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Defendant filed a petition for dismissal pursuant to the TPPA, and after finding that the TPPA applied, that plaintiff was a limited-purpose public figure in the context of this action, and that plaintiff “had not established a primafaciecase for actual malice,” the trial court dismissed the case. The TPPA, Tenn.
Second, if the court determines that the petitioning party has met such requirements of the statute, the court shall dismiss the legal action unless the responding party establishes a primafaciecase for each essential element of the claim in the legal action or if the petitioning party establishes a valid defense to the claims in the legal action.”
Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, asserting that the BPR decisions on the matter “were res judicata and Plaintiff had failed to establish a primafaciecase of legal malpractice.” BirdDog Law also provides Tennessee lawyers with free access to user-friendly versions of the Tennessee rules of evidence and procedure.
Leave to serve turned on three conditions: the court had subject matter jurisdiction, the claim was of a kind mentioned in the rules, and the party had a primafaciecase for any or all of the relief claimed: FCR r 10.43(4). Doing away with the need to seek leave in advance will increase efficiency and save some costs.
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