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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-38-111

Comparative fault

Known as the Drug Dealer Liability Act

The act spans §§ 29-38-101 to 29-38-116 (16 sections).

Acts 2005, ch. 377, § 11.

(1) An action by an individual drug user is governed by the principles of comparative fault. Comparative fault attributed to the plaintiff does not bar recovery, but diminishes the award of compensatory damages proportionally, according to the measure of fault attributed to the plaintiff.

(2) The burden of proving the comparative fault of the plaintiff is on the defendant, which shall be shown by clear and convincing evidence.

(3) Comparative fault shall not be attributed to a plaintiff that is not an individual drug user.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.