Tennessee Court of Appeals affirms award of approximately $200,000 in compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees to engineering firm in contract interpretation dispute. In Gresham, Smith & Partners v. Middleburg Real Estate Partners, LLC, 2023 Tenn. App. LEXIS 395 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sep. 25, 2023), a defendant developer (the “Developer”) appealed the trial court’s ruling that they breached their contract with … Read More
Retaining Wall Foundation Materials Deemed Irrelevant, Collapse Inevitable
Judgment upheld on appeal where subsequently discovered materials used to backfill retaining wall would not have altered Trial Court’s grant for summary judgment In Lyon Roofing, Inc. v. Griffith, 2023 Tenn. App. LEXIS 232, *7 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 5, 2023), the City of Carmel, Tennessee was granted summary judgment based on an engineering expert’s undisputed opinion that the retaining … Read More