A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. March 22–March 29, 2024 Witness: Shows up voluntarily for a hearing. Trial Court: “Sir, let me tell you what the law says. This isn’t
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. March 16–March 22, 2024 Biological Daughter tells her Elderly Father that she’ll take care of him in his old age, convinces him to transfer
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. March 9–March 15, 2024 Pro se plaintiff repeatedly fails to comply with court orders to answer discovery in a car accident case. He has
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. March 2–March 8, 2024 Trial court issues order forbidding contact between Mother and Father who share a child. To enable court-ordered visitation exchanges, though,
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. February 24–March 1, 2024 Ex-Husband who’s big mad about losing three Subway franchises in the divorce files a Rule 60.02 motion to set aside
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. February 17–February 23, 2024 Plaintiff sues Health Care Providers for medical malpractice (which Tennessee calls “health care liability” because medical malpractice sounds bad). A
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. February 10–February 16, 2024 Bank 1 sues Bank 2 regarding an “approximately $100 million” loss related to its purchase of collateralized debt obligations—better known
A “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation” (a SLAPP-suit) filed by three City of Fayetteville, Tennessee, Aldermen against two citizens who petitioned them must be dismissed with prejudice, the Circuit Court for Lincoln County, Tennessee, has ruled. The Court also awarded the two citizens “their court
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. January 20–26, 2024 Dog runs into Bicyclist, causing Bicyclist to crash and sustain injuries. Bicyclist sues Dog Owner for negligence. Tennessee Court of Appeals:
Horwitz Law, PLLC client Sophia Johnston—a devout Muslim woman who was illegally required to remove and be photographed without wearing her hijab after being arrested for a minor (since-dismissed) criminal charge in August 2023—has reached a settlement with Rutherford County, Tennessee. As part of her