Tag: Daniel Horwitz

Clumsy court ruling allows SLAPP-suit to move forward against State Representative John Mark Windle

Post author By danielhorwitz
Post date May 18, 2020
Categories In Defamation, False Light, Legislative Immunity, Legislative Privilege
1 Comment on Clumsy court ruling allows SLAPP-suit to move forward against State Representative John Mark Windle

By Daniel A. Horwitz: State Representative John Mark Windle represents the constituents of Tennessee House District 41. District 41 is home of the now-shuttered Jamestown Regional Medical Center, which closed last year following a series of financial and legal issues. Among those issues were substantial federal tax liens, which “show the IRS is after more […]

Tennessee Court of Appeals: You (Still) Can’t Sue People For What They Say During Judicial Proceedings

Post author By danielhorwitz
Post date April 14, 2020
Categories In Defamation, Litigation Privilege
3 Comments on Tennessee Court of Appeals: You (Still) Can’t Sue People For What They Say During Judicial Proceedings

By Daniel A. Horwitz: Because they are protected by the absolute litigation privilege, litigants and their lawyers cannot be sued for defamation over what they say during the course of judicial proceedings. Tennessee law does not recognize any exceptions to this rule,[1] which is designed to ensure that participants in judicial proceedings can speak freely […]

Tennessee Court of Appeals to Public Officials: Get Ready For Loads of Libel Lawsuits

Post author By danielhorwitz
Post date April 12, 2020
Categories In Defamation

By Daniel A. Horwitz: Nearly all of Tennessee’s public officials should purchase libel insurance to protect themselves from baseless defamation lawsuits regarding statements that they make on the job. That’s the clear message that a panel of Tennessee’s Court of Appeals has sent to public employees across the state in Burns v. State, No. E2018-02174-COA-R9-CV, […]