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state law claim in Tennessee

11 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1991–2025 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (7)

CaseFollowedCited
Travel All Over the World, Inc., and Ibrahim Y. Elgindy v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabian Airlinesgreen
ca7 · 1996 · cited in 2 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 1996–2001
2 sentences

2001See Travel All Over the World v. Saudi Arabia, 73 F.3d 1423, 1432 (7th Cir. 1996); Continental Airlines v. Kiefer, 920 S.W.2d 274, 281 (Tex. 1996).

1996See Travel All Over the World v. Saudi Arabia, 73 F.3d 1423, 1432 (7th Cir.1996); Continental Airlines v. Kiefer, 920 S.W.2d 274, 281 (Tex.1996).

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Continental Airlines, Inc. v. Kiefergreen
tex · 1996 · cited in 2 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 1996–2001
2 sentences

2001See Travel All Over the World v. Saudi Arabia, 73 F.3d 1423, 1432 (7th Cir. 1996); Continental Airlines v. Kiefer, 920 S.W.2d 274, 281 (Tex. 1996).

1996See Travel All Over the World v. Saudi Arabia, 73 F.3d 1423, 1432 (7th Cir.1996); Continental Airlines v. Kiefer, 920 S.W.2d 274, 281 (Tex.1996).

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Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rosegreen
scotus · 1990 · cited in 2 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 1991–1992
2 sentences

1992(Emphasis added.) 496 U.S. 356, at 358-359 , 110 S.Ct. 2430, at 2433 . *54 The U.S. Supreme Court, in Howlett v. Rose, answered the foregoing question in the negative, stating as follows: A state court may not deny a federal right, when the parties and controversy are properly before it, in the absence of “valid excuse” ...

1991The issue before the United States Supreme Court in that case was stated by the Court as follows: The question in this case is whether a state law defense of ‘sovereign immunity’ is available to a school board otherwise subject to suit in a Florida Court even though such a defense would not be available if the action had been brought in a federal forum. 496 U.S. at -, 110 S.Ct. at 2433, 110 L.Ed.2d at 342 (emphasis added).

12
Booker v. the Boeing Co.green
tenn · 2006 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025See id. (“Under Texas law, the applicable law under the Agent Contract, a state-law tort claim, like sexual assault, accrues when facts come into existence - 12 - 01279-COA-R3-CV, 2016 WL 4443535 , at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 22, 2016) perm. app. denied (Tenn. Dec. 15, 2016) (quoting Booker, 188 S.W.3d at 648 ). “[T]he continuing violation doctrine applies when the discriminatory acts take place over time.” Booker, 188 S.W.3d at 644 .

2025See id. (“Under Texas law, the applicable law under the Agent Contract, a state-law tort claim, like sexual assault, accrues when facts come into existence - 12 - 01279-COA-R3-CV, 2016 WL 4443535 , at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 22, 2016) perm. app. denied (Tenn. Dec. 15, 2016) (quoting Booker, 188 S.W.3d at 648 ). “[T]he continuing violation doctrine applies when the discriminatory acts take place over time.” Booker, 188 S.W.3d at 644 .

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The National Basketball Association v. Motorola, Inc.green
ca2 · 1997 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
1 sentence

1998National Basketball Ass’n v. Motorola, Inc., 105 F.3d 841, 848 (2d Cir. 1997).

11
Yost v. Earlygreen
mdctspecapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
1 sentence

1998Alcatel USA, Inc. v. DGI Techs., Inc., 166 F.3d 772, 787 (5th Cir. 1999); Yost v. Early, 589 A.2d 1291, 1302 (Md.

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Alcatel Usa, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Dgi Technologies, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant-Cross-Appelleegreen
ca5 · 1999 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
1 sentence

1998Alcatel USA, Inc. v. DGI Techs., Inc., 166 F.3d 772, 787 (5th Cir. 1999); Yost v. Early, 589 A.2d 1291, 1302 (Md.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
Decoe v. General Motors Corporation green
ca6 · 1994
2 sentences

2005In DeCoe v. General Motors Corp., 32 F.3d 212 (6th Cir.1994), the Court held that a two-pronged test should be used to determine whether § 301 preemption applied to a state law claim.

2001In DeCoe v. General Motors Corp., 32 F.3d 212 (6th Cir. 1994), the Court held that a two-pronged -4- test should be used to determine whether §301 preemption applied to a state law claim.

22001–2005
Douglas Alan Stromback, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. New Line Cinema, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, Larry Hess green
ca6 · 2004
1 sentence

2014Additionally, we may “review the facts as pled by the plaintiff in order to determine whether the acts giving rise to the state law claim are merely acts of copyright infringement.” Stromback, 384 F.3d at 304 .

12014–2014
cluster 768510 green
ca8 · 2000
1 sentence

2012Id. at *2 (quoting Gore v. Trans World, 210 F.3d 944 , 949 (8th Cir. 2000)).9 The insureds in the action were five farmers who filed state law causes of action for breach of contract, professional negligence, misrepresentation, fraud, and violations of the North Dakota Insurance Code and Fraud Code against their insurer stemming from the partial denial of their claims for crop loss under their MPCI policies.

12012–2012
Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. Hill green
scotus · 1985
2 sentences

2001In Superintendent v. Hill, the Court examined the standard that due process is met “if there was some evidence from which the conclusion of the administrative tribunal could be deduced.” Hill, 472 U.S. at 455 , 105 S. Ct. at 2774 .

2001In Superintendent v. Hill, the Court examined the standard that due process is met “if there was some evidence from which the conclusion of the administrative tribunal could be deduced.” Hill, 472 U.S. at 455 , 105 S. Ct. at 2774 .

12001–2001

Where else courts name it

CA 514 (1944–2026) TX 133 (1983–2025) IL 100 (1985–2026) OH 61 (1983–2026) NY 44 (1987–2026) WA 33 (1988–2025) MI 33 (1928–2025) IN 32 (1986–2026) NJ 31 (1989–2024) AL 29 (1981–2023) MA 27 (1978–2024) PA 26 (1982–2026) MD 26 (1984–2025) FL 24 (1987–2025) CO 23 (1989–2025) GA 23 (1982–2023) MO 21 (1903–2025) CT 20 (1991–2022) NC 20 (1987–2025) WI 20 (1980–2025) LA 19 (1974–2025) MT 19 (1987–2020) OR 19 (1982–2026) OK 18 (1991–2025) NM 18 (1990–2022) MN 17 (1961–2014) AZ 17 (1984–2025) KS 16 (1993–2022) VA 16 (1993–2026) SC 14 (1987–2019) KY 13 (1989–2020) IA 13 (1988–2018) WV 11 (1985–2020) TN 11 (1991–2025) ID 11 (1986–2025) MS 10 (1997–2018) DC 10 (1992–2024) ME 9 (1983–2021) NE 8 (1993–2023) HI 8 (1992–2016) AR 7 (1993–2011) AK 7 (1994–2025) UT 7 (1983–2017) WY 6 (1997–2023) SD 5 (1990–2008) ND 5 (1993–2013) DE 4 (2009–2023) VI 3 (2012–2026) VT 3 (1990–2013) RI 2 (1986–1986) NV 2 (1990–2019)

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