Legal Opinion
Neal Rauhauser v. James McGibney and ViaView, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 11, 2014No. 02-14-00215-CVPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PER CURIAM 9
I. Introduction
This is an interlocutory appeal under the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act (TCPA) from the denial by operation of law of a motion to dismiss filed pursuant to the TCPA. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 27.008(a) (West Supp. 2014). Because Appellant Neal Rauhauser, as the party filing the motion to dismiss, met his burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the legal action against him was based on, was related to, or was in response to his exercise of free speech; because Appellees James McGibney and ViaView, Inc. did not attempt to…
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