Legal Opinion
Michael O. Pickens v. Elizabeth Cordia
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided May 22, 2014No. 05-13-00780-CVPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice FRANCIS.
Appellant Michael O. Pickens is the brother of appellees Elizabeth Cordia, Pamela Pickens, and Thomas B. Pickens III, and the son of appellee T. Boone Pickens Jr. Appellees sued Michael for invasion of privacy by public disclosure of private facts, defamation, statutory libel, and intentional infliction of emotional distress for remarks he published about them on a blog. In addition, Pamela brought a separate claim for harmful access by computer. Appellees sought damages and in-junctive relief.
Michael moved to dismiss the lawsuit under chapter 27 of the Texas…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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