Well sports fans, it has been awhile. My “to blog about” folder runneth over, but between shuttling kids to events and the day to day grind of depositions/hearings/research and writings I have been lax in updates. But the Houston COA
I have literally 30 new TCPA cases sitting in a folder that I could write about, but with the malaise of COVID 19 combined with the statutory change in September 2019, none of them have intrigued me enough to write
Texas First Amendment Practitioners know and utilize the Defamation Mitigation Act (“DMA”) Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 73.051-.062. The DMA applies to all forms of defamation and provides statutory protections against and limitations on defamation claims. The undecided
On Friday I had planned to write about Pisharodi v. Columbia Valley Healthcare Sys., L.P., 13-18-00364-CV, 2020 WL 2213951 (Corpus Christi COA May 7, 2020), another “first of its kind” TCPA case.* And then along came In re. Praveen Panchakarla,
While I had hoped the Texas Supreme Court’s next Anti-Slapp opinion would resolve the ROA conflict, instead we get In re. Praveen Panchakarla, No. 19-0585 (Tex. May 8, 2020) which breathes new life into motions to reconsider the grant of
The Dallas COA upheld the denial of a Texas Anti-Slapp in Equine Holdings, LLC v. Michael Jacoby, 05-19-00758-CV, 2020 WL 2079183 (Tex. App.—Dallas Apr. 30, 2020, no pet. h.). The underlying suit was a breach of contract claim for indemnity
The last day of April 2020 (and what a month it has been) brings 4 Texas Anti-Slapp Opinions. Tomorrow I’ll cover the other two, but first up is a 67 page opinion from the Fort Worth COA in Phoung Nguyen
First, i hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected in this turbulent time.Second, take care of yourselves and your family/friends/community.Third, my apologies for the hiatus. I’ve probably read over 50 Anti-Slapp opinions since the last post on
