TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 6, 2023

Victims in a rape kit lawsuit must wait at least two more weeks for a ruling on whether the case can move forward as a class action, the Commercial Appeal reports. Three women, whose rape kits went untested for years, are suing to certify their suit as a class action. The judge in the case, Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Gina Higgins, said last October that she would have rulings to issue this month. But last-minute filings from plaintiffs' attorneys, city attorneys and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added another hearing to the docket. Higgins now is expected to deliver a ruling on March 22.