Legal Opinion
Virgilio Avila and Univision Television Group, Inc. v. F.B. Larrea
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided June 25, 2015No. 05-14-00631-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice Fillmore
Appellants Virgilio Avila and Univision Television Group, Inc. (Univision) appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motion for an award of attorney’s fees, expenses, and sanctions pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 27.001-27.011 (West 2015). In two issues, appellants contend (1) awards of attorney’s fees and expenses to them and of sanctions against appellee F.B. Larrea are mandatory under the TCPA, and (2) the trial court abused its discretion by denying their motion for attorney’s fees and…
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