· 2/25/2013
Rheaetta F. Wilson v. Americare Systems, Inc.
Citations
- 397 S.W.3d 552
- 2013 WL 658078
- 2013 Tenn. LEXIS 212
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- noting that, after the jury found by clear and convincing evidence that defendant acted with the requisite intent that triggered a second, bifurcated punitive damages proceeding, the same jury proceeded to award plaintiffs punitive damages against the defendant
- concerning evidence that the nursing home failed to provide adequate staff “to meet the needs of the residents”
- “The issue of allocation of comparative fault is also a determination of fact to be made by the jury”
- “Where the evidence supports more than one reasonable conclusion, causation in fact and proximate causation are issues of fact which should be decided by the jury and not the appellate court.”
- “Where the evidence supports more than one reasonable conclusion, causation in fact and proximate causation are issues of fact which should be decided by the jury and not the [] court.”
- “It is a matter of reason and common sense within the jury’s fact-finding province to infer that, in an employment setting, if there is too much work required of too few employees, either the work will not get done or the quality of the work will be diminished.”
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Judges: Justice Sharon G. Lee
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