New Tennessee Case on Hospital Liens & Tennessee Consumer Protection Act

The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently issued its opinion in Franks v. Sykes, No. W2018-00654-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 28, 2018).  The syllabus from the slip opinion reads:

This appeal concerns two separate plaintiffs’ claims under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), alleging that the filing of undiscounted hospital liens violated the TCPA by “[r]epresenting that a consumer transaction confers or involves rights, remedies or obligations that it does not have or involve or which are prohibited by law.” The trial court dismissed one plaintiff’s claim based on the pleadings due to the plaintiff’s failure to bring a claim under the Hospital Lien Act and dismissed another plaintiff’s claim for improper venue. We affirm in part as modified, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

Here is a link to the slip opinion:

http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/franksroyopn.pdf

NOTE: Please see the SCOTN opinion that was released on May 1, 2020 concerning the further appeal of this case, to wit:

http://theduncanlawfirm.blogspot.com/2020/05/new-scotn-case-court-holds-that.html.