Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Request that the Tennessee Supreme Court ‘Treat Me Nice’ on the Concept of Res Judicata is Granted
By Robert J. Romano, JD LLM, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, St. John’s University
Things got ‘All Shook Up’ in the State of Tennessee when its Supreme Court ruled on February 24, 2021, that the plaintiff’s, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., lawsuit against the defendants, City of Memphis, Shelby County, and Memphis Basketball, LLC, was not barred by the legal concept of res judicata.
By way of background, in 2014, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., thought ‘Its Now or Never’