Doctor Suing A Patient Over A Negative Review Has His Case Dismissed Under Tennessee's New Anti-SLAPP Law

Doctor Suing A Patient Over A Negative Review Has His Case Dismissed Under Tennessee's New Anti-SLAPP Law

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200214/14254843921/doctor-suing-patient-over-negative-review-has-his-case-dismissed-under-tennessees-new-anti-slapp-law.shtml

For the second time in less than a month, I'm reporting on Tennessee attorney Dan Horwitz's anti-SLAPP powers. The state -- once home to a bunch of really stupid defamation lawsuits targeting protected speech -- is no longer as welcoming to this particularly vexatious form of litigation thanks to its new anti-SLAPP law.

No sooner had the law passed than a doctor decided to sue a patient over an unfavorable Yelp review. Dr. Kaveer Nandigam was apparently unhappy Kelly Beavers recorded an appointment with her father, who is suffering from dementia. Beavers routinely did this to ensure she was providing proper care for her dad. Dr. Nandigam took exception to her recording process, demanding she delete the recording and yelling at her for doing something fully within her rights (Tennessee is a one-party consent state).