Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104

Section 28-3-104(a) requires civil actions for compensatory or punitive damages under federal civil rights statutes to be filed within one year after accrual.

Mullins v. Macmahan · filed 1981-02-13(a)

The complaint on its face, shows that the claims herein of the plaintiff are barred by the one-year period of limitation of T.C.A. § 28-3-104(a),* formerly T.C.A. § 28-304.

Section 28-3-104(a) imposes a one-year limitations period on personal tort actions, including this claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Harvey v. Rogers T. Martin and American Postal Workers Union · filed 1983-08-12(a)

The district court also was correct in holding that the claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress is governed by the one-year statute of limitations prescribed by T.C.A. § 28-3-104(a): 28-3-104. Personal tort actions. — (a) Actions for libel, for injuries to the person, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, criminal conversation, seduction, breach of marriage promise, actions and suits against attorneys for malpractice whether said actions are grounded or based in contract or tort, civil actions for compensatory or punitive damages, or both, brought under the federal civil rights statutes, and actions for statutory penalties shall be commenced within one (1) year after cause of action accrued.

Section 28-3-104 requires federal civil rights actions seeking compensatory or punitive damages to be filed within one year after accrual.

Kelley v. Metropolitan County Board of Education · filed 1985-08-14

In Tennessee, actions for compensatory and/or punitive damages brought under the federal civil rights statutes must be commenced within one year after the cause of action has accrued.

Section 28-3-104 supplies the personal injury limitations period for federal civil rights claims under §§ 1983 and 1985, subject to ordinary tolling doctrines.

Craft v. Vanderbilt University · filed 1996-08-26

With respect to Plaintiffs’ claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, the Court concludes that Tennessee’s personal injury statute of limitations applies to Plaintiffs’ claims. ... Tennessee courts have determined that the most analogous state action to a claim of federal civil rights law violation is a civil action for compensatory or punitive damages brought under the federal civil rights statute as described in T.C.A. § 28-3-104, Tennessee’s personal injury statute. ... Hence the applicable statute of limitations for Plaintiffs’ federal civil rights claims is Tennessee’s personal injury statute, not the medical malpractice statute. Accordingly, the standard tolling doctrines apply to this action and these claims are not, as a matter of law, barred.

Section 28-3-104(a) gives civil rights claims arising in Tennessee a one-year limitations period.

Craven v. Bi-Lo, Inc. · filed 1996-09-27(a)

The one-year statute of limitations period found in Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a) applies to civil rights claims arising in Tennessee.

Tennessee’s personal injury limitations period applies to federal civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, subject to ordinary tolling doctrines.

Craft v. Vanderbilt University · filed 1998-08-19

Hence the applicable statute of limitations for Plaintiffs’ federal civil rights claims is Tennessee’s personal injury statute, not the medical malpractice statute. Accordingly, the standard tolling doctrines apply to this action and these claims are not, as a matter of law, barred.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) imposes a one-year limitations period on civil actions for damages brought under federal civil rights statutes.

Davis v. Weatherford · filed 1999-10-26(a)(3)

Thus, Davis’ claims are subject to the one year statute of limitations in Tennessee Code Annotated § 28-3-104.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) requires personal injury actions, including wrongful death actions, to be commenced within one year after accrual.

Terry Sullivan Ex Rel. Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Sullivan v. Chattanooga Medical Investors, LP · filed 2007-04-24(a)(1)

The statute of limitations for personal injuries, including wrongful death actions, is governed by Tennessee Code Annotated 28-3-104(a)(l), which provides that the action shall be commenced within one year after it has accrued.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) supplies the one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Montgomery v. Whidbee · filed 2020-03-18(a)(1)(B)

The statute of limitations for Section 1983 claims is the one-year period under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B). ... Any claim arising from the alleged failure to deliver registration and ballot forms in 2016 accrued years prior to the filing of the complaint and is therefore subject to dismissal as untimely.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) provides a one-year limitations period for Fifth Amendment takings claims brought under § 1983 in Tennessee.

Thomas v. State of Tennesee · filed 2020-03-31(a)(3)

The statute of limitations for Fifth Amendment takings claims is one year.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) gives § 1983 claims in Tennessee a one-year limitations period.

Stephens v. Union County Tennessee (PSLC1) · filed 2020-04-22(a)(3)

Tennessee applies a one-year statute of limitations to § 1983 actions. ... Thus, these claims are clearly time barred, and the Court will not allow Plaintiff to amend his complaint to assert them.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period that applies to § 1983 claims arising in Tennessee.

Dawson v. Guy · filed 2020-04-24

In Tennessee, that period is one year. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 in a § 1983 claim).

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising in Tennessee.

Taylor v. Bunch · filed 2020-04-30

Federal district courts apply the State’s statute of limitations for personal injury actions in proceedings arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007). In Tennessee, that period is one year. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Moore v. Potter, 47 F. App’x 318, 320 (6th Cir. 2002) (“The appropriate statute of limitations for personal injury actions arising in Tennessee and brought under the federal civil rights statutes is one year.”); Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 in a § 1983 claim).

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) supplies a one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims in Tennessee, including claims brought by utility districts.

Milcrofton Utility District of Williamson County, Tennessee v. City of Brentwood, Tennessee · filed 2020-04-30(a)(3)

In Tennessee, Section 1983 claims are subject to a one-year statute of limitation.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) provides a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions in Tennessee.

Dowling v. US Corrections LLC · filed 2020-05-18(a)(3)

Tennessee applies a one-year statute of limitations to § 1983 actions.

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Wallace v. Coffee County, Tennessee · filed 2020-06-03

Although § 1983 has no statute of limitations on its own, the applicable limitations period is the same period that “state law provides for personal injury torts, which is one year in Tennessee.” Id. (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104). ... Here, that means that only the events in Plaintiff’s complaint that occurred on or after April 25, 2017, are timely.

Section 28-3-104(a) supplies a one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Montgomery v. Hall · filed 2020-07-15(a)

Concerning the remaining Defendants, the statute of limitations for claims brought under Section 1983 in Tennessee is one year. Jordan v. Blount Cty., 885 F.3d 413, 415 (6th Cir. 2018) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)). ... Applying the one-year statute of limitations, any Section 1983 claim that accrued prior to November 30, 2018, is time-barred.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Stephens v. Knox County (PSLC1) · filed 2020-09-17(a)(3)

Tennessee applies a one-year statute of limitations to § 1983 actions.

Section 28-3-104(a) supplies a one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Irvin v. The City of Clarksville · filed 2020-09-25(a)

The statute of limitations for claims brought under Section 1983 in Tennessee is one year.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) supplies the one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Russell v. Martin · filed 2020-10-19(a)(3)

In Tennessee, that period is one year. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee.

Stevens v. Chumley · filed 2020-10-26(a)(1)(B)

The limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee is the one-year limitations provision found in Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) supplies a one-year limitations period for ADA and Rehabilitation Act Section 504 claims in Tennessee.

Trivette v. Tennessee Department of Correction · filed 2020-11-12(a)(1)(B)

The Sixth Circuit, applying that rule, has held that ADA claims in Tennessee are governed by the state’s one-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions. Straser v. City of Athens, Tenn., 951 F.3d 424, 427 (6th Cir. 2020) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B); Hughes v. Vanderbilt Univ., 215 F.3d 543, 547 (6th Cir. 2000)). The same is true for Section 504 claims. ... The court, therefore, will not dismiss his claims as untimely at this juncture.

Section 28-3-104(a) supplies a one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Brown v. Lee · filed 2020-12-30(a)

The statute of limitations for claims brought under Section 1983 in Tennessee is one year. Jordan v. Blount Cnty., 885 F.3d 413, 415 (6th Cir. 2018) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)). ... Here, because the Complaint was filed on October 23, 2020, Brown may pursue only Section 1983 claims that accrued on or after October 22, 2019.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) provides a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims; the court tolled that period while the prisoner pursued administrative remedies.

Haithcote v. Hutchinson · filed 2021-01-25(a)(1)(B)

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) (setting forth one-year statute of limitations for § 1983 claims). However, documents filed with Plaintiff’s complaint establish that Plaintiff was pursuing jail administrative remedies related to this incident until at least April 7, 2020. (Id. at 24.) Thus, the statute of limitations for this claim was tolled during this time.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee.

Smith v. Hardin County, TN · filed 2021-02-08(a)(1)(B)

The limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee is the one-year limitations provision found in Tenn. Code Ann. § 28- 3-104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee.

McAlister v. State of Tennessee · filed 2021-02-09(a)(1)(B)

The limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee is the one-year limitations provision found in Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for personal injury claims brought under § 1983 in Tennessee.

Whitt v. Thornton · filed 2020-04-22

Federal district courts apply the State’s statute of limitations for personal injury actions in proceedings arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ... In Tennessee, that period is one year.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Berchard v. QCHC Staff · filed 2020-09-29

As §1983 has no statute of limitations, federal courts rely on the forum state’s statute of limitations for personal injury actions when addressing complaints for violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387-88 (2007). In Tennessee, that period is one year. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 in a § 1983 claim).

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions in Tennessee.

Franklin v. McCormick · filed 2020-06-04(a)(3)

Tennessee applies a one-year statute of limitations to § 1983 actions.

Section 28-3-104(a) provides a one-year limitations period for Bivens actions brought in Tennessee.

Sullivan v. Carrington · filed 2020-06-12(a)

Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a), a one-year statute of limitations period is applicable to Bivens actions brought in Tennessee.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) sets a one-year limitations period for federal civil rights actions arising in Tennessee, including Bivens actions.

Gray v. Prince · filed 2021-08-23(a)(1)(B)

Tennessee law requires a plaintiff to bring a civil action under a federal civil rights statute “within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued.”14 Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions in Tennessee.

Gordon v. Clinton Police Department · filed 2021-04-15(a)(1)

Tennessee applies a one-year statute of limitations to § 1983 actions. Zundel v. Holder, 687 F.3d 271, 281 (6th Cir. 2012); Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) sets a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Dean v. Greene County Detention Center · filed 2021-05-10(a)(1)(B)

First, the Court applies Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations to Plaintiff’s § 1983 claim in this action. ... Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) (setting forth one-year statute of limitations for § 1983 claims).

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions brought in federal court in Tennessee.

Sykes v. Flynn · filed 2021-06-29

First, a § 1983 action brought in a federal court in Tennessee is subject to a one-year statute of limitations. See Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007) (holding federal courts apply state’s statute of limitations for personal injury actions in § 1983 proceedings); Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 in a § 1983 claim). ... Accordingly, Plaintiff’s § 1983 claim is barred by the applicable statute of limitations.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) provides a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Jackson v. Rausch · filed 2021-09-21(a)(1)(B)

It is well settled that in Tennessee claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are subject to a one-year statute of limitations. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B); ... Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s retroactive due process argument is time-barred by the statute of limitations and will GRANT Defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment [Doc. 55] as to Count 5.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) sets a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Lacy v. Carter County Sheriffs Office · filed 2021-09-28(a)(1)(B)

First, the Court applies Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations to Plaintiff’s § 1983 claim in this action. Harris v. United States, 422 F.3d 322, 331 (6th Cir. 2005) (federal district courts apply a state’s statute of limitations to § 1983 claims); Zundel v. Holder, 687 F.3d 271, 281 (6th Cir. 2012) (noting that Tennessee provides one-year statute of limitations for § 1983 claims); Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) (setting forth one-year statute of limitations for § 1983 claims). The incidents in Plaintiff’s complaint regarding his grandfather occurred in February 2020, which is more than a year before he put his complaint in the hands of prison officials for mailing on September 20, 2021 [Doc. 2-1 p. 12]. Therefore, Plaintiff’s claims for relief under § 1983 arising out of incidents involving his grandfather are untimely and therefore fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under § 1983.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) sets a one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Anderson v. Tennessee Department of Corrections · filed 2021-12-03(a)(1)(B)

Also, Plaintiff’s claims arising out of acts that occurred more than a year prior to him filing the complaint are time-barred, as the Court applies Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations to such claims in this action.

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims involving denial of medical treatment.

Hempstead v. Parker (PSLC2) · filed 2021-12-17

Plaintiff presents the Court with no information from which it should infer that Plaintiff’s wrist remained broken four years after his transfer to TDOC custody, and any claim related to the denial of surgery and/or treatment for Plaintiff’s wrist is barred by Tennessee’s one year statute of limitations. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 in a § 1983 claim).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) provides a one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Villagrana v. Loving · filed 2022-02-10(a)(1)(B)

Plaintiff cannot recover for harms suffered during the first time period, in 2018. The statute of limitations for Section 1983 claims is the one-year period under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3- 104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) provides a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee.

Porterfield v. Shelby County Jail · filed 2022-03-17(a)(1)(B)

The limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee is the one-year limitations provision found in Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) gives plaintiffs one year to bring actions under federal civil rights statutes.

Accord v. Anderson Cnty., Tenn. · filed 2022-11-08(a)(1)(B)

Tennessee law provides a one-year time limit for actions brought under federal civil rights statutes. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104 supplies the one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions brought in Tennessee.

Blankenship v. Parris · filed 2022-06-30

In Tennessee, that period is one year. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn. Code Ann. § 28- 3-104 in a § 1983 claim).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) supplies a one-year limitations period for Bivens actions arising in Tennessee.

Keyes v. Childress · filed 2024-07-09(a)(1)(B)

The limitations period for civil actions brought under federal law in Tennessee is one year.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) gives claims brought under federal civil rights statutes, including § 1983 claims, a one-year limitations period.

Johnson for Estate of Debra Johnson v. Fitz · filed 2025-06-10(a)(1)(B)

And under Tennessee law, “civil actions for compensatory or punitive damages, or both, brought under the federal civil rights statutes” must commence “within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued.” Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) sets a one-year limitations period for damages claims under federal civil rights statutes, including § 1983 claims arising in Tennessee.

Jordan v. Tennessee Department of Children's Services · filed 2025-06-18(a)(1)(B)

Second, it is well established that state law supplies the limitations period for § 1983 claims and that claims under § 1983 arising in Tennessee are governed by Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B), which provides a one-year statute of limitations for “[c]ivil actions for compensatory or punitive damages, or both, brought under the federal civil rights statutes.”

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) gives plaintiffs one year to bring a § 1983 action in Tennessee; after that period, they cannot amend the complaint to name a previously unknown defendant.

Glenn v. Lawson · filed 2025-05-21(a)(3)

As more than a year has passed since the incidents underlying the Complaint, it is too late for Plaintiff to amend her complaint to add the name of the Unknown Nurse Supervisor.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) supplies a one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Anderson · filed 2026-03-13(a)(1)

Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations applies to Anderson’s Section 1983 claims. See Harris v. United States, 422 F.3d 322, 331 (6th Cir. 2005); Zundel v. Holder, 687 F.3d 271, 281 (6th Cir. 2012); Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1).

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions, including § 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Page · filed 2026-03-19

This is because Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions is applicable to Plaintiff’s § 1983 claims. See Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007); Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 in a § 1983 claim).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) provides a one-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Nelson v. State of Tennessee · filed 2026-04-14(a)(1)

Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations applies to Nelson’s Section 1983 claims.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period for specified personal tort actions, civil rights damages actions, and statutory penalties.

Stevens v. Tennessee Valley Authority · filed 1981-04-14(a)

We are constrained to agree with defendant’s contention that the applicable statute is Section 28-3-104 quoted above. ... We do not believe that the Erwin case can be distinguished from the present case and, accordingly, we hold that the applicable statute of limitations is one year and that plaintiff’s cause of action is time-barred.

Section 28-3-104 requires a personal injury action to be filed within one year after the injury is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.

Patton v. Aerojet Ordnance Co. · filed 1985-09-17

Having made this determination, for the reasons discussed above, plaintiff is collaterally estopped to deny that he discovered his disease and attributed it to his employment on May 31, 1981. Since Mr. Patton believed his disease was caused by the conditions present at TNS more than one year before the institution of this suit, his action (now the action of his estate) is barred by the statute of limitations. T.C.A. § 28-3-104.

Section 28-3-104 bars a products liability suit when the plaintiff fails to exercise due diligence and files outside the one-year limitations period.

Gibson v. Lockwood Products Division of J.L. Underwood · filed 1986-10-29

In this case the plaintiff has failed to exercise due diligence in discovering the identity of the manufacturer and of the installer and his suit is barred. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104.

Section 28-3-104 imposes a one-year limitations period on actions for injury to the person.

MacKey v. Judy's Foods, Inc. · filed 1987-02-10

Plaintiffs’ claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress is properly characterized as an action for injury to the person and thus subject to the one-year period specified in Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104.

Section 28-3-104(a) requires actions for injuries to the person to be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Heideman v. PFL, Inc. · filed 1989-04-11(a)

Actions for libel, for injuries to the person, false imprisonment, malicious persecution ... shall be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued. ... For the reasons set forth below, we find and conclude that plaintiffs’ Count IV and Count V both are time-barred by the Missouri borrowing statute.

Section 28-3-104(a) requires personal injury actions to be brought within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Richmond v. McElyea · filed 1990-04-12(a)

The statute of limitations applicable to personal injury actions in Tennessee is provided at T.C.A. § 28-3-104(a) and requires that such an action be brought within one year after the ... cause of action accrues.

Section 28-3-104(a) sets a one-year statute of limitations for covered tort claims.

Leo HEIDEMAN and Shirley Heideman, Appellants, v. PFL, INC., Appellee · filed 1990-07-31(a)

We agree with the District Court that Missouri's borrowing statute, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 516.190, brings these counts within the province of Tennessee law and thus subjects them to a one-year statute of limitations. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a) (Repl.1980).

Section 28-3-104(a) imposes a one-year limitations period that barred claims first brought against defendants after that period expired.

Jenkins v. Carruth · filed 1982-09-16(a)

Additional contested issues of law herein are whether the defendant county and the defendant sheriff have waived their right to rely on the statute of limitations defense and, if not, whether the plaintiffs’ claims against these defendants are barred by the applicable statute of limitations, T.C.A. § 28-3-104(a). ... The answer to the first such issue is “no”, and the answer to the second^is “yes”.

Section 28-3-104 imposes a one-year limitations period on damages claims under § 1983.

Chaudhuri v. State of Tenn. · filed 1991-07-24

All defendants argue alternatively that the applicable statute of limitations for § 1983 claims — Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104 (1990) — bars all claims for monetary and prospective relief based upon incidents allegedly occurring more than one year prior to the filing of this action — January 31, 1991. ... The Court holds that, although plaintiff’s claim for money damages against the four defendants in their individual capacities is not subject to dismissal at this stage, he may not recover for any incident occurring before January 31, 1990.

Section 28-3-104 requires THRCA age discrimination claims to be filed within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Easter v. Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. · filed 1991-10-29

It is well settled that claims of age discrimination brought pursuant to the THRCA must be filed within the time period provided for in T.C.A. § 28-3-104. ... T.C.A. § 28-3-104 requires the action to be filed within one year after the cause of action accrued.

Section 28-3-104 sets a one-year limitations period for personal injury claims, including injuries resulting from civil conspiracy.

Braswell v. Carothers · filed 1993-04-26

The statute of limitations for personal injury claims is one year. T.C.A. § 28-3-104. This includes personal injuries resulting from the tort of civil conspiracy.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period for personal injury claims.

Soper v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · filed 1996-04-23

As to the applicable Tennessee statute of limitations, the general statute is Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104 which has a one year limitations period for personal injury claims.

Subsection (a)(3) provides a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions, including federal civil rights claims, that applies to Bivens actions.

Stefanovic v. University of Tennessee · filed 1996-07-08(a)(3)

Hence, any cause of action plaintiff might have had directly under the Fourteenth Amendment is now barred by the one-year limitation period of T.C.A § 28—3—104(a)(3) (Supp.1995).

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for Tennessee tort claims and § 1983 claims arising from the same injury.

Force v. City of Memphis · filed 1996-11-14(a)(1), (3)

This case arose from the wrongful arrest of Mr. Force, which occurred on February 25, 1993, and the plaintiff's claims under § 1983, as well as his pendent state tort claims, are subject to a one-year statute of limitations. Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985); Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1), (3) (Supp.1996). The plaintiff concedes that his amended complaint was filed outside the applicable limitations period. Thus, unless the amended complaint relates back to the original, timely-filed complaint, the plaintiff's action is time-barred.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) gives federal civil rights personal tort actions a one-year filing period that ends on the same calendar date the following year.

Merriweather v. City of Memphis · filed 1997-02-20(a)(3)

The applicable statute of limitations for all the claims is that stated in Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3) (Supp.1996), which governs personal tort actions brought under the federal civil rights statutes.1 ... In this case, the statute of limitations began to run on October 19,1994; even though that day is excluded from the computation, the one-year period ended on the 365th day and the same calendar date, October 19, 1995.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) gives plaintiffs one year to file personal injury claims, including outrageous conduct and invasion of privacy by intrusion.

Scarborough v. Brown Group, Inc. · filed 1997-03-11(a)(1)

Each of the Plaintiffs has asserted a claim against Spellings for outrageous eonduct/intentional infliction of emotional distress. Gracie Myrick also has a claim for invasion of privacy by intrusion. Each of these claims is an action for personal injury governed by the one-year statute of limitations set forth in Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(l).

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) sets a one-year limitations period for the constitutional-rights claim against McDougle.

Garrett v. McDougle · filed 1997-03-12(a)(3)

Plaintiff’s claim against defendant, McDougle for violation of constitutional rights is barred by the one-year statute of limitations. T.C.A. § 28-3-104(a)(3). Any action by McDougle which might have amounted to denial of due process occurred on or before March 14, 1994. This suit was filed on March 17, 1995.

Section 28-3-104 sets a one-year limitations period for personal tort claims, including assault, battery, and false imprisonment.

Seaton v. Seaton · filed 1997-07-01

The one-year statute of limitations for tort actions in Tennessee applies to “[a]ctions for libel, for injuries to the person, [and] false imprisonment....” Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104. Thus, plaintiffs claims for assault, battery, and false imprisonment must be dismissed as time-barred, with the exception of any allegations included regarding the final altercation between the parties.

Section 28-3-104’s one-year limitations period does not bar a claim filed within a year of the challenged warrant and bond.

Johnson v. Turner · filed 1997-09-08(a)(1), (3)

Because Johnson was served with a warrant and subjected to a bond pursuant to the statutes he seeks to challenge, within a year of bringing this suit, we conclude that his claim is not time-barred under the one-year statute of limitations applicable in Tennessee.

Section 28-3-104(a) requires claims for injuries to the person to be filed within one year after the cause of action accrues.

W.J. Gray v. State of TN · filed 1997-09-15(a)

For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s action is barred by the one-year statute of limitations contained in T.C.A. § 28-3-104(a).

Section 28-3-104 requires personal tort actions in Tennessee to be filed within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Dodson v. State Farm General Insurance Co. · filed 1998-04-28

Under Tennessee law, personal tort actions must be filed within one year after the cause of action accrued. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104.

Section 28-3-104 requires an action for bodily injury to be filed within one year of the injury.

Long, et. ux. v. Landmark Television of TN · filed 1998-06-16

T.C.A. § 28-3-104 limits actions for injury to the persons to one year after the injury. In view of the sworn admission of Mr. Long that the last touching of his body occurred more than one year before his suit was filed, plaintiffs’ claims for bodily injury require no further discussion.

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for ADA claims based on personal injury.

Hedgepeth v. Tennessee · filed 1998-12-29

Tennessee’s personal injury statute provides that a civil action brought under the federal civil rights statutes shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104. Accordingly, this court finds that any of plaintiffs’ claims that stem from purchasing placards more than one year before plaintiffs filed their complaint on September 12, 1997 are barred.

Section 28-3-104 requires personal injury actions to be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Kinsler v. State · filed 1999-06-25

The applicable statute of limitations is T.C.A. § 28-3-104, which requires actions for personal linjuries to be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Section 28-3-104 bars a personal injury action filed in Tennessee after its one-year limitations period when an earlier filing in another state's court does not save the claim.

Reque v. Monteagle Truck Plaza · filed 1999-09-17

Because plaintiffs did not commence a cause of action in a Tennessee or federal court until October 2, 1998 when suit was brought in the Circuit Court for Franklin County, Tennessee, the statutory bar under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 controls.

Section 28-3-104 gives one year to file retaliatory discharge and employment discrimination tort claims; the period begins when the employee receives notice of termination.

Fahrner v. SW Manufacturing · filed 2000-01-10

In this case, the statute of limitations for a retaliatory discharge and termination case is limited to one year. Both claims are tort actions governed by the general tort statute of limitations which requires that a lawsuit be "commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued...." See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 (1980 Repl. and Supp.1996); Headrick v. Union Carbide Corp., 825 S.W.2d 424 (Tenn. Ct. App.1991); Van Cleave v. McKee Baking Co., 712 S.W.2d 94 (Tenn. 1986).

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) gives a plaintiff one year to bring a civil rights claim.

Timothy v. Bowling v. Lori Goff, Becky West, and the Johnson City Police Department · filed 2000-03-30(a)(3)

T h e p l a i n t i f f h a d o n e y e a r wi t h i n wh i c h t o p u r s u e t h e c l a i ms p r e s e n t l y b e f o r e u s . S e e T. C. A. § 28- 3- 104(a )( 3).

Section 28-3-104's one-year limitations period bars a claim filed more than a year after the plaintiff knew of counsel's alleged deficiencies.

Allen v. Roberts · filed 2000-05-19

Thus, the plaintiff was clearly aware of the alleged deficiencies in the performance by his post-conviction attorney in November 1996 but did not even file his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint until November 30, 1998. The one year statute of limitations provided by T.C.A. § 28-3-104 had long since expired before the original complaint was filed.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) provides a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which applies to § 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Hughes v. Vanderbilt University · filed 2000-06-07(a)(1)

Following this rule, the applicable limitations period in Tennessee is one year. See Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1). ... Hughes filed her complaint on August 24, 1998, long after the one-year period in which to file her cause of action had ended. As such, her suit is untimely.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) requires negligence claims to be filed within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Heatherly v. Merrimack Mutual Fire Ins. Co. · filed 2000-11-15(a)(1)

Private Tennessee Consumer Protection Act claims and negligence claims must be filed within one year after the cause of action accrues. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (Supp. 1999) (time limitations on actions for injuries to the person); Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-110 (1995) (limitations on private consumer protection actions).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) requires a negligence claim to be filed within one year after it accrues.

Heatherly v. Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co. · filed 2000-11-15(a)(1)

Private Tennessee Consumer Protection Act claims and negligence claims must be filed within one year after the cause of action accrues. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(l) (Supp.1999) (time limitations on actions for injuries to the person); Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-18-110 (1995) (limitations on private consumer protection actions). ... Accordingly, the negligence and Tennessee Consumer Protection Act claims against Mutual and Professional in the Heatherlys’ March 27, 1997 complaint were time-barred and were subject to being dismissed either on a Tenn.R.Civ.P. 12.02(6) or 56 motion.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) requires a personal injury action to be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Zahreddine v. Choi · filed 2001-01-24(a)(1)

The statute of limitations applicable to this case required the Zahreddines to commence their action within one year after their cause of action accrued. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (2000). Because their cause of action accrued on May 1, 1997, the Zahreddines’ were required to commence their action on or before May 1, 1998.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) supplies a one-year limitations period for federal civil rights claims arising from personal injuries in Tennessee.

Bibbs v. Parkridge Hospital, Inc. · filed 2001-02-06(a)(3)

The appropriate statute of limitations for personal injury actions arising in Tennessee and brought under the federal civil rights statutes is one year.

Personal injury actions have a one-year limitations period.

Breeding v. Edwards · filed 2001-06-22(a)(1)

The applicable statute of limitations for personal injuries is one year.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) provides a one-year limitations period for civil rights claims arising from a prisoner's confinement in Tennessee.

Dellis v. Corrections Corporation of America · filed 2001-07-18(a)(3)

Upon review, we conclude that the district court properly dismissed as frivolous Plaintiff's claims arising out of his incarceration at HCCF inasmuch as any such claim is barred the by the applicable statute of limitations. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3); Merriweather v. City of Memphis, 107 F.3d 396, 398 (6th Cir. 1997). Plaintiff was transferred from HCCF to WCF on July 25, 1998, and filed this action on August 2, 1999. Thus any claim he had accrued more than one year before he filed suit.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) sets a one-year limitations period for civil actions brought under federal civil rights statutes, including Title VI claims.

Wade v. Knoxville Utilities Board · filed 2001-07-30(a)(3)

Similarly, the race discrimination claim under Title VI is governed by the one-year limitations period set forth in Tenn.Code Ann. § 28 — 3—104(a)(3) for civil actions brought under federal civil rights statutes.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) sets a one-year deadline for personal injury actions; the uninsured motorist procedures do not extend it when the identified driver is insured.

Estate of Kirk Ex Rel. Kirk v. Lowe · filed 2001-08-30(a)(1)

The provisions of section 56-7-1201 et seq. therefore do not apply to this fact situation to extend the one-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions as codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1). ... Therefore, as a matter of law, this claim is time- barred by the one-year statute of limitations.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) supplies a one-year limitations period for a § 1983 claim arising from an allegedly unlawful arrest.

Rowsey v. Police Department, Metropolitan Nashville · filed 2001-11-08(a)(3)

Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations, Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3), bars Rowsey’s suit.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) provides a one-year limitations period for these civil rights claims.

Alston v. Tennessee Department of Corrections · filed 2002-01-28(a)(3)

Upon review, we conclude that the district court properly dismissed Alston’s complaint as barred by Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations. See Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3); Merriweather v. City of Memphis, 107 F.3d 396, 398 (6th Cir.1997).

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions.

Makoka v. Cook · filed 2002-02-22

Thus, the complaint was filed beyond the one-year statute of limitations applicable to 42 U.S.C. § 198 3 actions.

Section 28-3-104 gives a plaintiff one year from the arrest to bring claims arising from that arrest for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, or deprivation of civil rights.

Simmons v. Gath Baptist Church · filed 2002-07-30(a)(1) and (3)

Insofar as his claims arose from the alleged wrongfulness of his arrest, he was required to file suit within one year of that date to preserve any right of action grounded in false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, or deprivation of civil rights under 28 U.S.C. § 1983. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) and (3). Mr. Simmons did not file his initial pleading until June 22, 2001.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) sets a one-year limitations period for federal civil rights claims arising in Tennessee.

Castillo v. Grogan · filed 2002-12-11(a)(3)

The statute of limitations for personal injury actions arising in Tennessee and brought under the *752federal civil rights statutes is one year. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3); Merriweather v. City of Memphis, 107 F.3d 396, 398 (6th Cir.1997).

The one-year period for claims arising from an allegedly wrongful arrest is not tolled by ignorance of the law or lack of access to a jail law library.

Simmons v. Gath Baptist Church · filed 2003-01-23(a)(1) and (3)

Insofar as his claims arose from the alleged wrongfulness of his arrest, he was required to file suit within one year of that date to preserve any right of action grounded in false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, or deprivation of civil rights under 28 U.S.C. § 1983.

Section 28-3-104 gives plaintiffs one year after accrual to bring personal tort claims, including outrageous conduct and negligent supervision.

George v. Aventis Pharmaceutical, Inc. · filed 2003-03-18

In Tennessee, personal tort actions must be brought “within one year after the cause of action accrued.” Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104. ... Plaintiff did not file his complaint until November 5, 2001, well after the period of limitation closed. ... Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion as to Plaintiffs common law claims.

Section 28-3-104(a)(4) sets a one-year limitations period for actions for statutory penalties.

Williams v. State · filed 2003-10-20(a)(4)

In pertinent part, Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 provides: “The following actions shall be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued: . . . (4) Actions for statutory penalties. . . .” ... Thus, Plaintiff’s claim is barred by the statute of limitations unless it is tolled for some reason.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) gives civil rights damages claims a one-year limitations period.

Henley v. Tullahoma City School System · filed 2003-12-05(a)(3)

The parties agree that this action is governed by Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104, which provides for a one-year statute of limitations for civil actions for compensatory or punitive damages brought under the federal civil rights statutes. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3). Thus, any claim that accrued more than one year prior to the date they filed their complaint—May 7, 2001—is time-barred.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) supplies a one-year limitations period for Tennessee personal injury actions; that period is tolled while a prisoner exhausts available remedies before filing a § 1983 suit.

Waters v. Evans · filed 2004-08-04(a)(3)

The appropriate statute of limitations for personal injury actions arising in Tennessee is one year from the date the cause of action accrues. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3) ... For this reason, the statute of limitations which applied to Waters’s civil rights action was tolled for the period during which his available state remedies were being exhausted.

A personal injury claim is time-barred if filed more than one year after the plaintiff knew of the injury, unless the claim relates back to a timely complaint.

White v. Bacon · filed 2006-01-26(a)(1)

The record clearly reflects that White had knowledge of his alleged injuries on March 27, 2002, when he filed a grievance with the SCCF, however, he failed to assert his claim against CMS until June 26, 2003, approximately three months outside the statute of limitations.

Section 28-3-104 imposes a one-year limit on personal injury claims, including damages claims under federal civil rights statutes.

Johnson v. Corrections Corporation of America · filed 2006-01-31(a)(3)

Mr. Johnson did not specify whether he was bringing his claim as one for simple negligence under state law or as a civil rights claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the purposes of the statute of limitations, however, there is no distinction. The personal injury one-year statute of limitations applies to “[c]ivil actions for compensatory or punitive damages, or both, brought under the federal civil rights statutes.” Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) sets a one-year limitations period for personal injury claims.

Jones v. Professional Motorcycle Escort Service, LLC · filed 2006-05-19(a)(1)

Plaintiff’s claims of negligence arising out of the automobile accident in this case are subject to the one-year statute of limitations for personal injuries. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (2000). Since Plaintiff’s alleged injuries occurred on August 10, 2002, the statute of limitations on her claims originally expired on August 10, 2003.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period, measured from accrual, for medical malpractice claims.

Howard v. Kindred Nursing Centers Limited Partnership · filed 2006-08-02

Tennessee’s Medical Malpractice Act includes a one-year statute of limitation, as set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated section 28-3-104, which is measured from the date on which the cause of action accrued. In addition, the Act includes a three-year statute of repose for medical malpractice actions. T.C.A. § 29-26-116(a)(1), (3). The Plaintiffs did not file the instant action against Baptist Hospital until more than four years after completion of the Decedent’s treatment at Baptist Hospital, well beyond both the statute of limitations and the statute of repose.

Section 28-3-104(a) sets a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions.

Parker v. Henderson County, Tennessee · filed 2006-08-29(a)

Thus, to the extent the Plaintiff seeks to bring a claim against any individual other than those specifically named, he must identify the defendant and file a new lawsuit within the one-year statute of limitations applicable to § 1983 actions.

Section 28-3-104 sets a one-year limitations period for personal injury claims based on negligence or strict liability.

In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation · filed 2007-03-22

Tennessee employs a one-year limitations period for personal injury claims premised on theories of negligence and strict liability.

Section 28-3-104 requires personal injury actions to be brought within one year of accrual.

Cassandra Rogers v. State of Tennessee · filed 2007-08-02

Here, Ms. Rogers’ claim is for personal injuries, which claim is governed by T.C.A. § 28-3-104. That statute provides that all personal injury actions must be brought within one year from the date of accrual.

Section 28-3-104 requires TPPA and common law retaliatory discharge claims to be filed within one year of the discriminatory act.

Conley v. Yellow Freight System, Inc. · filed 2007-10-09

Claims under the TPPA and common law claims for retaliatory discharge in violation of public policy must be filed within one year from the date of the discriminatory act.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee.

Moore v. State of Tenn. · filed 2008-03-03(a)(3)

The Tennessee statute of limitations8 relevant to Moore’s claim required her to commence her § 1983 action within one year after the cause of action accrued. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3- 104(a)(3).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) requires a personal injury action to be commenced within one year of the injury.

Sims v. ADESA CORP. · filed 2008-03-25(a)(1)

As a general matter, an action for personal injury must be commenced within one year of the date the plaintiff sustained injury.

Section 28-3-104 gives a plaintiff one year after accrual to bring a personal injury negligence claim, subject to applicable tolling rules.

Doe v. Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of Memphis · filed 2008-09-16(a)(1)

It is undisputed that the applicable statute of limitations is one year, under Tennessee Code Annotated § 28-3-104, and that Doe’s cause of action accrued when he reached majority in 1987, unless the statute of limitations was tolled under one of the theories asserted by Doe.

Personal injury claims for outrageous conduct and negligent supervision must be commenced within one year of accrual.

C.S. v. The Diocese of Nashville · filed 2008-09-30(a)(1)

Because both of these tort actions involved personal injury to the plaintiff, they required commencement within one year of accrual. T.C.A. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (2000).

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period for the tort claims raised in this case.

Lane v. Becker · filed 2009-09-14

Also, Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 (2000), provides one year as the applicable statute of limitations for the claims raised in this matter. The conduct about which Lane complains – the taking of his deposition and the filing of the verified complaint against him – occurred well over a year prior to the filing of the lawsuit in this case.

Section 28-3-104(3) sets a one-year limitations period that bars claims against unidentified officers once that period has expired.

Campbell v. Anderson County · filed 2010-02-08(3)

Campbell’s claims arose on October 3, 2006, and the applicable statute of limitations in this case, Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(3), is one year. Thus, even if the court were to dismiss the claims against the unknown officers without prejudice pursuant to Rule 4(m), Campbell’s claims against them would clearly be time-barred. Consequently, Campbell’s claims against the unknown officers will be dismissed with prejudice.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period for the tort claims raised in this case.

Lane v. Becker · filed 2010-02-25

Also, Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 (2000), provides one year as the applicable statute of limitations for the claims raised in this matter. The conduct about which Lane complains — the taking of his deposition and the filing of the verified complaint against him — occurred well over a year prior to the filing of the lawsuit in this case.

Section 28-3-104(a) gives personal tort claims a one-year limitations period.

Barrett v. Whirlpool Corp. · filed 2010-03-31(a)

Plaintiffs personal tort claims are also subject to a one-year statute of limitations under Tennessee law. ... Therefore, the Court finds that plaintiffs claims filed on August 29, 2008, are barred by the one-year statute of limitations, and that Whirlpool’s motion should be granted.

Section 28-3-104(a) requires actions involving injury to a person to be filed within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Jackson v. CVS Corporation · filed 2010-08-26(a)

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a) provides that actions involving injury to a person must be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued. ... We therefore conclude that the trial court properly granted summary judgment on the basis that Ms. Jackson’s claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress is time barred under the one-year statute of limitations of Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104.

A personal injury action must be commenced within one year of accrual; filing a general sessions warrant without the clerk issuing it does not meet that deadline.

Graham v. Caples · filed 2010-10-20(a)(1)

The plaintiff’s claim for personal injuries in the “Amended Civil Warrant” filed on November 13, 2007, was not timely filed within the one- year statute of limitations period and must be dismissed.

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) provides a one-year limitations period for § 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Barnett v. Mark Luttrell, Jr. · filed 2011-03-10(a)(3)

Barnett’s arguments relating to events in 2002 are time-barred, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(3) (one-year statute of limitations for section 1983 claims in Tennessee); Hughes v. Vanderbilt Univ., 215 F.3d 543, 547 (6th Cir. 2000) (acknowledging the same), and Barnett gives us no reason to exempt his claims here.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 civil-rights claims in Tennessee.

Lyons v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County · filed 2011-03-22(a)(1)

The statute of limitations for an action alleging a violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. §1983 is the applicable state limitations period governing personal injury claims. Tennessee’s limitations period, Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1), is one year.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)’s one-year limit applies to a misrepresentation claim seeking damages from termination of at-will employment because the employee has no property interest in future employment.

Evans v. Walgreen Co. · filed 2011-08-25(a)(1)

Because she seeks damages flowing from the termination of her employment and her employment relationship was not for a definite term and was terminable at will, she had no property interest in future employment. She is seeking damages for injuries to her person, not economic loss. Therefore, she is subject to the one-year statute of limitations for injuries to the person.

Section 28-3-104 bars a product liability negligence claim against a seller when more than one year passes before the claim is brought, despite the manufacturer's later insolvency.

Lind v. Beaman Dodge, Inc., d/b/a Beaman Dodge Chrysler Jeep · filed 2011-12-15

Because more than one year passed before the suit was reinstated in 2009, the products liability claim based upon the negligence of the seller is barred, notwithstanding the subsequent insolvency of Chrysler.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) provides a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions.

Redwing v. Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of Memphis · filed 2012-02-27(a)(1)

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (2000) provides for a one-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions, including federal civil rights claims arising in Tennessee.

Wilhite v. Corrections Corporation of Amer. · filed 2012-09-04

In this case, Tennessee’s one-year limitations period for actions brought under federal civil rights statutes or for personal injuries applies.

Section 28-3-104 gives personal injury claims, including claims for mental anguish and emotional damage, a one-year limitations period.

Edward Joseph Warwick, Sr. v. Katherine Dodge Gribben Warwick · filed 2012-11-29

The remaining tort actions – for mental anguish and emotional damage – are certainly subject to the limitation period for claimed “injuries to the person” set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104. The statutes mandates that such actions “shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action has accrued.”

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) provides a one-year period for personal injury and false imprisonment claims; the limitations defense cannot support dismissal when the record does not conclusively show the alleged acts occurred more than one year before filing.

Bostic v. State of Tennessee · filed 2013-01-02(a)(1)

While the State’s motion to dismiss also relies upon the Statute of Limitations, the record before us does not conclusively show that the alleged misdeeds of the four individuals occurred more than one year prior to the filing of the Claimant’s claim.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period for these medical-negligence claims; the complaint was untimely even with a 120-day extension.

Tyrone Spates v. Tracy Howell and Robert Preston · filed 2013-05-16

In the instant case, it is undisputed that the applicable statute of limitations is one year. Tenn. Code Ann. §28-3-104. ... Accordingly, even with an additional 120 days, Mr. Spates’s complaint was not timely. Therefore, we cannot conclude that the trial court erred in dismissing the complaint for failure to comply with the applicable statute of limitations.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) requires a personal injury action to be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Ward v. Wilkinson Real Estate Advisors, Inc · filed 2013-11-26(a)(1)

In this case, the parties agree that the amended complaint naming the proper parties was filed after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (providing that actions for personal injuries must be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued). ... We further conclude that the trial court did not err in granting the motion for summary judgment because the applicable statute of limitations for bringing such actions had passed.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) generally gives a personal injury plaintiff one year to file a complaint.

Ferrell v. Robert Miller and Kayla Ivey · filed 2013-11-27(a)(1)

Typically, a personal injury plaintiff has one year in which to file a complaint. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1).

Negligence actions resulting in personal injuries have a one-year statute of limitations.

Morris v. Phillips · filed 2013-12-17

The statute of limitations for negligence actions resulting in personal injuries is one year. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period for each claim Doyle asserted.

Doyle v. Town of Oakland · filed 2014-07-28

Ms. Doyle also does not dispute that each claim asserted in her complaint is subject to the one-year statute of limitations. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 (2013).

Section 28-3-104 sets a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions, including § 1983 claims brought in Tennessee.

Cooper v. Rhea County · filed 2014-08-06

This time period is the same statute of limitations period that the applicable state law provides for personal injury torts, which is one year in Tennessee. See Id.; Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104 in a § 1983 claim).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) sets a one-year deadline for filing a personal-injury action in Tennessee.

Cobb ex rel. Mallardi v. Tennessee Valley Authority · filed 2014-12-01(a)(1)

The statute of limitations for filing a personal-injury action in Tennessee is one year. Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1). This case arises out of an automobile accident that occurred on December 7, 2011, almost two years before the complaint was filed.

Personal injury claims have a one-year limitations period that begins when the injury occurs or is discovered; later discovery of a potential defendant’s identity does not extend it.

Wagner v. International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. · filed 2015-09-16(a)(1)

As the parties agree, the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury suit in Tennessee is one year.4 Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(l). ... The discovery rule does not extend the statute of limitations in this action merely because Wagner did not discover the identity of MMSS and DRM until after interrogatory responses were served’in this action.

Section 28-3-104 gives a party one year to bring Tennessee claims for negligence, false imprisonment, and assault.

Dunfee v. Finchum · filed 2015-09-21

A party must bring claims for negligence, false imprisonment, and assault under Tennessee law within one year as well. Campbell v. McMinn Cnty., No. 1:10-CV-278, 2011 WL 5921431, at *3 (E.D.Tenn. Nov. 28, 2011); Johnson v. Dollar Gen. Corp., 2007 WL 2746952, at *3 (E.D.Tenn. Sept. 20, 2007); see also Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104. The proposed amended complaint asserts that the actions underlying these claims took place on June 29, 2012 [Doc. 56-1]. Plaintiffs filed the motion to amend more than one year after the date of the alleged injury; thus, unless plaintiffs’ claims against Officers Roberts, Ni-col, and Ford relate back to the date of the original complaint — June 28, 2013 — the Court must deny plaintiffs motion to amend because of futility.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) sets a one-year limitations period for intentional infliction of emotional distress claims.

Goetz v. Autin · filed 2016-02-10(a)(1)

Because IIED claims are analogous to personal injury actions, the one-year statute of limitations in Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) applies.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(A) imposes a one-year limitations period for personal-injury suits.

Jones v. City of Franklin · filed 2017-01-27(a)(1)(A)

Tennessee law imposes a one-year statute of limitations for personal- injury suits. Tenn. Code. Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(A).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(A) supplies a one-year limitations period for Title II and § 504 disability-discrimination claims in Tennessee.

I.L. ex rel. Taylor v. Knox County Board of Education · filed 2017-06-15(a)(1)(A)

Under the Tennessee statute, Taylor must have brought I.L.’s claim within one year of when I.L. suffered discrimination.

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) sets a one-year limitations period for personal injury claims and damages claims brought under federal civil rights statutes.

Moses v. Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham · filed 2017-07-25(a)(1)

Here, Ms. Moses does not dispute that her claims involve personal torts and/or civil rights claims. Accordingly, they are governed by a one-year statute of limitations. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (providing a one year statute of limitations for claim involving “injuries to the person” and “civil actions for . . . damages . . . brought under federal civil rights statutes”).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) gives a plaintiff one year after a claim accrues to file the listed personal tort and federal civil rights actions.

Olivier v. City of Clarksville · filed 2017-08-17(a)(1)(A)-(B)

A one-year statute of limitations is applicable to claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress or outrageous conduct, false imprisonment, malicious harassment, and civil rights violations. ... We conclude that Mr. Olivier’s claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress or outrageous conduct, false imprisonment, malicious harassment, and civil rights violations are barred by the applicable one-year statute of limitations.

Personal injury actions must be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues.

Davis v. Grange Mutual Casualty Group · filed 2017-09-28(a)(1)(A)

Under Tennessee law, a personal injury action must be commenced within one year of the date the plaintiff’s cause of action accrued.

Personal injury claims are subject to a one-year statute of limitations.

Scales v. H. G. Hill Realty Co., LLC · filed 2018-01-30(a)(1)(A)

Pursuant to the one-year statute of limitations applicable to her personal injury claims, Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(A), Ms. Scales’ cause of action against the Hill Defendants was still viable when Publix identified the Hill Defendants as comparative tortfeasors on January 8, 2015.

Section 28-3-104 provides a one-year limitations period for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress and civil conspiracy claims.

Harris v. Regions Financial Corp. · filed 2018-07-25

While plaintiff did not specifically appeal the application of the statute of limitations to his claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and civil conspiracy, given that these claims are based on the same factual allegations as his claim for “breach of contract,” and that each are subject to a one year statute of limitations in Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104, they are necessarily time-barred along with his fraud claims.

Section 28-3-104 sets a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions.

Williams v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company · filed 2018-11-20(a)

The statute of limitations for personal injuries in Tennessee is one year from the date of injury.

Personal injury tort claims are subject to a one-year statute of limitations.

Taylor v. Miriam's Promise · filed 2019-01-31(a)(1)(A)

Because the remaining claims sound in tort for personal injuries, they are subject to the one-year statute of limitations in Tennessee Code Annotated § 28-3-104(a)(1).

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which federal courts apply to § 1983 claims in Tennessee.

Cox v. Burnette · filed 2019-07-11

In Tennessee, that period is one year. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104; Foster v. State, 150 S.W.3d 166, 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (applying the one-year statute of limitations from Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104 in a § 1983 claim). ... Therefore, Plaintiff’s allegations that Defendants Burnette and Galagher engaged in wrongdoing of constitutional proportions in May 2016, is barred by the statute of limitations.

Section 28-3-104 supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 retaliation claims.

Harmer v. Parker · filed 2019-07-18

The Court otherwise notes that Plaintiff’s claims of retaliation occurring before March 19, 2017, are nevertheless barred by Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations.

Section 28-3-104(a) imposes a one-year filing deadline on PEPFA claims.

Boone v. Town of Collierville · filed 2019-08-08(a)

Although PEPFA does not “include[]” a statute of limitations, it “is subject to” the statute of limitations in Tennessee Code Annotated section 28-3-104(a).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) provides a one-year limitations period for actions under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986.

Hastings v. State of Tennessee · filed 2019-08-12(a)(1)(B)

Similarly, the limitations period for actions under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986 is one year. Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(B).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1) provides a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee.

Gauldin v. Dyersburg City Police Department · filed 2019-08-15(a)(1)

To the extent Gauldin seeks relief for the events that allegedly occurred in March 2007, his claims are well beyond the one-year statute of limitations for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1); Roberson v. Tennessee, 399 F.3d 792, 794 (6th Cir. 2005).

Section 28-3-104(a)(3) provides a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions in Tennessee.

Lane v. Knox Co Sheriff's Department · filed 2019-08-21(a)(3)

Tennessee applies a one-year statute of limitations to § 1983 actions. Zundel v. Holder, 687 F.3d 271, 281 (6th Cir. 2012); Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3- 104(a)(3).

Section 28-3-104(a)(1)(B) supplies a one-year limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee.

Pittman v. City of Jackson · filed 2019-09-03(a)(1)(B)

The limitations period for § 1983 actions arising in Tennessee is the one-year limitations provision found in Tenn. Code Ann. § 28- 3-104(a)(1)(B).