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Texas Law and Business Disparagement

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This article discusses Business Disparagement under Texas law. This article does not discuss the tort of defamation or slander of title. Although similar to defamation or slander of title, the false assertion in a business...more

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Texas Defenses to Defamation, Business Disparagement, and Malicious Criminal Prosecution Claims

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This day in time, you have to be careful what you say or write.  Indeed, the utterance of only a few words can lead to an expensive lawsuit and the potential award of damages for causes of action such as defamation, business...more

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Texas Anti-SLAPP Law: The Expanding Scope of the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act – Part 1

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The Texas Anti-SLAPP law is known as the Texas Citizens Participation Act (the “TCPA” found at Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code at § 27.001, et seq.). “If a legal action is based on, relates to, or is in response to a party’s...more

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How Are the Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute and Jade Helm 15 Alike?

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May a court “draw rational inferences from circumstantial evidence” when determining if a plaintiff has met its burden in a suit in which the defendant has invoked the Texas Citizens Participation Act . That was the question...more

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