Tennessee Appellate Practice

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

In Victory for Horwitz Law PLLC Client, Tennessee Supreme Court Rules that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Lacks Authority to Violate Court Orders

“The determination of whether an offense is eligible for expunction is an obligation entrusted to courts, not the TBI[,]” the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled.  Accordingly, “the TBI lacked authority to refuse to comply” with a final and unappealed expungement order that no statute

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