(a) Any person subject to liability under this part shall be deemed, as a matter of law, to have purposefully availed themselves of the privileges of conducting activities within Tennessee, sufficient to subject the person to the personal jurisdiction of the circuit or chancery court hearing an action brought pursuant to this part.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-2702
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: means a natural person, consumer, individual, governmental agency, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal or commercial entity however organized. See Tennessee Code 47-18-2102
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Tennessee Consumer Protection Act: means the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, as amended, compiled in part 1 of this chapter and related statutes. See Tennessee Code 47-18-2102
(b) An action for violation of this part may be brought:
(1) In the county where the plaintiff resides;(2) In the county where the plaintiff conducts business; or(3) In the county where the card or other purchasing mechanism or device was sold, marketed, promoted, advertised or otherwise distributed.(c)(1) If, in such action, the court shall find that the defendant is violating or has violated any of the provisions of this part, it shall enjoin the defendant from a continuance thereof.(2) In addition to injunctive relief, the plaintiff in the action shall be entitled to recover from the defendant one hundred dollars ($100) per card or other purchasing mechanism or device sold, marketed, promoted, advertised or otherwise distributed within Tennessee, or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater.(d) The remedies prescribed in this section are cumulative and in addition to the remedies prescribed in the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in part 1 of this chapter and any other applicable criminal, civil or administrative penalties.
