Day on Torts

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Although Tennessee had no case law on this issue, the Court noted that other states have interpreted their own similar laws to mean that “neighborhoods are often considered to constitute communities and implicate matters of ‘public interest’ or ‘public concern’ in the context of anti-SLAPP litigation.”

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Prima Facie Case Tort Real Estate Statute 59

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail. The next scary moment is likely to be in the form of a torts complaint.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 29, 2021

The Governmental Tort Liability Act (GTLA) governs suits against governmental entities in Tennessee, removing immunity for governmental entities only in certain situations. Defendants first argued that Mr. Mosby’s actions in this case qualified as an assault or battery, an intentional tort for which immunity would not be removed.

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Tort Depositions Court Sports 59

LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 19, 2021

In litigation (and life), being organized often leads to better outcomes. The path to becoming organized, specifically in litigation, can present significant challenges. When it comes to litigation needs, a case management system will enhance client service when properly used. Capturing the Data.

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Technology Litigation Litigating Case Management 120

Conflict of Laws

JUNE 26, 2022

Is the answer different if the defendant relies on the fact that the first contract was not a contract of sale but a contract of deposit? explique les difficultés rencontrées par les juridictions nationales pour déterminer, encore aujourd’hui, si les litiges relèvent ou non de cette matière.

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Contract Litigation Litigating Tort 52

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To ensure timely payment of property taxes and insurance premiums, many mortgage lenders require borrowers to deposit money into escrow accounts, which often carry a significant positive balance. For insured claims, the insurer would have to seek the same information in litigation on a case-by-case basis. Chevron deference?

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Laws Court Personal Injury Tort 84

JonathanTurley

APRIL 21, 2022

Depp used a common approach to depositions in drawing out questions and giving hyper technical, nitpicking answers to counsel. Depp did likely cause damage to Heard in his graphic accounts of uncontrolled rage, but now he will be subjected to cross examination. That does not work well in front of a jury.

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Litigation Litigating Depositions Court 33

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. However, my students and I often discuss the remarkably wide range of torts that comes with All Hallow’s Eve. In another June 2023 decision in Munoz v.

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Tort Litigation Litigating Manufacturing 46

JonathanTurley

MARCH 21, 2021

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. Note that this is not a finding of actual malice but it will allow the Project to plunge into discovery, including depositions, and possible a trial. It may be cathartic but it can be costly.

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Tort Litigation Litigating Court 87

JonathanTurley

AUGUST 3, 2021

Andrew Cuomo is looking as years of litigation, including depositions as not just a sinner but a virtual predator. That could be important in litigating these claims. In addition to sexual harassment claims, women could bring tort actions over assault and infliction of emotional distress.

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Statute Tort Litigation Litigating 51

LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Our Panelist: Karina Perez Ilić (KPI) [link] Silvia Amador Brett (SAB) [link] Annabelle Bichler (AB) [link] Jenna Sutter (JS) [link] Brian Mickelsen (BM) is a founding partner of Mickelsen Dalton and a dynamic trial lawyer who has litigated in 12 states. I grabbed my torts outline from law school and a copy of all relevant cases.

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Law School Laws Personal Injury Education 98

LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

VoiceScript Ai.Law Elevator Pitch: Provides AI-generated litigation documents, from pleadings to discovery. We are the first AI-driven platform to focus specifically on drafting litigation documents. The substantial amount of time lawyers spend drafting documents during litigation. What makes you unique or innovative?

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 26, 2024

As discussed below, those concerns were magnified by Morris’s recent deposition where he seemed to struggle to separate matters falling under his roles as friend, donor, investor, and lawyer. The third provision refers to advancing the costs of the litigation to the extent that they are contingent on “the outcome of the matter.”

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Lawyer Lawyers Litigation Litigating 64

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The complaint includes eight claims that range from violations to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Federal Tort Claims Act, a Bivens claim, and Privacy Act. FIFTH CAUSE OF ACTION FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (Against Defendant United States of America). SIXTH CAUSE OF ACTION BIVENS CLAIM (Against All Individual Defendants).

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I received emails that I was defending a pedophile and abuser by simply noting that the dispute could lead to litigation given Weaver’s denials. As a threshold point, Weaver may not want a lawsuit that would open himself up to discovery and particularly depositions. With 21 men already on record, litigation would be brutal.

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