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: Seventeen pages later, it turns out that Bicyclist didn’t have any evidence that Dog Owner even owned the particular dog
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
January 13–19, 2024 Everything is shut down due to inclement/inconsiderate weather, so just two opinions this week. You'll get more analysis than usual to make up for the weak content, though. Driver drives into a fence before hitting a
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. January 5–12, 2024 Ex-client who “murdered his wife in the marital residence on October 19, 2018” and is
Former District 35 Councilman Dave Rosenberg has been awarded $100,000.00 in sanctions after earlier prevailing against a defamation lawsuit filed by failed Tennessee House candidate and former District 35 challenger Michelle Foreman. A copy of the Court's sanctions order—the largest sanction ever awarded
Two TBI agents and District Attorney W. Ray Crouch have paid $125,000.00 to Joshua Garton to settle his claims for malicious prosecution, false arrest, and violations of his First Amendment rights. The settlement payment comes almost three years after Tennessee’s top law enforcement agency
Two TBI agents and District Attorney W. Ray Crouch have paid $125,000.00 to Joshua Garton to settle his claims for malicious prosecution, false arrest, and violations of his First Amendment rights. The settlement payment comes almost three years after Tennessee’s top law enforcement agency
District 35 Councilman Dave Rosenberg has prevailed in full against a $300,000.00 defamation lawsuit filed by failed Tennessee House candidate and former District 35 challenger Michelle Foreman, a judge has ruled. The ruling marks yet another win for defendants targeted by Strategic Lawsuits Against
In a unanimous panel opinion issued on August 12, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ordered that Horwitz Law, PLLC appellate client Kenneth Mynatt's malicious prosecution and civil conspiracy claims against the United States—maintained under the Federal Tort Claims
In a pair of separate opinions issued today, the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling by Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Ellen Hobbs Lyle in favor of Plaintiffs Amy Frogge, Fran Bush, and Jill Speering, all represented by Horwitz Law, PLLC. The ruling arose out of a lawsuit