What Constitutes a True “Coverage” Issue in Appraisal?
With the proliferation of appraisal demands, the ins and outs of appraisal in Tennessee will begin to take shape through the judiciary. In Artist Building Partners v. Auto-Owners Mut. Ins. Co., the...
View ArticleTennessee Court of Appeals Reaffirms Limited Scope of Appraisal
Almost yearly (if not more frequently), insurance companies face the argument that the appraisal process provided by the typical insurance policy should be expanded. As a refresher, back in 2001, the...
View ArticleOSHA Compliance is the Law . . . But it’s Not an Ordinance or Law for...
The Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed into law in 1970 by President Nixon, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was simultaneously created to implement, administer,...
View ArticleTennessee Court of Appeals Reaffirms Limited Scope of Appraisal
Almost yearly (if not more frequently), insurance companies face the argument that the appraisal process provided by the typical insurance policy should be expanded. As a refresher, back in 2001, the...
View ArticleRecent Developments – Appraisal in Tennessee, 2021 (Part 1)
In 2021, courts across Tennessee issued a handful of decisions that continue to define the nuances of the Tennessee Court of Appeals’ opinion in Merrimack v. Batts that is now twenty years old. Suffice...
View ArticleRecent Developments – Appraisal in Tennessee, 2021 (Part 2)
Earlier this week I posted about the recent Ingram v. State Farm case in which a federal court in the Eastern District of Tennessee obliterated State Farm’s defense that appraisal was inappropriate for...
View ArticleRecent Developments – Appraisal in Tennessee, 2021 (Part 3)
Over the past few posts, I’ve explored a couple of recent opinions from federal courts in the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee that explored the appropriate use of appraisal in resolving...
View ArticleRecent Developments – Appraisal in Tennessee, 2021 (Part 4)
Last week, we looked at Magistrate Judge York’s October 2021 opinion in Smith v. State Farm, in which State Farm was ordered to proceed with an appraisal of the loss as properly invoked by Ms. Smith....
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