Legal Opinion
TV Azteca v. Ruiz
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 2016No. 14-0186PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boyd
This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of Petitioners’ special appearances. Petitioners are Mexican citizens who broadcast television programs on over-the-air signals that originate in Mexico but travel into parts of Texas. Respondents are Texas residents who allege Petitioners defamed them in some of those programs. We hold that the allegations and evidence that Petitioners harmed Texas residents in Texas, Petitioners’ broadcasts were viewable in Texas, and Petitioners knew Texans could watch the programs in Texas are insufficient to establish that Petitioners purposefully availed…
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