Alex Friedmann v. Marshall County, TN - Concurring

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE April 8, 2015 Session ALEX FRIEDMANN, ET AL. v. MARSHALL COUNTY, TN, ET AL. Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Marshall County No. 17017 J.B. Cox, Chancellor No. M2014-01413-COA-R3-CV – Filed June 24, 2015 BRANDON O. GIBSON, J., concurring. I concur with the majority Opinion‟s ruling, but I write separately to address only the attorneys‟ fee issue. Over the years, two schools of thought apparently developed regarding the “willfulness” standard under the Public Records Act attorneys‟ fee provision.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-505(g). One…