The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled earlier this week that the defamation lawsuit filed against state Sen. Stacey Campfield may proceed to trial, reversing the trial court’s earlier decision dismissing the case. Roger Byrge, an unsuccessful candidate for state representative in 2008, sued Sen. Campfield for posts placed on Campfield’s blog, “camp4u,” during the campaign.
Although a group of area residents recently filed suit hoping to slow the construction of Southern Land’s now 16-story office, retail and residential development at 4000 Hillsboro Pike, the legal foundation for the plan was laid over a decade ago. The tower component of the project was originally proposed for 14 stories, was revised to
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—April 21, 2014—Franklin-based law firm Todd Moore PLC has successfully defended the Town of Chapel Hill in a developer-brought lawsuit over the reallocation of water and sewer taps. In an opinion handed down April 15, 2014, the Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling by the Marshall County Circuit Court in the case
Better known as the overachieving, hyper-enthusiastic Chotchkie’s waiter “Brian” from the iconic Mike Judge comedy “Office Space,” actor Todd Duffey has lost a lawsuit he filed over the use of his image in merchandise for the film—namely, the Office Space “Box of Flair” published by Perseus Book Group, which includes a book about the movie
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.—February 24, 2014—The City of Brentwood closed Monday on the final 80-acre tract of its Marcella Vivrette Smith Park. The closing was handled by Todd Moore of Todd Moore PLC, Bryan Smith of Pietrangelo Cook, PLC and City Attorney Roger Horner. Todd Moore, a Brentwood resident, said “we feel privileged to represent Brentwood in
When Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009, Time, Inc. published a special commemorative issue of Sports Illustrated Presents. Jewel Foods, Inc., a Chicago-area supermarket chain store operator was offered advertising space in the publication in exchange for placement of the edition its approximately 175 stores. Jewel apparently
Brentwood State Senator Jack Johnson issued a press release earlier this month—on official letterhead—announcing a special visit by Richard M. Nixon at Nashville’s Legislative Plaza during the General Assembly session. The announcement was part of a publicity stunt for Franklin-based professional theatre company Studio Tenn, whose production of the political stage drama “Frost/Nixon” opens this week
The Tennessee Attorney General has issued an opinion on municipal sales of alcohol, and it’s a stiff one. Requested by the city of Clarksville and handed down earlier this month, the AG’s opinion means it’s closing time for certain beverage sales by the Parks and Rec Department at city-run festivals and venues, including its two
Some home-cooked omelettes may taste a little fresher in Nashville, now that the Metro council has voted to allow property owners throughout the jurisdiction to keep small flocks of chickens in their back yards—2, 4 or 6 birds, depending on acreage. The ruling legitimizes leghorns (and other breeds, too, but we like the alliteration) in
Davidson County Judge Hamilton “Kip” Gayden ruled last week that the Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, a panel set up to review the performance of Tennessee’s appellate judges, was unconstitutional because its members did not “approximate the population of the state with respect to race and gender,” as required by state law. However, Judge Gayden