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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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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.