Hancock v. Variyam

OPINION

PATRICK A. PIRTLE, Justice.

Appellant, Joseph E. Hancock, appeals from a judgment entered in a defamation action in favor of Appellee, Easwaran P. Variyam, following a jury trial. In support, Hancock presents three issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in finding as a matter of law that Hancock’s written statements were libel per se; (2) whether Variyam’s evidence of damages is legally and factually insufficient; and (3) whether the trial court erred in admitting an anonymous letter at trial. We affirm.

Background

At all relevant times, Hancock and Vari-yam were physicians practicing…