Legal Opinion
Hearst Newspapers, LLC v. Status Lounge Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 19, 2017No. 14-17-00310-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ken Wise, Justice *883Appellants are two media outlets and their reporters. Appellee, a corporation, filed suit against appellants, asserting claims for libel and business disparagement after appellants published articles based on a police report of a shooting at appellee's bar. Two of the appellants filed an answer that included a verified plea in abatement under the Defamation Mitigation Act (DMA). Appellee did not challenge the plea in abatement by filing a controverting affidavit; consequently, the suit was automatically abated "in its entirety" without a court order and "[a]ll statutory and…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- KHOU-TV, Inc. and William Langlois Hearst Newspapers ("Hearst"), LLC D/B/A Houston Chronicle v. Status Lounge Incorporated, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2021
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