Jurisdiction Intelligence Report

Personal Injury Case Values in Tennessee (2026)

Data-driven verdict and settlement analysis for Personal Injury cases in Tennessee. Median outcome: $2.9M across 2 tracked cases.

Verdicts Tracked
2
Median Outcome
$2.9M
Mean Outcome
$2.9M
Range
$2.0M–$3.7M

Verdict Distribution

RangeCasesPercent
$1M–$5M2100%

Key Valuation Factors

Severity and permanence of plaintiff's injuriesCorporate vs. individual defendant and perceived deep pocketsPlaintiff's comparative fault percentage under Tennessee's 50% bar rule$750,000 non-economic damages cap limiting pain and suffering recoveryStrength of economic damages evidence (lost wages, future medical costs)

Key Trends & Insights

Personal Injury verdicts and settlements in Tennessee show a notably high valuation range of $2.0M to $3.7M across the tracked cases, with a median and mean of $2.9M suggesting consistency in significant-injury outcomes despite the state's generally defense-favorable jury pool. Tennessee's modified comparative fault rule (50% bar) and the $750,000 non-economic damages cap meaningfully shape case strategy, often pushing recoveries toward economic damages such as lost wages and medical expenses to maximize total awards. The cases tracked span from a premises liability verdict in 2025 to a commercial trucking settlement in 2017, reflecting that high-severity injury cases involving corporate defendants can yield substantial outcomes even within Tennessee's restrictive damages framework.

Notable Cases

Robert L. Trentham v. Mid-America Apartments, LP $2.0M
2025 · Tennessee Bar Journal

<cite index="7-9,9-1,9-3">A prominent health care liability defense lawyer suffered a ruptured left quadriceps tendon after slipping on a pedestrian bridge with microbial growth at his apartment complex in Franklin, Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of over $2,000,000.</ci

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Donriel A. Borne v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc. $3.7M
2017 · Greer Injury Lawyers

Truck driver rear-ended by another semi-truck on I-55 in Memphis, suffering severe and permanent injuries to his back and neck requiring him to stop working. The jury awarded $3.7 million but the trial court remitted it to $2.1 million.

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