Title 20, Civil Procedure

No appeal shall lie from any deposit order until after it has been fully complied with, nor shall any supersedeas be granted therein until after the deposit order is fully complied with.

The court, judge or chancellor shall make such order as the court, judge or chancellor deems necessary for the safekeeping or cancellation and redelivery or appropriation of the securities so deposited.

Where moneys are deposited in the state treasury under the provisions of this part, the court shall have power, in the event the right to the moneys are adjudged against the state, to order the return of the moneys to the party entitled, and the moneys shall be paid out of the tr…

The funds or securities shall be placed in the state treasury, and drawn from the state treasury on warrants of the commissioner of finance and administration.

Any state of the United States or the political subdivisions of any state shall have the right to sue in the courts of this state to recover any tax that may be owing to it when the like right is accorded to this state and its political subdivisions by such state.

Venue for any suit against the state relative to a lien on real property shall be in the county in which the property is located.

(1) The general assembly finds and declares the following:(1) The opioid crisis presents serious health and safety concerns throughout the state and is a threat to the general welfare of the people of this state;(2) The provision of care, rehabilitation, and treatment for opioid …

(1) As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) “District” means all governmental districts in the state, including, but not limited to, school districts, judicial districts, hospital districts, health districts, utility districts, fire districts, development …

Upon written approval of the governor and comptroller of the treasury, the attorney general and reporter has the authority to release any pending or future claim of governmental entities against McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Johnson &…

The Tennessee opioid abatement council established pursuant to § 33-11-103 must be reviewed in accordance with §§ 4-29-118(a) and 4-29-244(b).

This part shall not be construed as a restriction or a limitation upon the powers that the attorney general and reporter might otherwise have under the laws of this state but must be construed as cumulative of and supplemental to these powers.

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose, including following or stalking an employee to or from the …

Any employer or employee who has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence from any individual, or an organization that the individual is affiliated with, which can reasonably be construed to have been carried out at the workplace, may seek a temporary restraini…

(a) Except for proceedings involving a nonresident respondent, the court of competent jurisdiction of the county where the unlawful violence or credible threat of violence occurred shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under this chapter. (b) For proceedings under this cha…

Upon filing a petition with the court for an injunction pursuant to this chapter, the petitioner may obtain a temporary restraining order if the petitioner also files an affidavit that, to the satisfaction of the court, shows reasonable proof that an employee or employer has suff…

Within ten (10) days of the filing of the petition under this chapter or as soon as practical thereafter, but in no case later than thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition, a hearing shall be held on the petition for the injunction. In the event a hearing cannot be sche…

Upon the filing of a petition for an injunction under this chapter, the respondent shall be personally served with a copy of the petition, temporary restraining order, if any, and notice of hearing on the petition.

The court shall order the petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner to deliver a copy of each temporary restraining order or injunction, or modification or termination of the temporary restraining order or injunction, granted under this chapter, by the close of the business d…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as expanding, diminishing, altering or modifying the duty, if any, of an employer to provide a safe workplace for employees and other persons. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an employer or employee from pursuing a…

As used in this chapter, “foreign law, legal code, or system” means any law, legal code, or system of a jurisdiction outside of any state or territory of the United States, including, but not limited to, international organizations and tribunals, and applied by that jurisdiction'…

It is the public policy of this state that the primary factor which a court, administrative agency, arbitrator, mediator or other entity or person acting under the authority of state law shall consider in granting comity to a decision rendered under any foreign law, legal code or…

(a) If any contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement provides for the choice of a foreign law, legal code or system to govern its interpretation or the resolution of any claim or dispute and if the enforcement or interpretation of the contract, arbitration agreement or o…

(a) If any contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement provides for the choice of venue or forum outside any state or territory of the United States and if the enforcement or interpretation of the contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement applying that choice of v…

Without prejudice to any other legal right, this chapter shall not apply to a corporation, partnership or other form of business association.

The public policies expressed in this chapter shall apply only to actual or foreseeable violations of the constitutional rights of a natural person in this state from a foreign law, legal code or system.

(1) In motions for summary judgment in any civil action in Tennessee, the moving party who does not bear the burden of proof at trial shall prevail on its motion for summary judgment if it:(1) Submits affirmative evidence that negates an essential element of the nonmoving party's…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Public Participation Act.”

The purpose of this chapter is to encourage and safeguard the constitutional rights of persons to petition, to speak freely, to associate freely, and to participate in government to the fullest extent permitted by law and, at the same time, protect the rights of persons to file m…

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Communication” means the making or submitting of a statement or document in any form or medium, including oral, written, audiovisual, or electronic;(2) “Exercise of the right of association” means exercise of the constitutional right to join toget…

(a) If a legal action is filed in response to a party's exercise of the right of free speech, right to petition, or right of association, that party may petition the court to dismiss the legal action. (b) Such a petition may be filed within sixty (60) calendar days from the date …

(a) The petitioning party has the burden of making a prima facie case that a legal action against the petitioning party is based on, relates to, or is in response to that party's exercise of the right to free speech, right to petition, or right of association. (b) If the petition…

The court's order dismissing or refusing to dismiss a legal action pursuant to a petition filed under this chapter is immediately appealable as a matter of right to the court of appeals. The Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure applicable to appeals as a matter of right governs…

(a) If the court dismisses a legal action pursuant to a petition filed under this chapter, the court shall award to the petitioning party:(1) Court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, discretionary costs, and other expenses incurred in filing and prevailing upon the petition; and(…

(1) Nothing in this chapter:(1) Applies to an enforcement action that is brought in the name of the state or a political subdivision of this state by the attorney general, a district attorney general, or a county or municipal attorney;(2) Can result in findings or determinations …

This chapter is intended to provide an additional substantive remedy to protect the constitutional rights of parties and to supplement any remedies which are otherwise available to those parties under common law, statutory law, or constitutional law or under the Tennessee Rules o…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of chapter 185 of the Public Acts of 2019 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or applica…

(a) (1) A civil action in which the complaint meets each of the following criteria must be heard and determined by a three-judge panel pursuant to this chapter:(A) Challenges the constitutionality of:(i) A state statute, including a statute that apportions or redistricts state le…

Notwithstanding § 4-4-104 and any other law to the contrary, venue for a civil action described in § 20-18-101(a) is in any county in this state.

(a) This chapter does not create a cause of action independent of existing Tennessee or federal law and does not waive the defense of sovereign immunity where that defense applies. (b) This chapter does not affect the procedures and remedies provided in title 67, chapter 1, part …

Except as provided in § 20-18-105, the court of appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from the decisions of a three-judge panel appointed pursuant to this chapter. Notice of such appeal must be filed with the court of appeals.

(a) Pursuant to Article II, Sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Constitution of Tennessee, which vest the power of apportionment with the general assembly, a court, including the supreme court or a three-judge panel, shall not impose a substitute plan for a plan enacted by the general as…