In its never ending battle against the Texas anti-SLAPP, TCPA, law, the Dallas Court of Appeals holds that a hearing on a temporary injunction where evidence of the causes of action pleaded is presented, makes a motion to dismiss frivolous for which attorney’s fees can be awarded to the plaintiff.
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Background Statute Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. §...
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Legal Action Suit for defamation and defamation per se. Communication Claiming on national and...
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Legal Action Morgan filed suit against Johnson-Todd, his ex-wife’s divorce attorney, for...
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The Texas Anti-Slapp statute (TCPA)- what is it? Background In Sullivan v. Tex. Ethics...
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The Texas Anti-Slapp statute (TCPA)- what is it? Background In Toth v. SEARS HOME IMPROVEMENT...
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Anti-Slapp in Texas Texas Anti-Slapp Act The Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) commonly...
Read MoreElite auto body llc v. Autocraft bodywerks, Inc., 520 S.W.3d 191 (Tex. App. – Austin May 5, 201 pet. denied) This case seemed like a run of the mill trade secret and “confidential, proprietary, and trade secret...
Read MoreMorales v. Barnes, No. 05-17-00316-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas December 29, 2017) Morales is an attorney. He sued Barnes on behalf of Barnes ex-wife alleging assault. During the litigation, Morales sent two letters to Barnes...
Read MoreBackground The Texas Anti-Slapp statute (TCPA) allows “reasonable” attorney’s fees to a person who brings a successful Texas Anti-Slapp motion. In Sullivan v. Abraham, 488 S.W.3d 294 (Tex. 2016) the trial judge...
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