Texas Defamation Law
<H2> <CENTER> Cheryl Butler v. Jennifer M. Collins, et al. </center> </h2>
Dallas, Texas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights job discrimination claim.<br> <br> Southern Methodist University (“SMUâ€) previously employed Plaintiff-Appellant Cheryl Butler as a non-tenured law professor at the SMU Dedman School of Law. After being denied tenure in 2016 and leaving the law school in 2017, Butler sued SMU and a number of its administra... More...
$0 (06-25-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Anthony Joseph Hammer </h2> </center>
Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with interstate communication of a threat.<br> <br> On July 28, 2021, Anthony Joseph Hammer, age 34, sent a threatening electronic message to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish civil rights organization based in New York, via the ADL’s website’s contact page. In his message, Hammer stated the following: â�... More...
$0 (04-17-2023 - TX)<h2> <center> Eric Carvan v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's </h2> </center>
San Antonio, Texas insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insuranc e contract theory claiming more than $75,000 in damages.<br> <br> This case was filed in the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, 2022CI20784, and was removed to federal court by Defendant.<br> <br> INSURANCE CODE<br> <br> TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS<br> <... More...
$1 (03-24-2023 - TX)<h2><center> Seth Bookout, Leslye Romero, and Ryan Gallagher v. Jonathan Shelley and Stedfast Baptist Church</h2></center>
<center><h2><font color="red">Fort Worth, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellants with the trial court’s denial of their motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them. </center></h2></font></b></i></center>.<br> <br> <br> In this accelerated interlocutory appeal, Appellants Seth Bookout, Leslye <br> Romero, and Ryan Gallagher challenge the trial court’s deni... More...
$0 (11-30-2022 - TX)<h2><center> RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. AND USHA NATH V. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL</h2></center>
<center><h2><font color="red"> Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming interfered with their sale of real property. </center></h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> To understand the claims, it is necessary to briefly recount the parties’ past<br> litigation.<br> <br> The sanctions order that led to Nath I and Nath II<br> <br> In... More...
$0 (11-22-2022 - TX)<h2><center> James Preservation Trust, Eric F. James d/b/a Stray Leaves, Leaves of Gas v. Rob Burley, Burley Auction Group, Inc., Lois Gibson, and Terry Verburgt</h2></center>
<center><h2><font color="red"> San Antonio, Texas – Libel, Slander and Defamation lawyer represented Appellees/Plaintiffs with asserting claims for defamation. </center></h2></font></b></i></center<br> <br> Appellees/Plaintiffs Robb Burley, Burley Auction Group, Inc., Lois Gibson, and Terry<br> Verburgt (the Burley Plaintiffs) sued Appellants/Defendants JamesPreservation Trust, Eric F. <br>... More...
$0 (10-02-2022 - TX)<h2> <center> Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin v. Alex Jones </h2> </center>
Austin, Texas personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on defamation and harassment theories claiming the repeated said things that were not true about the 20 first graders, including their son Jesse Lewis, age 6, who was killed in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 20 first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. ... More...
$49200000 (08-04-2022 - TX)<h2><center> James Miller v. Heather Schupp</h2></center>
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Fort Worth, Texas - Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with a defamation case. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Miller sued Schupp for defamation after she made allegedly defamatory <br> statements about him to his sister and to a friend. Miller claims that in September or <br> October 2020, Schupp contacted Miller’s sis... More...
$0 (05-17-2022 - TX)<h2><center> Simone Barron AND Walid Yammine v. Issam Al Shmaisani and Sharon Smith</h2></center>
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Fort Worth, Texas - Real Estate lawyer represented Appellants with eappealing the trial court’s judgment concerning a real-estate transaction. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> In separate briefing raising a plethora of issues, Simone Barron and her brother <br> Walid Yammine appeal the trial court’s judgment following ... More...
$0 (02-11-2022 - TX)<h2><center> James Miller v. Heather Schupp </h2></center>
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red">Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense lawyer represented Appellant with suing Schupp for defamation after she made allegedly defamatory statements about him. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 27, also known as the Texas <br> Citizens Participation Act, is an anti-SLAPP statute.1 See Tex. Civ... More...
$0 (01-23-2022 - TX)<center> <h2> WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; WARNER BROS. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, INC. D/B/A WARNER BROS. ADVANCED DIGITAL SERVICES; TMZ PRODUCTIONS, INC.; EHM PRODUCTION, INC. D/B/A TMZ; TMZ.COM; AND ELIZABETH MCKERNAN, PETITIONERS, v. ROBERT JONES, RESPONDENT </h2> </center>
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Austin, Texas - Defamation lawyer represented defendant with a defamation lawsuit charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Robert Jones is a former Dallas Cowboys football star who played ten seasons in the<br> National Football League (NFL). His illustrious career is marked by several notable<br> accomplishments: first-round draft pick in 1992, NFL Roo... More...
$0 (08-25-2021 - TX)<center> <h2> Michael Mark Martin, Richard Scott Martin, Jeffrey Webb Martin, Individually and on Behalf of Network Operator Services, Inc., a Texas Corporation v. Ron Hutchison, Tony Cason, Tim Martin, and Ronnie Martin </h2> </center>
<center><h2><font color="red">Texarkana, Texas - Shareholder dispute attorney represented Ron Hutchison, Tony Cason, Tim Martin, and Ronnie Martin with <i> appealing the dismissal of their individual and derivative claims against Network Operator Services, Inc..</h2></font></b></i></center> <br> <br> NOS is a family-owned, Texas corporation. Its bylaws describe it as a close corporation,<br> and t... More...
$0 (01-05-2021 - TX)<center> <h2> Andrew White v. NHI-REIT of Axel, LLC </h2> </center>
<center><h2><font color="red">Dallas, TX - Contract attorney represented Andrew White with a <i>Contract dispute.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> NHI-REIT (NHI) owns three assisted living facilities in Indiana, North<br> Carolina, and Tennessee. In 2015, NHI leased the facilities to SH Regency Leasing,<br> LLC (Regency Leasing) for ten years (the Lease). Regency Leasing then subleased<br> ... More...
$0 (12-29-2020 - TX)<center> <h2> Ex parte Donald Thomas Dehnert v. The State of Texas </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dallas_TX_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> A Harris County grand jury indicted appellant on 10 charges of possession<br> of child pornography in violation of section 43.26 of the Texas Penal Code.<br> Appellant then filed his “Second Amended Application for Writ of Habeas<br> Corpus,” asserting that section... More...
$0 (09-05-2020 - TX)<center> <h2> Alex E. Jones; Infowars, LLC; Free Speech Systems, LLC; and Owen Shroyer v. Neil Heslin </h2> </center>
Appellants Alex E. Jones; Infowars, LLC; Free Speech Systems, LLC; and Owen Shroyer seek to appeal what they assert is a denial by operation of law of their motion to dismiss the claims asserted against them by Appellee Neil Heslin. Because we determine there is no order from which to appeal, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.<br> BACKGROUND<br> Heslin�s son was killed in the San... More...
$0 (09-06-2019 - TX)<center> <h2> Sabrenda T. Littles v. Riverwalk Council of Co-Owners, Inc, et al. </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/124907/tarrant-co-courthouse.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Appellant/cross-appellee, Sabrenda T. Littles, challenges the trial court's rendition of summary judgment in favor of appellees/cross-appellants, Riverwalk Council of Co-Owners, Inc. ("Riverwalk") and JDH Association Management Co. ("JDH") (collectively, "appellees"), in Littl... More...
$0 (07-31-2018 - TX)<center> <h2> Ex parte Stephen Hall </h2> </center>
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionists</a></br><br> <font Color="Red">No More Robo Calls With MoreLaw Receptionists</font><font></h1><P></center><br> Stephen Hall was charged with online harassment for allegedly using the names of<br> others without their consen... More...
$0 (05-15-2019 - TX)<center> <h2> Ex Parte Leonardo Nuncio </h2> </center>
<center><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/add/attorney/" target="_new"><img width="600" src="https://www.morelaw.com/images/banners/subscription.gif" target="_new"></a><br> </center><br> <br> <center><br> <img width="300" src="http://jasonforjudge.com/wp-content/uploads/Fourth-Court-of-Appeals-sat.jpg"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> According to the comp... More...
$0 (04-18-2019 - TX)<center> <h2> Veronique De La Rosa and Leonard Pozner v. Alex Jones <P> <img width="300" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth125310/m1/1/med_res/"> <P> Travis County Courthouse - Austin, Texas </h2> </center>
Austin, TX - Veronique De La Rosa and Leonard Pozner, the parents of Noah Pozner, age 6, who was killed in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School sued Alex Jones on a defamation theory claiming that they were tormented by Jone's ... More...
$0 (08-02-2018 - TX)<center> <h2> Charles J. Trois v. Apple Tree Auction Center, Inc.; Samuel Schnaidt <P> <img width="300" src="http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/41/67/40/8878103/13/920x920.jpg"> <P> Western District of Texas Federal Courthouse - San Antonio, Texas </h2> </center>
This appeal presents issues of personal jurisdiction and venue. A Texas citizen sued Ohio citizens in a Texas court based on two distinct claims: first, breach of a contract executed and performed in Ohio; and second, fraudulent misrepresentation made during a conference call from Ohio to Texas. The question thus before us is whether the Texas court may properly assert personal jurisdiction over t... More...
$0 (02-05-2018 - TX)<center> <h2> Captain Manjit Sangha v. Navig8 Shipmanagement Private Limited <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/styles/gallery_slider_full/public/b3_0.jpg?itok=AvQeZnC8"> <P> Southern District of Texas Courthouse - Houston, Texas </h2> </center>
Plaintiff-Appellant Captain Manjit Sangha (“Cpt. Sangha”) challenges both the district court’s grant of Defendant-Appellee Navig8 Ship Management Private Limited’s (“Navig8”) motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and for forum non conveniens, and the denial of his motion to remand. We conclude that the district court did not err in dismissing Cpt. Sangha’s claims and th... More...
$0 (02-05-2018 - TX)Roger Liverman and Aaron Liverman v. Denton County, Texas, Denton County Criminal District Attorney, Paul Johnson, Lara Tomlin, Rick Daniel, and Lindsey Sheguit
This case arises from an unfortunate family dispute among Appellants<br> Roger Liverman and Aaron Liverman, on the one side, and Katheryn Payne Hall<br> (Roger’s daughter and Aaron’s sister) on the other. The dispute is rooted in a<br> 1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.<br> 2<br> disagreement over mechanic’s liens filed by Appellants against Hall’s home in<br> 2008. See Liverman v. State, 470 S.W.... More...
$0 (12-14-2017 - TX)In the Interest of L. D. child v. Department of Family and Protective Services
These appeals arise from a decree terminating the parental rights of both a mother and a father to their biological child, L.D. Both parents contend that the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s decree. The father additionally asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the appointment of the<br> 2<br> Department of Family and Protective Services, rather than the chil... More...
$0 (12-14-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> Paul Richard Butts v. Marcus Martin, et al. <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.johntfloyd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Beaumont-Texas-Federal-Court-House.jpg"> <P> Eastern District of Texas Federal Courthouse - Beaumont, Texas </h2> </center>
Plaintiff–Appellant Paul Richard Butts, a Hasidic Jewish federal prisoner at the Federal Corrections Complex in Beaumont, Texas (“FCC<br> United States Court of Appeals<br> Fifth Circuit<br> FILED<br> December 8, 2017<br> Lyle W. Cayce<br> Clerk<br> No. 15-41640<br> 2<br> Beaumont”), filed a Bivens1 suit against numerous Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”)<br> employees, all of whom worked at FCC ... More...
$0 (12-15-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> Louis F. Puig, MD, PA v. High Standards Networking and Computer Service, Inc. d/b/a High Standards Technology, Inc. <P> <img width="200" src="http://www.ccl.hctx.net/images/CCH2.jpg"> <P> Harris County Courthouse - Houston, Texas </h2> </center>
High Standards Networking and Computer Service, Inc. d/b/a High Standards Technology, Inc. (“HST”) sued Louis F. Puig, MD, PA d/b/a Occupational Medical Care (“OMC”) for breach of contract and business disparagement. OMC counterclaimed for breach of contract, harmful access by computer, and trespass.<br> 2<br> The jury found in favor of HST on its claim and against OMC on its counterclaims... More...
$0 (10-26-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> James W. Paulsen v. Ellen A. Yarrell <P> <img width="200" src="http://www.ccl.hctx.net/images/CCH2.jpg"> <P> Harris County Courthouse - Houston, Texas </h2> </center>
This is an appeal from a take-nothing final summary judgment rendered in favor of appellee Ellen A. Yarrell on appellant James W. Paulsen’s defamation claims. Paulsen challenges the trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss, which attempted to invoke the Texas Citizens Participation Act. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE §§ 27.001–.011. Paulsen also argues that summary judgment was imprope... More...
$0 (10-14-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> United States of America ex rel., Joshua Harman v. Trinity Industries, Inc.; Trinity Highway Products, LLC <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/images/default-source/homepage-images/great_hall6x4.jpg?sfvrsn=4"> <P> Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals - New Orleans, Louisiana </2> </center>
The trial in this case offers two narratives. One of a hardworking man<br> who, angered by failures of guardrails installed across the United States—with<br> sometimes devastating consequences—persuaded a Texas jury of a concealed<br> cause of those failures. The other of the inventive genius of professors at Texas<br> A&M’s Transportation Institute, who, over many years of study and testing... More...
$0 (10-04-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> Robert C. Livingston v. Catherine Livingston <P> <img width="200" src="http://www.ccl.hctx.net/images/CCH2.jpg"> <P> Harris County Courthouse - Houston, Texas </h2> </center>
This suit arises from the acrimonious relationship between Catherine Livingston and her step-son, Robert Livingston. Catherine sued Robert for assault, false imprisonment, and infliction of emotional distress. A jury found that Robert<br> 2<br> had not assaulted or falsely imprisoned Catherine, but it did find that Robert had intentionally inflicted severe emotional distress on Catherine and that ... More...
$0 (09-21-2017 - TX)Memorial Hermann Health System v. Samia Khalil, M.D.
After 40 years of employment at Memorial Hermann hospital, Dr. Samia Khalil sued Memorial Hermann Health System for defamation, tortious interference with an existing contract, conspiracy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Khalil, age 77, also sued for age discrimination. Memorial Hermann sought to dismiss several of her claims under summary dismissal procedures found in the Texas ... More...
$0 (08-08-2017 - TX)Apple Tree Cafe Touring, Inc. and Erica Wright v. Paul Levatino
This is an interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s denial of appellants Apple Tree Café Touring, Inc. and Erica Wright’s motion to dismiss appellee Paul Levatino’s defamation claim under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), an Anti-SLAPP statute. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. §§ 27.001–27.011 (West 2015). We reverse, in part, that portion of the trial court’s order aw... More...
$0 (08-03-2017 - TX)Tom Retzlaff v. Philip R. Klein, Klein Investigations & Consulting, and James W. Landess
This appeal is brought under section 51.014(a)(12) of the Texas Civil Practice and<br> Remedies Code, which allows an appeal from an interlocutory order denying a motion to dismiss<br> under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN.<br> § 51.014(a)(12) (West Supp. 2016). The appellant, Tom Retzlaff, argues the trial court erred in<br> denying his m... More...
$0 (08-02-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> Global Tel*Link Corporation v. Securus Technologies, Inc. <P> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/GlobalTelLink_logo.jpg"> </h2> </center>
Global Tel*Link Corporation (“GTL”) moved to dismiss a suit brought by Securus Technologies, Inc. (“Securus”) based on the provisions of the Texas Citizen’s Protection Act (“TCPA”). Securus responded asserting the commercial speech exception applied to its suit or, in the alternative, it had clear and convincing evidence to support the claims asserted. Following a hearing, the trial ... More...
$0 (08-01-2017 - TX)E. Peter Healey v. Edwin N. Healey, Elizabeth Healey and Michael R. Healey
E. Peter Healey (Pete) appeals from an adverse judgment rendered after a jury trial in this family dispute involving duty and money. Initially brought by his father, Edwin N. Healey (Bud), against Pete and his brothers Paul C. Healey and Mark J. Healey, the suit widened when Pete named his siblings, Elizabeth Healey (Liza) and Michael R. Healey (Mike) as third-party defendants. Pete asserts ten is... More...
$0 (07-12-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> Donald W. Read v. Timothy W. Verboski <P> <img width="300" src="http://access.tarrantcounty.com/content/main/en/county/about-tarrant/history/_jcr_content/par/heroimage_1.img.jpg/1408730003920.jpg"> <p> Tarrant County Courthouse - Fort Worth, Texas </h2> </center>
Appellant Donald W. Read appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his<br> suit brought against Appellee Timothy W. Verboski,1 a witness in the criminal trial<br> that resulted in Read’s conviction for driving while intoxicated. Upon Verboski’s<br> motion, the trial court dismissed Read’s suit under chapter fourteen of the civil<br> 1In Read’s original petition, he incorrectly spelled ... More...
$0 (07-10-2017 - TX)James W. Paulsen v. Ellen A. Yarrell
This is an appeal from a take-nothing final summary judgment rendered in favor of appellee Ellen A. Yarrell on appellant James W. Paulsen’s defamation claims. Paulsen challenges the trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss, which attempted to invoke the Texas Citizens Participation Act. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. &<br> 2<br> REM. CODE §§ 27.001–.011. Paulsen also argues that summary judgment w... More...
$0 (05-25-2017 - TX)Joan Johnson, Kaleta Johnson, Seth Johnson and Wirt Blaffer v. Michael Phillips, Spindle Top Publishing, and Phillips Akers Womac, P.C.
After siblings Kaleta and Seth Johnson sued Dinesh Shah for Shah’s protracted abuse of their family, Michael Phillips, a Houston attorney, defended Shah against the allegations in a 2008 civil trial. Phillips later published a book,<br> titled “Monster in River Oaks,” about the events giving rise to the suit. According to its prologue, the book tells the “story of a predatory monster that ... More...
$0 (05-23-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> Memorial Hermann Health System v. Samia Khalil, M.D. </h2> <P> <img width="400" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Harris_County_1910_Courthouse_Restored_Houston_Texas.jpg/220px-Harris_County_1910_Courthouse_Restored_Houston_Texas.jpg"> </center>
After 40 years of employment at Memorial Hermann hospital, Dr. Samia <br> Khalil sued Memorial Hermann Health System for defamation, tortious <br> interference with an existing contract, conspiracy, and intentional infliction of <br> emotional distress. Khalil, age 77, also sued for age discrimination. Memorial <br> 2 <br> <br> Hermann sought to dismiss several of her claims under summary dismiss... More...
$0 (03-29-2017 - TX)David Lee Richardson v. The Potter's House of Dallas, Inc.
David Lee Richardson sued appellees, The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc., Sheryl Brady,<br> T.D. Jakes, Joby Brady, and Mark Jeffries, and asserted claims individually and as next friend of<br> his minor children, S.R. and S.R., for negligence, gross negligence, intentional infliction of<br> emotional distress, civil conspiracy, and aiding and abetting. Richardson individually asserted<br> additi... More...
$0 (02-27-2017 - TX)<center> <h2> John M. Donohue v. City of Boerne Chief of Police James Koehler </h2> <P> <img width="400" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Kendall_county_courthouse.jpg"> </center>
John M. Donohue challenges the trial court’s judgment granting the pleas to the jurisdiction<br> filed by the City of Boerne’s Police Chief James Koehler and Police Officer Pablo Morales.<br> Donohue also challenges the trial court’s judgment granting Martha Donohue’s plea to the<br> jurisdiction rendered in the same proceeding. We affirm the trial court’s judgment granting Chief<br> Koe... More...
$0 (03-09-2017 - TX)<center> <b><h3>Ace Cash Express, Inc. v. Courtney Cox</b></h3></center> <P> <center> <img width=300" src="https://media.acecash.com/~/media/ACE/Images/ace-logo-hdr.ashx?h=40&w=248&la=en&hash=4754795888E4271EB5987C35B3D5F499E50C9480"> </center>
Cox was employed by ACE as a “Center Manager.” As part of her “new-hire <br> paperwork,” Cox signed an arbitration agreement dated February 7, 2012.1 The agreement stated <br> in a footnote that “[t]his Arbitration Agreement is effective December 1, 2011, and it replaces or <br> modifies, as applicable, any previous dispute resolution agreements or arbitration agreements in <br> effect p... More...
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