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Plaintiff’s deposition created issue of fact in GTLA premises liability case.

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Where plaintiff’s deposition created a “dispute of material fact” as to whether defendant had actual notice of the alleged dangerous condition in this GTLA premises liability case, summary judgment for defendant was reversed. Coffee County, Tennessee , No. In Vaughn v. M2021-00653-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1652552 (Tenn.

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Judge is investigated after he reportedly testifies in divorce deposition about burying $100K in his backyard

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A Nashville, Tennessee, circuit judge’s divorce records must be turned over to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation amid an investigation into his deposition testimony, a…

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Plaintiff waived objection to discovery from testifying expert where objection was not made until expert deposition was in progress.

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In an HCLA case discovery dispute, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that plaintiff’s testifying experts’ “notes, drafts, and communications with counsel” were discoverable under the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and that plaintiff had waived any claim that the requested items were privileged. In Starnes v. Akinlaja , No.

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Summary Judgment Based on Tennessee Recreational Use Statute Affirmed.

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First, the Claims Commissioner ruled that the claim was “barred by § 70-7-102(a) of Tennessee’s Recreational Use Statute, which protects landowners, including the State of Tennessee, from responsibility for injury to recreational visitors.” In Victory v. State , No. M2020-01610-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. internal citation omitted).

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

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Where plaintiff real estate professional brought an action for defamation and false light based on an online review written by defendant, defendant moved to dismiss the action pursuant to the Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA). In Charles v. McQueen , No. M2021-00878-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 4490980 (Tenn. citing Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Tennessee Court of Appeals: HCLA plaintiff should have been allowed to substitute expert.

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Where an HCLA plaintiff’s expert refused to testify due to no fault of plaintiff or plaintiff’s counsel, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that the trial court should have allowed plaintiff to secure a substitute expert. In Blackburn v. McLean , No. M2021-00417-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 3225397 (Tenn.

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Summary judgment vacated where no time for discovery was allowed.

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Plaintiff filed a motion requesting more time to conduct discovery pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 56.07, as well as a motion to amend. The trial court ultimately denied the motion for more time and granted summary judgment to defendant homeowner, but this ruling was vacated on appeal. Continue reading