Intermediate Scrutiny for February 2, 2024
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 sold roughly 5,000 Tennessee children for personal profit while employed
Intermediate Scrutiny for January 26, 2024
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 involved in the accident, so the trial court’s dismissal is
Intermediate Scrutiny for January 19, 2024
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 dumpster and construction materials, injuring Passenger. Passenger settles with Driver/Driver’s
Intermediate Scrutiny for January 12, 2024
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 now serving “life in prison plus twelve years” sues TikTok-famous
Intermediate Scrutiny for January 5, 2024 (Welcome!)
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 a night out drinking at a bar during a bachelor
