Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-53-110 (2026)

Immunity

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In the absence of actual malice, no person furnishing, disclosing or requesting information pursuant to § 56-53-109 shall be subject to civil liability for libel, slander, or any other cause of action arising from the furnishing, disclosing or requesting of the information. No person providing information pursuant to § 56-53-109(a) shall be subject to civil liability for any cause of action arising from the person's provision of requested information. Any person against whom any action is brought who is found to be immune from liability under this section, shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs from the person or party who brought the action. This section does not abrogate or modify in any way any common law or statutory privilege or immunity heretofore enjoyed by any person.

Acts 2001, ch. 356, § 11.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2024 · leading case: Phyllis T. Craighead v. Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008).

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Phyllis T. Craighead v. Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 27× “M2007-01697-COA-R10-CV - Filed July 31, 2008 We reverse the trial court’s finding that the immunity granted in the second sentence of Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-53-110 applied only where there was proof that actual malice was absent.”

Volunteer Mgmt. & Dev. Co., Inc. v. State Auto Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. (M.D. Tenn. 2024). · cites it 2× “Craighead involved a different statutory provision – Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-53-110 – which addresses immunity for providing information under Tenn.”

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