Legal Opinion
Morris v. Blanchette
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided January 3, 2006No. 10-05-00017-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
Dr. A.J. Morris sued Dr. Katherine Blanchette for libel per se after Blanchette issued a peer review report to a worker’s compensation carrier which was critical of Morris’s treatment of a patient. Blan-chette filed a traditional summary judg ment motion which the court granted. Morris contends in his sole issue that the court erred by granting the summary judgment motion because: (1) a genuine issue of material fact remains on the question of whether the statements at issue can be considered constitutionally protected opinions; (2) a single statement can give…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Bentley v. BuntonTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Turner v. KTRK Television, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2000
- Scott v. News-HeraldOhio Supreme Court · 1986
- Dunn v. Bank-Tec South, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2003
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Fluor Enterprises, Inc. v. Conex International Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2008
- Hadley v. WYETH LABORATORIES, INC., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
- A.J. Morris, M.D. v. Phillip Osborne, M.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
- Dr. Arthur Hadley v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
- Fluor Enterprises, Inc. F/K/A Fluor Daniel, Inc. and Leslie Antalffy v. Conex International Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2008
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