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Amendment of Chinese Civil Procedure Law Concerning Foreign Affairs

Conflict of Laws

Add provisions on parallel litigation First, this revision adds a general provision for parallel litigation and a mechanism for coordinating jurisdictional conflicts.

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

Day on Torts

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.” . § 20-17-101 et seq.,