https://texasantislapp.com/ Case notes on the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), the Texas anti-SLAPP law — the rulings Texas attorneys need to know about. en-us https://texasantislapp.com/attorneys-right-to-petition-vs-clients-right-to-petition/ https://texasantislapp.com/attorneys-right-to-petition-vs-clients-right-to-petition/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT An attorney who represents a client in court, is exercising his own right to petition even though he represents the client. https://texasantislapp.com/probate-anti-slapp-and-attorneys-being-sued/ https://texasantislapp.com/probate-anti-slapp-and-attorneys-being-sued/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT Attorneys who prepared a will and later filed it for probate were sued by disgruntled heirs. They filed a Anti-Slapp motion which they lost on one part. https://texasantislapp.com/texas-anti-slapp-appeals-20-days/ https://texasantislapp.com/texas-anti-slapp-appeals-20-days/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT A notice of appeal in a Texas Anti-Slapp suit must be filed within 20 days whether a party is appealing a denial or granting of the motion, https://texasantislapp.com/lis-pendens-and-texas-anti-slapp/ https://texasantislapp.com/lis-pendens-and-texas-anti-slapp/ Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT A motion to move and expunge a Lis Pendens is a legal action under the Texas Anti-Slapp (TCPA) statute and can be dismissed on proper proof. https://texasantislapp.com/a-remand-after-finding-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-law-applies/ https://texasantislapp.com/a-remand-after-finding-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-law-applies/ Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT After finding that the Texas Anti-SLAPP law applied, the appeals court remanded the case to the trial court so the non-movant could put on evidence. https://texasantislapp.com/change-of-direction/ https://texasantislapp.com/change-of-direction/ Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT I am changing this blog to focus on the average attorney handling average cases that might occasionally file or encounter a Texas anti-slap motion. https://texasantislapp.com/can-you-appeal-an-oral-order-denying-an-anti-slapp-motion-to-dismiss/ https://texasantislapp.com/can-you-appeal-an-oral-order-denying-an-anti-slapp-motion-to-dismiss/ Sat, 02 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT If the trial judge orally denies a motion to dismiss under the Texas Anti-SLAPP law, you may not be able to file an interlocutory appeal. https://texasantislapp.com/nonsuits-and-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-law-not-always/ https://texasantislapp.com/nonsuits-and-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-law-not-always/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT A nonsuit after a motion to dismiss under the Texas Anti-SLAPP, TCPA law does not affect the motion to dismiss but it can, in some circumstances. https://texasantislapp.com/a-motion-for-sanctions-is-not-a-legal-action-under-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-law/ https://texasantislapp.com/a-motion-for-sanctions-is-not-a-legal-action-under-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-law/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Seeking sanctions for misconduct in litigation, is not a legal action under the Texas Anti-SLAPP, TCPA law since they look at attorney conduct. https://texasantislapp.com/under-the-texas-anti-slapp-law-attorney-immunity-doesnt-apply-to-suits-by-clients/ https://texasantislapp.com/under-the-texas-anti-slapp-law-attorney-immunity-doesnt-apply-to-suits-by-clients/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Under the Texas Anti-SLAPP, TCPA law, attorney immunity does not apply if the suit is a client suing. Attorney immunity only applies to suits by non-clients. https://texasantislapp.com/attorney-immunity-under-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-law/ https://texasantislapp.com/attorney-immunity-under-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-law/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT You can't sue the attorney on the other side for actions that a lawyer normally does in the process of representing his client. TexasAnti-SLAPP. https://texasantislapp.com/rule-91a-motions-and-motions-to-transfer-are-not-legal-actions-under-the-tcpa/ https://texasantislapp.com/rule-91a-motions-and-motions-to-transfer-are-not-legal-actions-under-the-tcpa/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Court ruled that the Texas Anti-SLAPP statute did not apply to a motion to transfer and a motion to dismiss under Rule 91a they are not legal actions. https://texasantislapp.com/suit-to-remove-trustee-as-a-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-claim/ https://texasantislapp.com/suit-to-remove-trustee-as-a-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-claim/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Even in stodgy old probate and trust law, like a suit to remove a trustee, attorney's might find the need to file or respond to a Texas Anti-Slapp claim. https://texasantislapp.com/effect-of-special-exceptions-on-filing-deadlines-in-a-tcpa-claim/ https://texasantislapp.com/effect-of-special-exceptions-on-filing-deadlines-in-a-tcpa-claim/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT This article discusses the issue of how sustained special exceptions and factual allegations affect the deadlines in Texas Anti-SLAPP cases. https://texasantislapp.com/non-monetary-sanctions-and-punitive-sanctions-are-not-allowed-by-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-statute/ https://texasantislapp.com/non-monetary-sanctions-and-punitive-sanctions-are-not-allowed-by-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-statute/ Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT Plaintiff sued defendant for defamation. https://texasantislapp.com/only-communications-by-the-movant-are-protected-by-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-statute/ https://texasantislapp.com/only-communications-by-the-movant-are-protected-by-the-texas-anti-slapp-tcpa-statute/ Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT The communication that is protected by the Texas anti-SLAPP, TCPA, statute is the movant's communication, not the non-movant's communication. In this suit,… https://texasantislapp.com/filing-a-texas-anti-slapp-motion-after-an-injunction-hearing-is-frivolous/ https://texasantislapp.com/filing-a-texas-anti-slapp-motion-after-an-injunction-hearing-is-frivolous/ Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT Trade secrets, non-compete, etc. https://texasantislapp.com/a-texas-anti-slapp-motion-to-dismiss-based-on-a-matter-of-public-concern-must-contain-evidence-of-that-concern/ https://texasantislapp.com/a-texas-anti-slapp-motion-to-dismiss-based-on-a-matter-of-public-concern-must-contain-evidence-of-that-concern/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT Clearview sued Stroud for breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of non-compete agreement. https://texasantislapp.com/texas-anti-slapp-does-not-encompass-a-motion-for-sanctions-alleging-discovery-abuse/ https://texasantislapp.com/texas-anti-slapp-does-not-encompass-a-motion-for-sanctions-alleging-discovery-abuse/ Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT A motion for sanctions, can it be dismissed under the Texas anti-SLAPP, TCPA? The law was amended by the 2019 legislature effective Sept. 1, 2019. The new… https://texasantislapp.com/whether-and-to-what-extent-may-the-court-of-appeals-lift-the-statutory-stay-during-the-appeal-in-a-texas-anti-slapp-case/ https://texasantislapp.com/whether-and-to-what-extent-may-the-court-of-appeals-lift-the-statutory-stay-during-the-appeal-in-a-texas-anti-slapp-case/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 27.001 et. seq.