STATE OF TENNESSEE EX REL. HERBERT H. SLATERY, III, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER v. LLPS, INC., ET AL. - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Jul 5, 2023

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Herbert H. Slatery, III, Attorney General and Reporter, Andrée Sophia Blumstein, Solicitor General, David McDowell, Deputy Attorney General, Olha N. M. Rybakoff, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Tyler Corcoran, Assistant Attorney General, for the appellant, the State of Tennessee.

Attorneys 2: M. Reid Estes, Jr., Joshua L. Burgener, and Autumn L. Gentry, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, ANS, Inc. d/b/a Workplace Compliance Services, Steven Fata, and Theresa Fata.

Attorneys 3: Tara L. Swafford, Thomas Anthony Swafford, and Elizabeth G. Hart, Franklin, Tennessee, and Mark McGowan, West Bloomfield, Michigan, for the appellees, LLPS, Inc.; Corporate Records Service; Council for Corporations, LLC; Joseph Edward Fata; Justin Fata; Thomas Anthony Fata; Tennessee Labor Law Poster Service; The Mandatory Poster Agency; and The Tennessee Mandatory Poster Agency.

Judge(s): MCCLARTY

This is an appeal from a summary judgment dismissal entered in favor of all defendants in a civil enforcement action involving violations of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and the Government Imposters and Deceptive Advertising Act. We vacate the dismissal and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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