Tennessee Product Liability Case Value Calculator

Product liability claims in Tennessee can rest on three theories: strict liability (the product was defective and caused harm, regardless of the manufacturer's care), negligence, and breach of warranty. Strict liability is the most powerful — in Tennessee you generally need to show the product was defective in design, manufacture, or warnings, and that the defect caused your injury, without proving the manufacturer was careless.

Tennessee generally gives you 1 year from the injury to file, shorter than the national average of 2.7 years. Product cases also face a separate "statute of repose" — often 10–12 years from the product's manufacture or sale — that can bar a claim regardless of when the injury occurred, so both clocks must be checked.

Tennessee product liability damages include medical costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering; a documented prior recall, a known defect, or willful misconduct can also support punitive damages that multiply the award. Punitive damages in Tennessee are capped at the greater of $500,000 or 2 times compensatory damages. On $100,000 in compensatory damages, punitive damages could reach $500,000.