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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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WHAT IS ASSOCIATIONAL DISCRIMINATION?

JayS.Rothman&Associates

Protected Class Associational discrimination cases can be brought under various laws. For example, courts have held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination on the basis of their associates’ race, gender, religion, and/or national origin. The Supreme Court held in Thompson v.

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AD4 PUT THEIR FOOTE DOWN

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After Ryan Foote filed a motor vehicle collision case with the Erie County Supreme Court, he claimed he moved for summary judgment -- seeking a pre-trial finding of negligence -- in his favor. DIDN'T PUT HIS BEST FOOTE FORWARD? But after a judge denied Foote’s motion, he appealed to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department.

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

Day on Torts

When a litigant has filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to the Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA), that motion should be analyzed under the provisions of the TPPA rather than under the traditional Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 12 analysis. The Court of Appeals quoted Tenn. In Reiss v. Rock Creek Construction, Inc. ,

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Supreme Court on Patent Law: November 2023

Patently O

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. More detail on each case below: MacNeil v.

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

Patently O

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. The district court construed several key claim terms.

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No Mandamus Relief in Privilege Ruling

Patently O

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., Carpenter , 558 U.S.