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 as “the toxic assets that catalyzed the Great Recession.” Tennessee Court of Appeals: Because reasonable diligence would have put Bank 1
February 3–February 9, 2024 Mother and Father are divorced. Mother—who is the primary caregiver of the ex-couple’s Children—seeks to relocate with Children more than fifty miles from her current residence, leading to dueling petitions for relief. Tennessee Court of Appeals: All factors favor allowing Mother
January 27–February 2, 2024 Pro se Claimant files a claim for damages against the State of Tennessee in the Claims Commission. Claimant alleges that, back in 1949, she was a victim of infamous child-trafficker Georgia Tann, who ran “a black market for selling babies” and
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
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
A snappy weekly newsletter from the lawyers at Horwitz Law, PLLC summarizing the week's decisions from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. January 1–5, 2024 “Extremely intoxicated, hostile, and belligerent” Army lieutenant makes a series of increasingly poor decisions. After