Jerry Wilkerson v. RSL Funding, L.L.C.

Opinion issued August 11, 2011.

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-10-01001-CV

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Jerry Wilkerson, Appellant

V

RSL Funding, L.L.C., Appellee

On Appeal from the 125th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Case No. 2009-76347

DISSENTING OPINION

This case of first impression is important to the jurisprudence of Texas. It addresses the question of whether a non-Texas resident who uses interactive local websites allegedly to defame a Texas resident is subject to the same jurisdictional standards as a non-Texas resident who uses local print media…