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California Supreme Court: prisoners must get lawyer when challenging convictions for killings committed by others

JURIST

The California Supreme Court held Monday that prisoners are entitled to a lawyer before a trial court can consider their record of conviction in determining whether the prisoners may challenge their murder convictions for killings committed by others. The new law in question was California Senate Bill No.

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

Day on Torts

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.

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

Day on Torts

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). internal citation omitted).

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Legal Malpractice Claim Filed More than One Year after BPR Complaint was Untimely.

Day on Torts

Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, asserting that the BPR decisions on the matter “were res judicata and Plaintiff had failed to establish a prima facie case of legal malpractice.” After a hearing, the trial court granted summary judgment based on the statute of limitations, and the Court of Appeals affirmed.

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New rules on service outside Australia for the Federal Court of Australia

Conflict of Laws

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.

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