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

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Where plaintiff real estate professional brought an action for defamation and false light based on an online review written by defendant, defendant moved to dismiss the action pursuant to the Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA). This ruling was affirmed in part and reversed in part on appeal. In Charles v. McQueen , No.

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Defamation claim allowed to proceed under TPPA.

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While a plaintiff faced with a TPPA petition to dismiss could not make out a prima facie case for his false light invasion of privacy or intentional infliction of emotional distress claims, his defamation claim related to an allegedly false Title IX rape complaint was allowed to proceed. M2023-00045-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.