Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-101 (2026)
Chapter definitions
✓ current as of May 2026
When used in this chapter, the following words, shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
- (1) "Economic damages" means damages, to the extent they are provided by applicable law, for: objectively verifiable pecuniary damages arising from medical expenses and medical care, rehabilitation services, mental health treatment, custodial care, loss of earnings and earning capacity, loss of income, burial costs, loss of use of property, repair or replacement of property, obtaining substitute domestic services, loss of employment, loss of business or employment opportunities, and other objectively verifiable monetary losses; and
- (2) "Noneconomic damages" means damages, to the extent they are provided by applicable law, for: physical and emotional pain; suffering; inconvenience; physical impairment; disfigurement; mental anguish; emotional distress; loss of society, companionship, and consortium; injury to reputation; humiliation; noneconomic effects of disability, including loss of enjoyment of normal activities, benefits and pleasures of life and loss of mental or physical health, well-being or bodily functions; and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.
Acts 2011 , ch. 510, § 10.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: Donriel A. Borne v. Celadon Trucking Servs., Inc., 532 S.W.3d 274 (Tenn. 2017).
Donriel A. Borne v. Celadon Trucking Servs., Inc., 532 S.W.3d 274 (Tenn. 2017). “510 (codified at Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-39-101 to -104 (2012 & Supp.”
Aundrey Meals Ex Rel. William Meals v. Ford Motor Co., 417 S.W.3d 414 (Tenn. 2013). “Effective October 1, 2011, the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011, Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-39-101 to -104 (2012), limits recovery of non-economic damages in a civil suit where the injury or loss is catastrophic in nature — including a spinal cord injury resulting in…”
Spencer v. Caracal Int'l, LLC (M.D. Tenn. 2021). “Compare Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-101 (defining noneconomic damages) with Tenn.”
Perry (E.D. Tenn. 2025). “322]; (4) Plaintiff’s “Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Regarding Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-101 et, seq.” [Doc.”
Morales v. United States, 72 F. Supp. 3d 826 (W.D. Tenn. 2014). “” See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-39-101. . Dep. of Dr.”
Nolen v. C R Bard Inc. (M.D. Tenn. 2021). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-101 . If one limits those terms to their use in ordinary speech, however, it seems clear that authorization to market a product pursuant to the § 510(k) process is, in fact, a form of “approval.”
Heath v. C R Bard Inc. (M.D. Tenn. 2021). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-101 . If one limits those terms to their use in ordinary speech, however, it seems clear that authorization to market a product pursuant to the § 510(k) process is, in fact, a form of “approval.”
Nasatir v. Mathes (M.D. Tenn. 2022). “Therefore, while Mark may not be entitled to the noneconomic damages set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-101 (2) as argued by Ms.”
Jodi McClay v. Airport Mgmt. Servs., LLC - Dissenting (2020). “Noneconomic damages include compensation for physical and emotional pain; suffering; inconvenience; disfigurement; mental anguish; emotional distress; loss of enjoyment of normal activities, benefits, and pleasures of life; and loss of physical health, 1 Tenn.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-101(2) — 1 case
Morales v. United States, 72 F. Supp. 3d 826 (W.D. Tenn. 2014). “” See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-39-101. . Dep. of Dr.”
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