This is a breach of contract action in which the trial court granted summary judgment to a creditor against defendant doctors. We affirm the grant of summary judgment.

Divorce proceeding in which Husband contends that the trial court erred in dividing the marital assets and debts, in setting parenting time, and determining that Wife is the economically disadvantaged spouse.

A homeowner alleges that a mortgage company promised her favorable terms to induce her to refinance her mortgage but the actual loan did not contain the terms discussed. She further alleges that company representatives led her to believe, after she received copies of some of the loan documents, that the discrepancy in the loan terms was a “mistake” that would be corrected. The homeowner filed this case against several entities, including the mortgage company.

The state Supreme Court's Indigent Representation Task Force announced a statewide hearing tour on Friday. Some dates have been changed on the TBA website since Friday. 

Democratic Presidential contender Bernie Sanders last week said he would demand a public commitment that any U.S. Supreme Court nominee would vote to overturn a precedent Sanders did not like. An opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times criticizes Sanders’ approach: "(It) is not just politically stupid; it undermines the independence of the judiciary.” The author adds, “No lawyer in his or her right mind would make such a commitment to a president or to the Senate.”

The Nashville Business Journal reports on recent changes to the plan for Nashville’s new federal courthouse, which would now be one story shorter and carry a price tag 8 percent lower. The project is now slated for $167.4 million. It is still unclear when construction will begin or when the government will request bids from architects, contractors and others for the project. Funding for the courthouse cleared its final hurdle in March; Congress must now vote to formally authorize federal agencies to spend that money.

Rep. Susan Lynn delayed action on the transgender “bathroom bill” in the House until next year, citing the purpose of studying it further. The measure (HB2414), sponsored by the Mt. Juliet Republican, would have required students in public schools and universities to use bathrooms of the sex on their birth certificates. "I have learned that our school districts are largely following what the bill says," she told The Tennessean. 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today released its 2015 ‘Crime in Tennessee’ report, which revealed an overall decrease in reported instances of crime in the most recent reporting year. The annual study, however, did show forcible rape cases and reported homicides both increased. Read more from Humphrey on the Hill. 

Women are in the majority on the state’s five-member Supreme Court, but they only account for 22 percent of the state's judiciary. Chief Justice Sharon Lee, who recently served as keynote speaker for the Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women’s empowerment conference, reminded women that advancements should not be rested on. “Empowerment doesn’t just happen, it requires intention,” she said. The conference also included panels moderated by Justice Holly Kirby and Justice Cornelia Clark.