Legal Opinion
Shapolsky v. Brewton
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided September 20, 2001No. 14-00-00714-CVPublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FROST, Justice.
This is an interlocutory, accelerated appeal from the trial court’s denial of special appearances filed by appellants, Ian Sha-polsky, Anita Shapolsky, and Sure Seller, Inc.
I. Factual and PROCEDURAL Background
Appellee, Pete Brewton, is an investigative journalist. At the behest of national book publisher Simon & Schuster, he authored a political exposé entitled The Mafia, the CIA and George Bush. Brewton wanted the book published soon after its completion in July 1992, to coincide with the November 1992 presidential election. However, Simon & Schuster was unable to…
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