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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

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M2021-00878-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 4490980 (Tenn. 28, 2022), plaintiff was a real estate professional involved in some capacity with Durham Farms, which was a large residential community. Having found that the TPPA applied, the Court moved on to considering whether plaintiff had shown a prima facie case for each element of his two claims.

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Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine not applied to defamation claim against Southern Baptist Convention.

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While the TPPA did apply to the case, the plaintiff employee met his burden of showing a prima facie case of defamation and the related torts alleged. In Garner v. Southern Baptist Convention , No. E2024-00100-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. That process was controlled by the defendants Credentials Committee.

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Proper analysis for petition to dismiss under Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA).

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E2021-01513-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16559447 (Tenn. 1, 2022), plaintiffs filed suit against defendant construction company related to defendant’s construction of plaintiffs’ residential home, and defendant filed a counterclaim, which was the claim at issue in this appeal. months after oral arguments in this case. In Reiss v.