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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

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M2021-00878-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 4490980 (Tenn. 28, 2022), plaintiff was a real estate professional involved in some capacity with Durham Farms, which was a large residential community. Here, the first issue was whether the TPPA applied to the facts of this case. In Charles v. McQueen , No. The TPPA, Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Supreme Court to decide Prop. 22 challenge and another SB 1437 resentencing case [Updated]

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There were actions of note at the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, uncommonly held during the same week as it heard oral arguments. Those actions included: Supreme Court will hear Prop. Supreme Court OKs LWOP commutation. Resentencing prima facie case. 22 challenge. COVID insurance.

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Jury Instructions and Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness: Federal Circuit Grants New Trial in Inline Plastics v. Lacerta

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In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit vacated a judgment of invalidity and remanded for a new trial, holding that the district court’s jury instruction on objective indicia of nonobviousness constituted prejudicial legal error. The case, Inline Plastics Corp. 2022-1954 (Fed. Lacerta Group, LLC , No. See Graham v.

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Proper analysis for petition to dismiss under Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA).

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E2021-01513-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16559447 (Tenn. 1, 2022), plaintiffs filed suit against defendant construction company related to defendant’s construction of plaintiffs’ residential home, and defendant filed a counterclaim, which was the claim at issue in this appeal. The Court of Appeals quoted Tenn. In Reiss v.

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Supreme Court on Patent Law: November 2023

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by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court is set to consider several significant patent law petitions addressing a range of issues from the application of obviousness standards, challenges to PTAB procedures, interpretation of joinder time limits IPR, to the proper scope patent eligibility doctrine. Mangrove Partners Master Fund (No. Fortinet (No.

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Supreme Court will decide easement, sentencing cases

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At the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, a double one, actions of note included: Implied easements. The court agreed to hear Romero v. Shih , at least to decide this limited issue: “Did the trial court correctly find the existence of an implied easement under the facts?” The court also granted review in People v.

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Supreme Court will hear challenges to PUC water rate decisions

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At the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, actions of note included: Supreme Court allows Governor to commute murder sentence. The court issued writs of review in California-American Water Company v. The court also granted review in People v. Prudholme , a case which the Supreme Court un-held this past December.