Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-101 (2026)
Short title
✓ current as of May 2026
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Products Liability Act of 1978."
Acts 1978, ch. 703, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3701.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 99
cases (28 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Jeremy Flax v. Daimler-Chrysler Corp., 272 S.W.3d 521 (Tenn. 2008).
Jeremy Flax v. Daimler-Chrysler Corp., 272 S.W.3d 521 (Tenn. 2008). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-28-101 to -108 (2000).”
Michael Lind v. Beaman Dodge, Inc., d/b/a Beaman Dodge Chrysler Jeep, 356 S.W.3d 889 (Tenn. 2011). “Chrysler, which answered the complaint in the name of DaimlerChrysler Company LLC, denied liability, relying upon the standards outlined in the Tennessee Products Liability Act of 1978 (the “TPLA”), Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-28-101 to -108 (2000), and pled other defenses to the…”
Owens v. Truckstops of Am., 915 S.W.2d 420 (Tenn. 1996). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-28-101 to XX-XX-XXX (1980 and Supp.”
Jackson v. Gen. Motors Corp., 60 S.W.3d 800 (Tenn. 2001). “On September 11, 1998, plaintiff filed a pleading which limited his claim against GM to strict products liability based on the consumer expectation test provided in the Tennessee Products Liability Act of 1978, codified at Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-28-101 to -108. On February 8,…”
Charles Fox v. Amazon.com, Inc., 930 F.3d 415 (6th Cir. 2019). “Plaintiffs' complaint alleges that Defendant (1) sold Plaintiff Megan Fox a defective or unreasonably dangerous product, in violation of the Tennessee Products Liability Act of 1978, Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-101 et seq. , (2) breached a duty to warn Plaintiff Megan Fox about the…”
Lea Ann Tatham v. Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., 473 S.W.3d 734 (Tenn. 2015). “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-28-101 to -108 (2000).”
Leatherwood v. Wadley, 121 S.W.3d 682 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “e Defendant, Wayne Moore, is the designer, assembler, producer and fabricator of a certain racing vehicle which he assembled by placing an engine 8 and other component *689 parts into and on a GRT chassis, including wheels and tires 9 and other parts and equipment on said racing…”
Pemberton v. Am. Distilled Spirits Co., 664 S.W.2d 690 (Tenn. 1984). “The court affirmed the dismissal of the strict liability and negligence charges insofar as they related to the retailer and wholesaler.”
Davis v. Komatsu Am. Indus. Corp., 42 S.W.3d 34 (Tenn. 2001). “Davis alleged causes of action under the Tennessee Products Liability Act of 1978, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-28-101 to 108 (1999).”
Potter v. Ford Motor Co., 213 S.W.3d 264 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “The Tennessee Products Liability Act, T.C.A. § 29-28-101 et seq., governs this case and it provides in relevant part: (a) A manufacturer or seller of a product shall not be liable for any injury to a person or property caused by the product unless the product is determined to be…”
Stutts v. Ford Motor Co., 574 F. Supp. 100 (M.D. Tenn. 1983). “The Tennessee Supreme Court has not ruled on the constitutionality of T.C.A. § 29-28-101, et seq., but the Court has sustained similar “ceiling” statutes of limitation that faced similar constitutional challenges.”
Baker v. Promark Prods. West, Inc., 692 S.W.2d 844 (Tenn. 1985). “We granted Plaintiffs application for permission to appeal to consider the issue of whether a cause of action can be maintained under the Tennessee Products Liability Act, T.C.A. § 29-28-101 et seq., against a lessor of a product on the theory of breach of the implied warranties…”
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