Lawsuits stemming from 2010 Nashville flood dismissed
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A federal judge has dismissed two lawsuits brought by various Nashville, Tenn.-area businesses against the U.S. government over damages the businesses suffered during the 2010 Nashville flood.
Gaylord Entertainment Co. — now Ryman Hospitality Properties — owner of the Grand Ole Opry and the Opryland Hotel; Gibson Guitar Corp.; Nissan North America Inc.; A.O. Smith Corp. and others had alleged that the negligence of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service contributed to a flood situation that was worse than would have been caused by the rain alone.
But Judge Todd Campbell of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville dismissed the suits, ruling Thursday that the federal government is immune from such actions under the Flood Control Act of 1928.
More than 20 inches of rain fell in the Nashville area during the May 2010 storm, with the subsequent flood leaving 26 dead and causing more than $2 billion in property damage.
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