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Intentional interference with business relationships under the GTLA.

Day on Torts

Further, while constructing a sewer line, the City inadvertently placed part of the line on plaintiffs’ property. This suit followed, asserting several contract and property claims, as well as a tort claim for intentional interference with business relationships. At issue here was Tenn. Code Ann. § Continue reading

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Summary judgment for defendants in premises liability case affirmed

Day on Torts

The sidewalk was located in a neighborhood constructed by defendant Goodall Homes. Goodall had contracted with a construction company to build the sidewalk, which was substantially completed in September 2006. Code Ann. § This opinion was released 1.5 months after the case was assigned on briefs.

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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

Paralegal Bootcamp

In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. She worked in larger firms in the downtown Phoenix area for past Presidents of the American Trial Lawyer’s Association specializing in tort law.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 6/2024: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Law applicable to contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services This article shows that Directive (EU) 2019/770 on contracts for digital content and services does not harmonise perfectly with the existing EU conflict of laws. Regarding consumer contracts, Art. 4(a) does not fit to digital products. 4 subpara.

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

Day on Torts

Rock Creek Construction, Inc. , 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. In Reiss v. E2021-01513-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16559447 (Tenn.

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Scaffolding rental company owed no duty to roofer where homeowner opted to install scaffolding himself.

Day on Torts

The homeowner who had hired the roofing company had entered into a separate contract with DSS, an equipment company, and rented scaffolding from them. Note: Chapter 89, Section 1 and Chapter 30, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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New issue alert: RabelsZ 2/2021

Conflict of Laws

The article demonstrates that the current contracting practice is unbalanced and inefficient. The duties of care of a sponsor under contract and/or tort law are also determined by the degree of control exercised by a sponsor and the economic dependence of the athlete on the sponsor. 326-356 (31), DOI: 10.1628/rabelsz-2021-0003.