METROPOLITAN GOVERN ,,_,~--E AND DAVIDSON COUNTY

MEGAN BARRY MAYOR

JON COOPER DIRECTOR OF LAW

TO:

FROM:

DATE:

SUBJECT:

MEMORANDUM

Vice Mayor David Briley Metropolitan Council Director Mike Jameson

James L. Charles, Associate Director of Law

November 1, 2016

M.C.L. § 2.40.115 Significant Litigation Reports

DEPARTMENT OF LAW

METROPOLITAN COURTHOUSE, SUITE 108 POBOX 196300

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37219-6300 (615) 862-6341 • (615) 862-6352 FAX

ATTACHMENTS: (1) M.C.L. § 2.40.115 2016 3rd Quarter Report of Significant Litigation, Damage Amount Specified; and,

(2) M.C.L. § 2.40.115 2016 3rd Quarter Report of Significant Litigation, Damage Amount Not Specified

1. The 3 rd Quarter 2016 Report of Significant Litigation (Damage Amount Specified) list cases

not previously reported in which the ad damnum clause in the complaint request damages greater

than $300,000. (Attachment 1)

2. An additional 3rd Quarter 2016 Report of Significant Litigation (Damage Amount Not

Specified) list cases not previously reported in which liability is not limited to $300,000 by the

TGTLA. (Attachment 2)

4. Acronyms:

ADA:

CCS:

FCC:

B-014525 {N0102133.1}

Americans Disability Act, 42 USC §§ 12101 et seq.

Correct Care Solutions.

Federal Communications Commission

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IDEA

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NIED

RLUIPA:

Sec. 504:

TDA

TDOE

TGTLA

Title VI

Title VII

TPPA:

TRFRA:

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 usc§ 1400.

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress.

Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress.

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, 2 USC §§ 2000cc et seq.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 USC§§ et seq.

Tennessee Disability Act, TCA §§ 4-21-102(3); 8-50-103 .

Tennessee Department of Education.

Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, TCA §§ 29-20-101 et seq.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC §§ 2000( d) et seq.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC§§ 2000(e) et seq.

Tennessee Public Protection Act, TCA § 50-1-304.

Tennessee Religious Freedom Restoration Act, TCA § 4-1-407.

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B‐014525    {N0101654.1} 

2016 3rd Quarter Report of Significant Litigation: Damage Amount Specified

 

FileNum FileName Court    Docket # Initial Demand 

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L‐16138 Dinberg, Risa v. Metro Government Circuit Court‐Eighth    15C2674 $500,000.00 

Damages Asserted:    Negligence: defective sidewalk, trip & fall.     

Plaintiff Dinberg, Risa  Defendant  Metropolitan Government    Counsel:              Opposing, McElhaney, Rocky 

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L‐16168 Miller, Betty, et al v. Metro Government Circuit Court ‐ Sixth 15C3371 $600,000.00 

Damages Asserted: Negligence: defective surface, trip & fall. 

Plaintiffs Miller, Betty; Miller, Ron  Defendant Metropolitan Government  Counsel:        Opposing, Weissman, David 

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L‐16301 Aylor, Andy v. MNPS, Metropolitan Government, et  Circuit Court ‐ Fifth 16C1810 $2,250,000.00 

Damages Asserted: Defamation, false light, IIED, NIED, retaliatory discharge, procedural Due Process.   

Plaintiff  Aylor, Andy  Defendants          Metropolitan Government; Carr, Fred D.; Marsh, Taffy  Counsel:        Opposing, Parks, Brocklin 

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L‐16304 Mhoon, Edgar v. Metropolitan Government, et al. U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:16‐cv‐01751 $5,000,000.00 

Damages Asserted:  Pretrial Inmate: 14th Amend Due Process ‐ excessive force, deliberate indifference to serious           medical needs; assault, battery, IIED, negligence, punitive damages, attorney fees and cost.     

Plaintiff Mhoon, Edgar  Defendants Jones, David; Metropolitan Government; Wilkes, Tony; Vongsamphanh, Patrick; Fiddler, Casey;  Middleton, Richard; Kort, Kyle; Smith, Antoine; Hawkins, Caylan  Counsel:        Opposing, Parsley, Nina 

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L‐16309 Estate of Nonnie Kasben et al. v CCA et al. U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:16‐cv‐00805 $5,000,000.00           (Contractual Indemnity)   

Damages Asserted: Wrongful death, negligence, negligence per se, negligent supervision, negligent entrustment,           14th Amend ‐ deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.   

Plaintiffs Estate of Nonnie Kasben; McCawley, Jason; Abularach, Penny; Brown, Wanda; Kasben, Dalton;  Dice, Michael; Scalf, Thomas  Defendant Metropolitan Government; Corrections Corporation of America  Counsel:    Opposing, Olson & Olson, PLC 

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FileNum FileName Court Docket # Initial Demand ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

L‐16315 Kellogg, Phillip v. Ram Partners, LLC et al. Circuit Court ‐ First 16C2133 $1,000,000.00 

    Damages Asserted:    False imprisonment, IIED, assault, negligent supervision. 

Plaintiff  Kellogg, Phillip  Defendants Bellevue Apartments, LP; Madison Apartment Group, L.P.;RAM Partners, LLC; Stromatt, Corey;       Metropolitan Government  Counsel:        Opposing, Stark, Kimberly 

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L‐16327 Bertha Batey v. Metropolitan Government U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:16‐cv‐2377 $900,000.00 

Damages Asserted 14th Amend, Title VI, Title VII, Title VIII. Attorney fees, cost. 

Plaintiff Batey, Bertha  Defendant Metropolitan Government    Counsel:        Opposing, Pro Se   

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

L‐16335 Teresa Ann Castleman Trust v. Brent Craig, et al. U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:16‐cv‐02379 $1,800,000.00 

    Damages Asserted: Property damage, trespass, nuisance.       

Plaintiff` Ann, Teresa; Castleman Trust    Defendant Hayes, Chuck; Craig, Brent; Wallace, Lane ; Cornerstone Investments Inc.  Counsel:        Opposing, Pro Se   

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L‐16347 Youmans, Rick v. Metropolitan Government, et. al. Circuit Court ‐ Sixth 16C2561 $350,000.00      Damages Asserted: Negligence: Slippery bridge, failure to post warning sign. 

Plaintiff Youmans, Rick  Defendant Unidentified John Doe Employee; Metropolitan Government; CSSI, Inc.  Counsel:        Opposing, Morgan & Morgan 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

L‐16351 Bond Jr., Joseph F. v. Chadwick, M., et. al.  U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:16‐cv‐863 $24,010,000.00 

Damages Asserted: Civil Rights: 4th Amend, excessive force; 14th Amend, unreasonable lack of medical care. 

Plaintiff Bond Jr., Joseph  Defendant DCSO Medical Staff;    Jones, A.; Kidd, Barry; Chadwick, M. 

  Counsel:  Opposing, Pro Se Inmate 

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2016 3rd Quarter Report of Significant Litigation: Damage Amount Unspecified

 FileNum FileName Court Docket # Initial Demand 

________________________________________________________________________________________________

L‐16182 Martin, Drusilla v. Metro Government U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:15‐cv‐1044 $0.00 

Damages Asserted:  ADA; ADEA; THRA, Title VII: race, gender, age and disability discrimination; retaliation;       attorney fees & cost. 

Plaintiff Martin, Drusilla  Defendant Metropolitan Government    Counsel:        Opposing, Allman, Andy L. 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

L‐16311 Chase, David v. Matthew K. White, et al. U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:16‐cv‐01576 $0.00 

    Damages Asserted: 42 USC 1983, 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th and 14th Amend: illegal entry into home, illegal search, illegal seizure,             excessive force, false arrest, malicious prosecution, defamation, trespass, negligence; punitive damages, attorney           fees & cost.         

Plaintiff Chase, David  Defendant John Doe Officers; Hatcher, John; Metropolitan Government; Brown, Jeffrey Scott; Chapparo, Pedro Rivera;  Cahill, Larry; Lindstrom, Gregory; Jordan, James; Schmidt, Jonathan; Digruttolo, Alan T.; White, Matthew K.;  Breece, Jaren C.; Hull, Scott  Counsel:        Opposing, Boucher, John 

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L‐16319 McDaniel, John et al. v. GCA Services Group, et al.  Circuit Court ‐ Eighth 16C1898 $0.00 

    Damages Asserted: Negligence: slip and fall; loss of consortium.    Plaintiffs McDaniel, John Michael, McDaniel, Marcella L.  Defendant      Metropolitan Government; GCA Service Group  Counsel:        Opposing, Coyne, Christopher N.   

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 

L‐16336 Stratton, Lori v. Metropolitan Government    U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn.  3:16‐cv‐01946 $0.00 

Damages Asserted: FMLA, ADA, denial of IOD, constructive discharge, retaliation, attorney fees and cost.   

Plaintiff    Stratton, Lori  Defendant      Metropolitan Government   

Counsel:        Opposing, Allman, Andy L. 

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FileNum FileName Court Docket # Initial Demand 

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L‐16338 BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC v. Metropolitan  U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:16‐cv‐2509 $0.00      Damages Asserted:  Declaratory judgment, permanent injunction. Ordinace BL2016‐343 violates Supremecy Clause of the U.S.Const.,       Art VI, cl 2; violates Contract Clauses of U.S. Const., Art I, Sec. 10, cl. 1, and Art 1 § 20 of the Tn Const.;       47 USC 224; Metropolitan Charter, Appendix III, [Article 42] § 15; attorney fees & cost. 

Plaintiff    BellSouth Telecommunications Inc.  Defendant    Metropolitan Government; Barry, Megan; Sturtevant, Mark;    Counsel:        Opposing, Farringer, IV, John L.; Germann, Hans; Binnig, Christian; Harbison, William L. 

Counsel:        Additional, Lay, Tim L. (Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP) 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

L‐16341 Carroll, Sherrie vs. Metropolitan Government Chancery Court ‐ Part I 16‐1046‐I $0.00      Damages Asserted: Declaratory Judgment:    BL2015‐1094 SP rezoning violates 14th Amend Due Process and Equal Protection;       Federal Clean Water Act; attorney fees & cost.. 

Plaintiff Carroll, Sherrie Gay  Defendant Metropolitan Government  Counsel:        Opposing, Bone McAllester Norton PLLC 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

L‐16342 Seanache Homes, Inc. v. Metropolitan Government,  Chancery Court ‐ Part II 16‐1052‐I $0.00 

Damages Asserted:  Declaratory judgment; writ of mandamus. TCA 29‐37‐101 Equal Access To Justice Act. Attorney fees and             expenses.   

Plaintiff Seanache Homes, Inc.  Defendant Herbert, Bill; Metropolitan Government;    Counsel:        Opposing, Scarbrough, J. Brad 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  L‐16354 Comcast of Nashville I, LLC v. Metropolitan Governmet U.S.Dist.Ct. M.D.Tenn. 3:16‐cv‐02794 $0.00      Damages Asserted:  Civil Rights, declaratory judgment, permanent injunction ‐ Ordinace BL2016‐343 violates Supremacy Clause of the       U.S.Const., Art VI, cl 2; Contract Clauses of U.S. Const. Art I, Sec. 10, cl. 1, and Tn Const Art 1 § 20;  47 USC § 224; Metropolitan Charter, Appendix III, [Article 42] § 15; attorney fees & cost. 

Plaintiff Comcast of Nashville I, LLC  Defendant    Metropolitan Government; Barry, Megan; Sturtevant, Mark;    Counsel:        Opposing, Murchison, Matthew T.; Harvey, Robb S.; Gallisdorfer, Scott D.; Elkins, Kevin; Brill, Matthew A.;  Sherry, Melissa Arbus   

  Counsel:        Additional, Lay, Tim L. (Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP) 

                   

 

 

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