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Friday, June 08, 2007

Uninsured Motorist Claims

Think that your client's claim against his or her uninsured motorist carrier is time-barred; think again. It may not be.

There is an unreported Tennessee Court of Appeals' opinion out of the Middle Section from 2003 that holds if the tortfeasor-defendant was timely served with process, and your client's insurance carrier received timely notice, the claim may not be time-barred. See Buck v. Scalf, No. M2002-00620-COA-R3-CV, 2003 WL 21170328 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 20, 2003).

Here's the link to the case on the TN AOC's Web site:

http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TCA/PDF/032/Buck.pdf

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