Legal Opinion
Huckabee v. Time Warner Entertainment Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 2000No. 98-1018Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
19 S.W.3d 413 (2000)
Dean HUCKABEE, Petitioner,
v.
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY L.P., Respondent.
No. 98-1018.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Argued November 3, 1999.
Decided May 4, 2000.
James Tynan Kelly, Diana E. Marshall, Paul J. Franzetti, Houston, for Petitioner.
Julie A. Ford, R. James George, Ben Jay Cunningham, Austin, for Respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · PhillipsChief Justice Phillips, joined by Justice Enoch, Justice Baker, Justice Abbott, Justice Hankinson, Justice O'Neill, and Justice Gonzales
We must decide whether a media defendant sued for defamation by a public official is entitled on the facts of this record to summary judgment on the issue of actual malice. Because the defendant produced evidence negating actual malice as a matter of law, and…
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3Cases cited94 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
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