Appeals - Horwitz Law

Tennessee Court of Appeals: Horwitz Law, PLLC Client Wins Affirmance of Trial Court Order Dismissing Intentional Interference With Business Relationships Claim Under the Tennessee Public Participation Act

A trial court’s dismissal—under the Tennessee Public Participation Act—of all claims against Horwitz Law, PLLC client Michael Barrett is affirmed, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. Mr. Barrett also is entitled to payment of his attorney’s fees on appeal. “Secure Air presents no argument

By Daniel Horwitz|2026-02-25T09:15:03-06:00February 25th, 2026|Anti-SLAPP, Appeals, First Amendment, Tennessee Appellate Practice, Tennessee Court of Appeals|

Tennessee Supreme Court Adopts New Redaction Rule for Tennessee Appellate Filings

Subject to approval by the Tennessee General Assembly, the Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted a comprehensive new redaction rule that is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026. A copy of the new rule is accessible here. The crux of the rule is that,

By Daniel Horwitz|2026-01-31T10:46:40-06:00January 31st, 2026|Appeals, Tennessee Appellate Practice, Tennessee Supreme Court|

Tennessee Court of Appeals: Horwitz Law, PLLC Wins Vacatur of Trial Court Intervention Ruling

A trial court erred in making the State of Tennessee a full party defendant to constitutional litigation challenging a state law that interferes with civilian oversight of police, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. The ruling is a victory both for Horwitz Law,

By Daniel Horwitz|2025-12-27T16:49:50-06:00July 9th, 2025|Appeals, Litigation, Tennessee Court of Appeals|

Tennessee Court of Appeals: Horwitz Law, PLLC Client Wins Affirmance of Trial Court Order Dismissing Defamation and Other Claims Under the Tennessee Public Participation Act

A trial court's dismissal—under the Tennessee Public Participation Act—of all claims against Horwitz Law, PLLC client Theresa Baldwin is affirmed, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. Ms. Baldwin also is entitled to payment of her attorney's fees on appeal, and the trial court's

By Daniel Horwitz|2026-02-25T09:07:51-06:00June 3rd, 2025|Appeals, Litigation, Tennessee Court of Appeals|

Tennessee Court of Appeals: Horwitz Law, PLLC Client Wins Vacatur of Nonsuit Order Designed to Evade Dismissal Under the Tennessee Public Participation Act

A trial court's order permitting two plaintiffs to nonsuit their claims while a Tennessee Public Participation Act petition was pending but following an earlier Tennessee Court of Appeals reversal must be vacated, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. The ruling is a precedent-setting

By Daniel Horwitz|2025-07-19T12:23:30-05:00May 21st, 2025|Appeals, Intermediate Scrutiny, Litigation, Tennessee Court of Appeals|

Horwitz Law, PLLC Wins Tennessee Supreme Court Victory Holding that Defendants Prevail When Plaintiffs Nonsuit

When plaintiffs nonsuit (meaning voluntarily dismiss) their own claims, defendants are “prevailing parties” under statutory and contractual fee-shifting provisions, the Tennessee Supreme Court has held. The precedent-setting victory for Horwitz Law, PLLC client Vanessa Turner will affect thousands of cases in Tennessee each year

By Daniel Horwitz|2025-12-27T16:50:16-06:00May 6th, 2025|Appeals, Tennessee Appellate Practice|

Horwitz Law, PLLC Secures Reversal of “Majority” of Client’s Contempt Convictions, Vacatur of Sentencing Order

"The majority of the counts of criminal contempt" on which a Williamson County trial court judge convicted must be reversed, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. The Tennessee Court of Appeals also ordered that "we vacate the sentences imposed by the trial court

By Daniel Horwitz|2025-12-27T16:50:33-06:00February 27th, 2025|Appeals, Litigation, Tennessee Court of Appeals|

Horwitz Law, PLLC Wins Unanimous Tennessee Court of Appeals Reversal of Trial Court Order Dismissing Declaratory Judgment Action

Williamson County Chancery Court Judge Deanna Johnson's order dismissing Horwitz Law, PLLC client Melissa Salmon's complaint against Fellowship Bible Church of Williamson County must be reversed, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. The case arose out of an important new law—Tennessee Code Annotated

By Daniel Horwitz|2025-12-27T16:50:57-06:00December 23rd, 2024|Appeals, First Amendment, Litigation, Tennessee Appellate Practice, Tennessee Court of Appeals|

Horwitz Law, PLLC Wins Unanimous Tennessee Court of Appeals Reversal of Trial Court Order Dismissing Inmate’s Lawsuit for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies

Hardeman County Chancery Court Judge William C. Cole's order dismissing Horwitz Law, PLLC client Benjamin Douglas's lawsuit against the Tennessee Department of Correction must be reversed, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. The lawsuit seeks injunctive and declaratory relief based on the safe

By Daniel Horwitz|2025-12-27T16:51:38-06:00December 16th, 2024|Appeals, First Amendment, Litigation, Tennessee Appellate Practice, Tennessee Court of Appeals|

Horwitz Law, PLLC Wins Unanimous Tennessee Court of Appeals Reversal of Trial Court Order Denying Clients’ Tennessee Public Participation Act Petition to Dismiss

A trial court's order denying Horwitz Law, PLLC clients Linda Ward and Caledonia Forest's Tennessee Public Participation Act Petition to Dismiss must be reversed and remanded, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. The ruling sets multiple important precedents under the Tennessee Public Participation Act,

By Daniel Horwitz|2025-12-27T16:51:45-06:00November 26th, 2024|Anti-SLAPP, Appeals, Litigation, Tennessee Court of Appeals, Tennessee Public Participation Act|