-403 assumes the risk of injury or damage that may occur as a result of that participation and shall comply with the requirements of § 29-34-404.   A spectator at an ice skating rink operated in accordance with the requirements of § 29-34-403 assumes the risk of injury or damage that may occur as a result of being a spectator and shall comply with the requirements of § 29-34-404.
TN Code § 29-34-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 4 - Operators of Ice Skating Rinks|§ 29-34-403. Duties of Operators

  An operator shall:  Provide at least one (1) individual to act as a rink monitor for approximately every two hundred (200) skaters at any given time that ice skating is open to the public;   Conduct periodic inspections of the ice, skating equipment and all other equipment in a manner that will ensure a safe operating condition;   Comply with all guidelines for ice skating rinks endorsed or recommended by the Ice Skating Institute;   Post duties and expectations of skaters and spectators as prescribed by this chapter in conspicuous places;   Maintain liability insurance coverage of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per single limit for personal injury death or property damage; and   Maintain accurate records and daily logs for the ice skating facility.     The rink monitor shall:  Wear appropriate attire as to identify the individual as a rink monitor;   Direct and supervise skaters and spectators;   Watch for and remove in a timely manner any foreign objects that may have fallen off the ice surface; and   Inspect and maintain, or request maintenance of, the ice surface, floors, railings, boards, and walls surrounding the surface in a manner that will ensure the good condition of those areas.
TN Code § 29-34-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 4 - Operators of Ice Skating Rinks|§ 29-34-404. Duties of Ice Skaters — Compliance With Signs or Warnings by Spectators

  Skaters in an ice skating rink shall:  Comply with all posted signs and warnings that relate to the skater’s behavior while participating in ice skating at the ice skating rink;   Obey all instructions or warnings given by the rink monitor, rink personnel or rink operator;   Maintain reasonable control over skate speed and direction at all times;   Be aware that there are other skaters and objects on the ice surface and take reasonable care to avoid collision with those skaters or objects; and   Be aware that ability and skill levels of ice skaters vary and each individual must take reasonable care to ice skate within the individual’s personal abilities.     Ice skaters shall not act in a manner that may cause injury or damage to others or their property.   Spectators shall comply with each posted sign or warning that relates to the behavior of the spectator.
TN Code § 29-34-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 4 - Operators of Ice Skating Rinks|§ 29-34-405. No Limits on Liability Between Skaters and Spectators or on Operators Who Engage in Gross Negligence or Willful and Wanton Conduct

  This part shall not limit the liability of one (1) ice skater or spectator to another ice skater or spectator.   This part shall not apply where an operator engages in behavior that amounts to gross negligence, or willful or wanton conduct.
TN Code § 29-34-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 5 - Successor Corporation Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act|§ 29-34-501. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Successor Corporation Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act.”
TN Code § 29-34-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 34 - Torts|Part 5 - Successor Corporation Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act|§ 29-34-502. Part Definitions

 For purposes of this part:   “Asbestos claim” means any claim, wherever or whenever made, for damages, losses, indemnification, contribution, or other relief arising out of, based on, or in any way related to asbestos, including:  The health effects of exposure to asbestos, including a claim for personal injury or death, mental or emotional injury, risk of disease or other injury, or the costs of medical monitoring or surveillance;   Any claim made by or on behalf of any person exposed to asbestos, or a representative, spouse, parent, child or other relative of the person; and   Any claim for damage or loss caused by the installation, presence, or removal of asbestos;     “Corporation” means a corporation for profit, including a domestic corporation organized under the laws of this state or a foreign corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state;   “Successor” means a corporation that assumes or incurs or has assumed or incurred successor asbestos-related liabilities that is a successor and became a successor before January 1, 1972, or is any of such successor corporation's successors;    “Successor asbestos-related liabilities” means any liabilities, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due, that are related in any way to asbestos claims and were assumed or incurred by a corporation as a result of or in connection with a merger or consolidation, or the plan of merger or consolidation related to the merger or consolidation with or into another corporation, or that are related in any way to asbestos claims based on the exercise of control or the ownership of stock of the corporation before the merger or consolidation.   “Successor asbestos-related liabilities” includes liabilities that, after the time of the merger or consolidation for which the fair market value of total gross assets is determined under § 29-34-505, were or are paid or otherwise discharged, or committed to be paid or otherwise discharged, by or on behalf of the corporation, or a successor of the corporation, or by or on behalf of a transferor, in connection with settlements, judgments, or other discharges in this state or another jurisdiction; and     “Transferor” means a corporation from which successor asbestos-related liabilities are or were assumed or incurred.