Angela Kopet, Graham Thompson, and Robert Norton obtained summary judgment in federal court, ending a plaintiff’s attempt to circumvent the statutory cap on non-economic damages in Tennessee against a corporate client. The plaintiff argued that the defendant intentionally destroyed evidence to avoid liability in a wrongful death lawsuit, and sought tens of millions of dollars in damages. Through focused discovery and careful application of the relevant statutory and case law, the team successfully argued that there is no evidence to support the plaintiff’s claim, and the judge held that the cap on non-economic damages would stay in place.