6 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1985–2015 0 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroadgreen1 sentence2015FELA allows the release of a claim when it is ―a means of compromising a claimed liability.‖ Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 332 U.S. 625, 631 (1948).40 The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that such releases are valid to the extent that they settle a known claim for a specific injury. | 1 | 1 |
In Re: Estate of Martha M. Tannergreen1 sentence2012Id. at 628-29 (footnote omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Wilkinson v. Johnson City Shale Brick Corp.green1 sentence2010It is also true, however, that the Wilkinson Court made this observation in the context of highly unusual circumstances — the employee did not realize that he was executing a release of his claim, knew nothing about its presentation to a court for approval, no judgment was actually entered by the court, and the amount settled for was “shocking to the conscience of the court and was fraudulent.” Id. at 1056-57. | 1 | 1 |
Dixon v. Maniergreen1 sentence1985Dixon v. Manier, 545 S.W.2d 948, 949 (Tenn.App.1976). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Williams v. Byrd
green
1 sentence2014The very next year, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals considered and declined to follow the Babbitt approach in Wicker v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 142 F.3d 690 (3rd Cir. 1998) cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1012 (Nov 16, 1998). | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Wicker v. Consolidated Rail Corporation
green
1 sentence2014The very next year, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals considered and declined to follow the Babbitt approach in Wicker v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 142 F.3d 690 (3rd Cir. 1998) cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1012 (Nov 16, 1998). | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Ex Parte Aratex Services, Inc.
green
1 sentence1999In contending that the release barred the present claims, Alamo relies on a line of Alabama decisions holding that a retaliatory discharge action was barred by a prior settlement agreement which released the employer from all claims on account of the employee’s injury under the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Act “or otherwise.” Gates Rubber Co. v. Cantrell, 678 So. 2d 754 (Ala.1996); Ex parte Aratex Servs., Inc., 622 So.2d 367 (Ala.1993); Sanders v. Southern Risk Servs., 603 So.2d 994 (Ala.1992); Dow-United Techs. | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Gates Rubber Company v. Phillip Cantrell
green
1 sentence1999In contending that the release barred the present claims, Alamo relies on a line of Alabama decisions holding that a retaliatory discharge action was barred by a prior settlement agreement which released the employer from all claims on account of the employee’s injury under the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Act “or otherwise.” Gates Rubber Co. v. Cantrell, 678 So. 2d 754 (Ala.1996); Ex parte Aratex Servs., Inc., 622 So.2d 367 (Ala.1993); Sanders v. Southern Risk Servs., 603 So.2d 994 (Ala.1992); Dow-United Techs. | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Sanders v. Southern Risk Services
green
1 sentence1999In contending that the release barred the present claims, Alamo relies on a line of Alabama decisions holding that a retaliatory discharge action was barred by a prior settlement agreement which released the employer from all claims on account of the employee’s injury under the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Act “or otherwise.” Gates Rubber Co. v. Cantrell, 678 So. 2d 754 (Ala.1996); Ex parte Aratex Servs., Inc., 622 So.2d 367 (Ala.1993); Sanders v. Southern Risk Servs., 603 So.2d 994 (Ala.1992); Dow-United Techs. | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.