Michael Quinn Sullivan v. Salem Abraham

The Texas Citizens Participation Act provides for the expedited dismissal of a legal action that implicates a defendant’s right of free speech or other First Amendment right when the party filing the action cannot establish the Act’s threshold requirement of a prima facie case. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 27.005. A successful motion to dismiss under the Act entitles the moving party to an award of court costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, and other expenses incurred in defending against the legal action. Id. § 27.009(a). The trial court in this case granted the motion and awarded these…