Horwitz Law, PLLC has secured a record-setting $290,000.00 settlement from Rutherford County, Tennessee arising from the suicide of an arrestee housed in the Rutherford County jail. The settlement represents a near-maximum recovery—awards for negligence claims filed against the government are capped by state law
December 28, 2024–January 10, 2025 After receiving an anonymous report of sexual assault that the anonymous reporter alleged was perpetrated by Pastor, the Southern Baptist Convention contacts Pastor’s employer both orally and in writing. Orally, an employee of the Southern Baptist Convention suggests that
December 21–December 27, 2024 Plaintiff seeks a declaration that provisions of her settlement agreement with Fellowship Bible Church of Williamson County that have the purpose or effect of concealing the details relating to a claim of child sexual abuse are unenforceable under Tenn. Code
December 7–December 20, 2024 Tennessee inmate files declaratory judgment action based on the Tennessee Constitution’s safe prisons clause, noting that he has been attacked once already, remains in danger, that the private prison operator that runs the prison has agreed to transfer him elsewhere,
November 30–December 6, 2024 A county regional planning commission denies an application to place a quarry in an agricultural zone because: (1) the quarry is not a permitted use, and (2) the relevant zoning scheme states that all nonpermitted uses are prohibited. The trial
November 23–November 29, 2024 Construction company and its principal falsely represent that a store renovation they were hired to complete would be completed in time for the new store’s opening, fail to finish the work in time for the store to open, charge extra
November 16–November 22, 2024 Before she dies, Decedent executes a Durable Power of Attorney form designating Daughter as her attorney-in-fact. The form states: “THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO MAKE MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS FOR YOU.” Afterward, Decedent is admitted into a
November 9–November 15, 2024 Man injured in a tractor-trailer accident sues Trucking Company. After filing suit, Man serves process on Trucking Company’s registered agent. When Trucking Company neglects to respond to the lawsuit, Man moves for and obtains a $750,000.00 default judgment. Arguing that
Federal District Court Judge Eli Richardson has formally approved a $1 million civil judgment in favor of Conese Halliburton against ex-NYPD Officer Michael Reynolds, who was convicted in 2019 of multiple crimes related to a racial slur-laden Nashville home invasion. After being sentenced to jail