Tennessee Civil Rights Law
<h2> <center> Larry Gene Bushart, Jr. v. Perry County, Tennessee and Nick Weems </h2> </center> </h2> </center>
Jackson, Tennessee personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on civil rights violation theories. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/about" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Larry Gene Bushart, Jr., age 61, and a retired published some comments about Charlie Kirk after he was shot and killed that apparently offended Nick Weems, the Sheriff of Perry County... More...
$835000 (05-21-2026 - TN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Echelon Fitness Multimedia, LLC </h2> </center>
Chattanooga, Tennessee commercial litigation qui tam lawyer represented the the Plaintiff who sued on a false claims act violation theory. Echelon Fitness Multimedia, LLC (Echelon), a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company that sells connected fitness equipment, such as smart bikes, treadmills, and rowers and provides digital memberships that offer live and on-demand classes, sued on a False Cla... More...
$ (04-27-2026 - TN)<h2> <center> Untied States of America v. American Health Companies, LLC, dba American Health Partners </h2> </center>
Nashville, Tennessee, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act. American Health Companies, LLC (“AHC”), doing business as American Health Partners (“AHP”), was accused to violating the False Claims Act allegations related to billing Medicare and TennCare for grossly substandard nursing home services from Lewis County Nursing and R... More...
$2090309 (04-03-2026 - TN)United States of America v. Amado Magallon Guerrero
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Guerrero's motion to suppress evidence were overruled. The Fifth Amendment guarantees that “[n]o person . . . shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.” U.S. Const. amend. V. In the seminal decision of M... More...
$ (03-03-2026 - TN)United States of America v. Jared Goodman
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate domestic violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2261, which provides: (a) Offenses.— (1) Travel or conduct of offender.— A person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United State... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - TN)<H2> United States of America v. Joshua M. Rogers
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with destroying evidence related to a police officer’s fatal shooting of a man identified by the initials R.H. Joshua M. Rogers, age 33, plea established that Rogers’ co-defendant, Patric J. Ferguson, was on duty as an officer with the Memphis Police Department when Ferguson kidnapped and fatally shot R.H. on Janu... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Patric J. Ferguson
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r civil rights, firearms, kidnapping, and obstruction offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of a man identified by the initials R.H. Patric J. Ferguson, 34, a former Memphis Police Department Officer, was sentenced to prison. “This defendant committed a premeditated murder while using his position ... More...
$ (12-01-2025 - TN)Alyssia Moulton v. Southern Health Partners, Inc. et al.
Nashville, Tennessee, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> ... More...
$1 (11-25-2025 - TN)Rebecca Edwards v. Shelby County, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on e Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violation theory.<br> <br> Rebecca Edwards, a former Shelby County Health Department employee, brought this action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), asserting three claims. She alleed that the County (1) discriminated against her based on her<br> night blindness, (2) ... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Kate Carson </h1></h1>
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international parental kidnapping.<br> <br> Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for international parental kidnapping.<br> <br> "Protecting vulnerable children from harm is the highest priority of our office,†said Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGui... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Jeffrey Bilyeu and Jessica Bilyeu v. UT-Battelle, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who objected on religious grounds <br> to a coronavirus vaccine mandate imposed by their employer, UT-Battelle, during the pandemic. <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> A reasonable juror could conclude that that this type of interview process "could well <br> dissuade a reasonable worker from making†a request for accommodations. B... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Kate Carson </h1></h1>
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Parental Kidnapping <br> <br> Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today for international parental kidnapping, announced Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.<br> <br> "Protecting vulnerable children fr... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - TN)Thomas Michael Smith and Monaleto Sneed v. P.A.M. Transports, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. § 2000e adn Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA) violation theories.<br> <br> Plaintiffs Thomas Michael Smith and Monaleto Sneed brought this action against their former employer, P.A.M. Transport, Inc. ("P.A.M. Transportâ€), under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; 42 U.... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - TN)Michael Hoover v. Justin Due
Cookeville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory claiming unlawful entry and excessive force.<br> <br> Defendant Deputy Justin Due received a 911 dispatch call, reporting a domestic dispute at Plaintiff Michael Hoover's house. The 911 caller stated that Hoover had threatened her with a gun. When Due arrived at the scene... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - TN)Moms for Liberty - Wilson County, Tennessee, et al. Wilson Coounty Schools, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee Civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs First Amendment violation.<br> <br> The Wilson County Board of Education is charged with administering public schools in <br> Wilson County, Tennessee. In line with its Policy Manual, the Board holds monthly school <br> board meetings. Tennessee law dictates that the Board's Chair preside over all school board <br> meetings, Te... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - TN)Will McLemore, et al. v. Roxanna Gumucio, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking a declaratory judgment that Tennessee's Auctioneering license law was unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment.<br> <br> In 1967, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a state law to define and regulate the<br> auctioneering profession. See 1967 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 335. Under this law, the Tennessee<br... More...
$0 (08-16-2025 - TN)Rachel Welty and Aftry Behn v. Bryant C. Dunaway, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking injunctive relief.<br> <br> In May 2024, Tennessee enacted the Underage Abortion Trafficking Act. 2024 Tenn. Pub. Acts, ch. 1032 (codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-201). The Act bans adults from "intentionally recruit[ing], harbor[ing], or transport[ing] a pregnant unemancipated minor†within Tennessee "for the ... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Brett Hankison </H2> </CENTER> </h2.
Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242.<br> <br> Nashville police officer Hankison was charged with using excessive force in shooting Breona Taylor during a botched drug raid.<br> <br> Taylor, 26, was inside her apartment when she was fatally shot by plainclothes officers around 12:4... More...
$0 (07-17-2025 - TN)Tammy Livingston v. Jay Livingston Music, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a music royalty dispute.<br> <br> In all its many forms, music is a powerful influence. One of music's great gifts is its knack for soothing the mind. Think of the way listening to your favorite song takes you to a place where, at least temporarily, life's frustrations<br> are quickly set aside. Music's perhaps most endearing... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Deangelus Thomas
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with on two counts of being<br> a felon in possession under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) for his role in a shooting.<br> <br> <br> Thomas maintained that he could not be sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Because he had never been indicted for it, and the jury had not found the ess... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TN)James Mitchell Gunn v. Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee, Inc.
Chattanooga, Tennessee insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a bad faith breach of insurance contract case.<br> <br> Plaintiff was hired by SIAG Aerisyin ("SIAG Aerisyn"), LLC, a producer of steel towers located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on March 28, 2011 (Admin. R. at 115). SIAG Aerisyin provided Plaintiff healthcare insurance under a Group Policy ("the Plan"), which Defendant admini... More...
$0 (05-15-2025 - TN)Garvin L. Thomas, et al. v. Richard Montgomery, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming due process violations.<br> <br> In their class-action complaint against the members of Tennessee's Board of Parole, plaintiffs allege that Tennessee's use of a computer test to determine parole eligibility violated their constitutional right to due process. The district court found that plaintiffs failed to state a plausi... More...
$0 (06-16-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Agendia, Inc., Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center, Knoxville Dermatopathology Laboratory, LLC PLLC </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with False Claims Act Allegations For More Than $3,750,000 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><center></i><b> </b> Agendia, Inc., Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center, PLLC, And Knoxville Dermatopathology Laboratory, LLC Agree To Settle False Claims Act Allegatio... More...
$0 (05-21-2025 - TN)John Doe v. William Byron Lee, Governor of the State of Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking an injunction barring certain Tennessee Officials from enforcing any of the State's sex-offender statues.<br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represe... More...
$0 (05-12-2025 - TN)Vanessa Faddoul v. Edward James Beyer
Franklin, Tennessee civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a protective order.<br> <br> This case stems from the stalking and harassment of Vanessa Faddoul ("Mrs. Faddoul") and her family (collectively, "the Faddouls") by their neighbor, Edward James Beyer ("Mr. Beyer").<br> <br> In 2017, the Faddouls moved into a home down the street from Mr. Beyer and his then wife, Carrisa Be... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - TN)Charles McClellan Campbell, et al. v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), et al.
Cleveland, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a insurance contact provision.<br> <br> The Petitioner sought the recusal of the trial judge. In September 2024, Petitioner filed a motion seeking Chancellor Bryant's recusal. Petitioner later filed affidavits in support of her motio<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Legal issue Is a judge's recusal required due to familiarity with pa... More...
$0 (04-17-2025 - TN)Allen R. Walker v. United States of America
Nashville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus.<br> <br> MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent you.<br> <br> Allen Walker fil... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - TN)<h2 William A. v. Clarksville-Montgomery System
Nashville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Disabilities Education Act violation theory.<br> <br> William A. is dyslexic and graduated from high school with a 3.4 grade-point average. Yet even then he could not read. <br> <br> The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) offers federal money to states to<br> help them educate children with disabilitie... More...
$0 (02-03-2025 - TN)In re DILMER S.M., et al.
Memphis, Tennessee family law lawyer represented mother in parental rights termination proceedings.<br> <br> DCS removed the children from Mother's and Father's home. The Juvenile Court of Shelby County ("trial court") granted temporary legal custody of the children to DCS. DCS placed the children in David G.'s foster home where they have lived ever since. Due to apparent trauma, Ervin Leonard's d... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act Allegations Related To Opioid Dispensing </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Food City Agrees To Pay Over $8 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related To Opioid Dispensing</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - TN)Robert Bartol v City of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> Order from pretrial Hearing:<br> <br> At the hearing, the Court first addressed the submission of a final pretrial order. The parties were given a blank form order and an example of a completed final pretrial order used in a previous case. The Court instructed the parties to meet and confer, and then to submit a final p... More...
$0 (12-28-2024 - TN)In re Caz H., et al.
<h2><br> Cheatham, Tennessee family law lawyer represent parent in a parental rights termination case.<br> </h2><br> The trial court terminated a mother's parental rights to six children based on abandonment by failure to provide a suitable home and severe abuse. The trial court further concluded that terminating the mother's parental rights was in the children's best interests.<br> <br> In re Caz... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - TN)Rico Eugene Mallard v. State of Tennessee
<h2><br> Nashville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking post-conviction relief.<br> </h2><br> <br> In January 1997, Larry Huber died after being shot multiple times. Mr. Huber's vehicle was also stolen. Petitioner, who was seventeen years old, and co-defendant Terreance McLaurine, who was twelve years old, were arrested and charged with the offenses.[2] Following his tr... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - TN)In Re Guardianship of Beatrice Rose Malone
Nashville, Tennessee guardianship law lawyers represented the parties.<br> </h2><br> <br> Katherine Malone died in an accident in Idaho. Her ex-husband, Patrick Malone, was named guardian of their child, Beatrice Rose Malone ("Rosie"). A trust ("the Tennessee Trust") was established in Davidson County, Tennessee, for all funds due to Rosie. Katherine Malone's parents, James William Rose and Jennie... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - TN)R.L. v. Knox County, Tennessee, d/b/a Knox County Board of Education
<h2><br> Knoxville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that defendant violated Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 and the Fourteenth Amendment. <br> </h2><br> <br> Defendant KCBE operates the public schools in Knox County, Tennessee. During the period at issue, KCBE had a Title IX Coordinator on staff and had established policies and procedures addres... More...
$0 (11-06-2024 - TN)Wendy C. Coram, et al. v. Jimmy C. Brasfield, M.D., et al.
<h2><br> Blountville, Tennessee personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> On October 21, 2020, Jimmy C. Brasfield ("Dr. Brasfield") of American Physician Partners at Bristol Regional Medical Center ("Bristol Regional") performed back surgery on Wendy Coram. According to her complaint, Mrs. Coram complained to Dr. Brasfield about pain, weakness, ... More...
$0 (02-22-2024 - TN)Chauncey Hopkins v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
<h2><br> Memphis, Tennessee personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> On July 1, 2021, Plaintiff/Appellant Chauncey Hopkins ("Plaintiff") filed a complaint for damages against Defendant Bernard Moore and Defendant/Appellee United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS" or "Defendant") in the Shelby County Circuit Court ("the trial court"). Therein, Plaintiff alleged that... More...
$0 (04-17-2024 - TN)In re Shacrysta B., et al.
<h2><br> Knoxville, Tennessee family law lawyer represented the mother in a parental rights termination case.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> The Knox County Juvenile Court ("Trial Court") entered a corrected final judgment on June 6, 2024 that terminated the parental rights of the appellant mother, Chrissy M. ... More...
$0 (10-25-2024 - TN)Jorge Antonio Mata Campos v. Amanda Rosa Ruiz Zeledon
<h2><br> Ashland City, Tennessee divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution.<br> </h2><br> <br> The parties, Amanda Rosa Ruiz Zeledon ("Wife") and Jorge Antonio Mata Campos ("Husband"), were married on January 9, 2010; they separated in November 2019. On August 17, 2020, Husband filed a petition for divorce from Wife. At the time of the proceedings, the parties had one ... More...
$0 (09-24-2024 - TN)Robin Woods v. Millennium Search, LLC
<h2><br> Memphis, Tennessee employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff not paid overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.<br> </h2><br> <br> Millennium Search is one of the largest employment agencies in the Memphis area with offices in Memphis and northern Mississippi. The company provides a diversified suite of services which include light industrial and professional services o... More...
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