Estate of Paul Edward Check

OPINION

Opinion by:

MARIALYN BARNARD, Justice.

Appellee Rachelle Marie Powers was appointed Independent Executor of the Estate of Paul Edward Check (“Paul”) pursuant to the decedent’s will. Appellant Patrick A. Check, the decedent’s twin brother, filed a will contest objecting to the probate of the will. In response to the will contest, and certain actions allegedly taken by Check, Powers filed, among other things, a counterclaim alleging defamation. Check filed a motion to dismiss the counterclaim pursuant to the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act “(the Act”), also known as the Anti-SLAPP…