§ 20-17-107. Award of Court Costs, Attorney’s Fees, and Other Costs and Expenses — Additional Relief
If the court dismisses a legal action pursuant to a petition filed under this chapter, the court shall award to the petitioning party: Court costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, discretionary costs, and other expenses incurred in filing and prevailing upon the petition; and Any additional relief, including sanctions, that the court determines necessary to deter repetition […]
§ 20-17-108. Effect of Chapter
Nothing in this chapter: Applies to an enforcement action that is brought in the name of the state or a political subdivision of this state by the attorney general, a district attorney general, or a county or municipal attorney; Can result in findings or determinations that are admissible in evidence at any later stage of […]
§ 20-17-109. Intent of Chapter
This chapter is intended to provide an additional substantive remedy to protect the constitutional rights of parties and to supplement any remedies which are otherwise available to those parties under common law, statutory law, or constitutional law or under the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
§ 20-17-110. Severability
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of chapter 185 of the Public Acts of 2019 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of chapter […]
§ 20-17-105. Burden of Proof — Dismissal of Legal Action
The petitioning party has the burden of making a prima facie case that a legal action against the petitioning party is based on, relates to, or is in response to that party’s exercise of the right to free speech, right to petition, or right of association. If the petitioning party meets this burden, the court […]
§ 20-17-106. Appeal of Order Dismissing or Refusing to Dismiss Legal Action
The court’s order dismissing or refusing to dismiss a legal action pursuant to a petition filed under this chapter is immediately appealable as a matter of right to the court of appeals. The Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure applicable to appeals as a matter of right governs such appeals.
§ 20-15-102. Public Policy
It is the public policy of this state that the primary factor which a court, administrative agency, arbitrator, mediator or other entity or person acting under the authority of state law shall consider in granting comity to a decision rendered under any foreign law, legal code or system against a natural person in this state […]
§ 20-15-103. Primary Factor in Interpretation, Enforcement or Application of Agreement Providing for Choice of Foreign Law, Legal Code or System Is Preservation of Constitutional Rights
If any contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement provides for the choice of a foreign law, legal code or system to govern its interpretation or the resolution of any claim or dispute and if the enforcement or interpretation of the contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement applying that choice of law provision either resulted or […]
§ 20-15-104. Choice of Venue or Forum
If any contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement provides for the choice of venue or forum outside any state or territory of the United States and if the enforcement or interpretation of the contract, arbitration agreement or other agreement applying that choice of venue or forum provision either resulted or would result in a violation […]
§ 20-15-105. Application to Various Forms of Business Association
Without prejudice to any other legal right, this chapter shall not apply to a corporation, partnership or other form of business association.