2020 Court Rules Tort 
JURIST
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Claiming a tort of misuse of private information, ZXC sought damages and injunctive relief against Bloomberg. In 2019, the trial judge ruled in his favor and awarded damages of £25,000. Bloomberg’s appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in 2020, but the Supreme Court agreed later that year to hear the matter.
At the Lectern
MARCH 7, 2022
Balancing “the interests of homeowners in default against those seeking affordable home loans,” the Supreme Court in Sheen v. ” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 1, 2022
In a statement of appeal, which was filed by one of the citizens in December 2020, the appellant asserted that the Sendai District Court should have considered the consequences of GHG emissions even though they could not be directly addressed as an illegal activity.
Day on Torts
MAY 18, 2022
This suit, however, was not filed until December 2020, more than three years after plaintiff first became aware of the mold. Accordingly, the Court ruled that the “claims concerning injury to their property allegedly caused by Defendants’ failure to seal the utility penetrations beneath the home” should not have been dismissed.
Day on Torts
DECEMBER 5, 2022
While defendant urged the Court to “follow the modern trend taken in federal courts, which no longer requires renewal of a motion for directed verdict at the close of all the proof,” the Court declined to change long-standing Tennessee law. Accordingly, the Court ruled that, pursuant to Tenn.
Day on Torts
JUNE 20, 2022
Further, dismissal of plaintiffs’ claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress based on the entities disclosing plaintiffs’ names to the media was also reversed, as the Court concluded that defendants did have a duty to plaintiffs and the act of releasing plaintiffs’ names was sufficiently outrageous to sustain the tort claim.
Day on Torts
JANUARY 15, 2022
The Tennessee Supreme Court reviews very few cases in a given year. In the year ending June 30, 2020 (the last period for which information is publicly available) the High Court was asked to accept review in 569 cases. Seven of the civil cases are tort cases. Two of the cases involve important civil procedure questions.
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