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Day on Torts
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Defendant filed a petition for dismissal pursuant to the TPPA, and after finding that the TPPA applied, that plaintiff was a limited-purpose public figure in the context of this action, and that plaintiff “had not established a prima facie case for actual malice,” the trial court dismissed the case. The TPPA, Tenn.
JayS.Rothman&Associates
MAY 17, 2023
These protections help safeguard employees against discrimination or retaliation which the law may not otherwise prohibit. What laws protect employees against associational discrimination? Protected Class Associational discrimination cases can be brought under various laws. The Supreme Court held in Thompson v.
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Day on Torts
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The trial court denied the TPPA motion to dismiss, and plaintiffs appealed this denial, which was vacated on appeal due to the trial court’s use of the wrong analysis. The Court of Appeals quoted Tenn. 20-17-105(a)(b); additional citation omitted). internal citation omitted).
Day on Torts
JANUARY 11, 2022
Where plaintiff had filed complaints with the Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) complaining of the same allegations that allegedly supported her legal malpractice claim, and those BPR complaints were filed more than one year before the legal malpractice suit was filed, summary judgment based on the statute of limitations was affirmed.
Patently O
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Cozy, Inc. seeking to set aside a district court discovery order piercing attorney-client privilege. by Dennis Crouch In a recent decision, the U.S. In re: Cozy, Inc. , 2023-145 (Fed. 21-cv-10134-JGD. quoting Mohawk Indus., Quoting Clark v.
At the Lectern
OCTOBER 14, 2022
At the Supreme Court’s Wednesday conference , a double one, actions of note included: Retail lease. The court agreed to hear JJD-HOV Elk Grove, LLC v. The appellate court disagreed with the Fifth District’s decision in Grand Prospect Partners, L.P. The court also granted review in People v. 2015) 232 Cal.App.4th
Conflict of Laws
JANUARY 15, 2023
The Federal Court Legislation Amendment Rules 2022 (Cth) (‘Amendment Rules’) came into force on 13 January 2023. Among other things, they amend the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) (‘FCR’) by repealing division 10.4, The previous approach to service outside Australia in the Federal Court. The new FCR r 10.42(j)
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