to add new obligations. Barnes & Robinson Co. v. OneSource Facility Svcs., Inc., 195 S.W.3d 637, 643 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). Further, to hold that Cadence Bank’s alleged actions in failing to refinance the parties’ debt were in violation of the duty of good faith and fair dealing implied in the written contract would “circumvent or alter the specific terms of the parties’ agreement.” Dick Broad. Co., 395 S.W.3d at 665; see also Solomon v. First Am. Nat’l Bank of Nashville, 774 S.W.2d 935, 945 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989) (noting that without an underlying breach of contract, a breach of good faith is not an “actionable” claim); Duke v. Browning-Ferris Indus. of Tenn., Inc., No. W2005-00146-COA-R3-CV, 2006 WL 1491547, at *9 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 31, 2006), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Nov. 13, 2006) (<HOLDING>). Accordingly, summary judgment was appropriate
holding that the duty of good faith and fair dealing is a contractual duty holding that erisa preempts claims for breach of contract breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing and negligent misrepresentations holding that where the conduct forming the basis of the plaintiffs breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing claim is the same conduct forming the basis for the breach of contract claim the claims merge and there is no separate cause of action for breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing holding that breach of good faith and fair dealing claim requires showing of breach of contract holding that a breach of the duty of good faith is merely an element of a claim for recognized torts or breaches of contracts