Legal Opinion
Dr. Hector Farias and Voices in Democratic Action (VIDA) v. Eduardo A. Garza and Uni-Trade Forwarding, L.C.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided January 29, 2014No. 04-13-00094-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.
Appellees, Eduardo A. Garza and Uni-Trade Forwarding, L.C. (“Uni-Trade”) (collectively, “the plaintiffs”) filed a defamation action against appellants, Dr. Hector Farias and Voices in Democratic Action (“VIDA”) (collectively, “the defendants”). 2 The defendants each filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act (“the Act”). 3 The trial court denied the motions to dismiss, and this appeal by the defendants ensued.
BACKGROUND
VIDA is a political watchdog organization and Farias is its spokesperson. Garza is a Laredo…
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- Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
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