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Lease interest was not sufficient to establish ownership rights for conversion claim.

Day on Torts

June 9, 2022), plaintiff and defendant husband were in the process of getting divorced. During the divorce proceedings, defendant allegedly asked plaintiff to sign a written agreement to continue the lease, which plaintiff refused to sign because it was “onerous, high risk, and legally ineffective.”

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Court clarifies factors to consider for fraud allegation related to attorney-client fee agreement.

Day on Torts

4, 2021), plaintiff filed a fraud claim against defendant attorney who had represented him for a portion of plaintiff’s previous divorce case. The Court looked to the considerations cited by the Tennessee Supreme Court in Alexander v. M2019-01395-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. internal citation omitted). Inman , 974 S.W.2d 2d 689 (Tenn.

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Former Cub Ben Zobrist Sues Former Pastor For Sleeping With His Wife and Stealing Money

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The complaint includes emails from Zobrist pouring out his feelings to Yawn, including his disagreement that there is a “ biblical basis for divorce.” As a consequence, Mr. Zobrist forfeited four months of his 2019 season of his professional baseball contract resulting in approximately eight million dollars of lost income.

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TPPA petition to dismiss made moot by Rule 12 dismissal.

Day on Torts

Plaintiff ran an investment business, and while plaintiff and defendants daughter were divorcing, defendant allegedly made statements to one of plaintiffs clients that caused the client to move his investments to a different firm. Defendant also filed a petition to dismiss under the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA).