On the topic of whether independent adjusters should be held liable under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (see my prior post here and Parks’ rebuttal here), a case commonly cited by defendant insurance companies and adjusters is Crossley Const. Corp. v. National Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, 237 S.W.2d 652 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
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Independent Adjusters Should Not Be Liable To Insureds Under The Tennessee Consumer Protection Act
By Parks Chastain on
Posted in Consumer Protection Act
I understand the reasoning of Magistrate Bryant, and the state court judges with whom I have debated this topic, but it just does not seem right that a person or entity not associated with the consumer transaction at all should be held liable under the Act. How was the independent adjuster involved in the …