There are 16 article(s) tagged Shelby County Chancery Court:

• March 2024

  • Food court: Potential Chick-fil-A site trustee sues Collierville

    The lawsuit accuses Collierville of an illegal denial, causing harm to site trustee Bob Cartwright.

    By Abigail Warren March 28, 2024

  • Germantown to appeal 2005 lawsuit related to Poplar nursery

    A recent ruling on a lawsuit filed in 2005, was not in favor of Germantown.

    By Abigail Warren March 21, 2024

• October 2023

  • Germantown responds to open records lawsuit

    Officials stated the suburb is not required by law to produce records requested by Kevin Snider regarding the city’s water crisis.

    By Abigail Warren October 15, 2023

• February 2023

  • Germantown’s Cordova Triangle to remain residential, judge rules

    After 4-and-a-half years, a judge finally decided Tuesday on the rezoning decision Germantown made on the 19.77-acre site near Neshoba Road, Germantown Road and Cordova Road.

    By Abigail Warren February 14, 2023

• January 2022

  • New voting system in limbo as May county primaries near

     A Chancery Court lawsuit preserved the stalemate between the Shelby County Election Commission and the Shelby County Commission over a way forward in the controversy. 

    By Bill Dries January 27, 2022

  • Group files lawsuit over Tom Lee Park redesign

    The plaintiffs, known collectively as “Tom Lee Park for All,” claim the park’s $61-million redesign violated a mediation agreement with Memphis in May.

    By Bill Dries January 03, 2022

• June 2021

  • Property owner sues after Germantown rejects rezoning request

    David Skinner sues Germantown and its Planning Commission after they denied a request to rezone his property.

    By Abigail Warren June 19, 2021

• April 2021

  • Lawsuit cites six years of spotty garbage pickup in Cordova

    Six Cordova homeowners have filed a civil lawsuit against the city and MLGW seeking $38.8 million in damages for a group of 35,000 households.

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2021

• November 2020

  • Chancellor Walter Evans to retire after 22 years as a Chancery Court judge

    Judge Evans, a fixture in Shelby County Chancery Court, is retiring from the bench at the end of November. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 24, 2020

  • The past haunts Collierville alderman candidate

    William Boone, a candidate for Collierville Alderman Position 4, has a history with the town that includes legal battles following his termination from Collierville Fire Department.

    By Abigail Warren November 15, 2020

• September 2019

  • Barzizza reviewed mayoral ballots before election case was dismissed

    John Barzizza reviewed election materials before a chancellor dismissed the contested Germantown mayoral election lawsuit late last week.

    By Abigail Warren September 25, 2019

  • Defendants respond to Collierville landfill complaint

    Multiple defendants in a Chancery Court complaint against a Collierville landfill have filed responses, denying allegations made by the town.

    By Abigail Warren September 25, 2019

  • Court dismisses lawsuit over Germantown mayoral votes

    A lawsuit filed by John Barzizza, a Germantown mayoral candidate, was dismissed Friday following insufficient evidence to overturn election results.

    By Abigail Warren September 20, 2019

• August 2019

  • Watermark at Germantown will not pursue appeal

    Thompson Thrift Developers sued the city after Watermark at Germantown was turned down. The firm had indicated it would appeal a ruling in favor of the city, but the appeal will not be pursued.

    By Abigail Warren August 13, 2019

• July 2019

  • Developers for Watermark at Germantown file appeal

    

    By Abigail Warren July 30, 2019

• January 2019

  • Germantown denies it rejected apartment development illegally

    Germantown leaders say in a chancery court filing that they acted properly in rejecting a developer's bid to build apartments in the Forest Hill Heights area of the city.

    By Abigail Warren January 29, 2019