Tennessee Appeals Panel: Injury Claims Against Contractors Are Time-Barred

JACKSON, Tenn. - The Tennessee Court of Appeals on Jan. 27 affirmed summary judgment for two construction contractors named as defendants in a premises liability action filed by the parents of a child injured in a church bathroom, agreeing that the claims were time-barred based upon the construction statute of repose (Christopher J. Etheridge, et al. v. YMCA of Jackson and West Tennessee, et al., No. W2011-00495-COA-R3-CV, Tenn. App.; 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 54). Full story on lexis.com