· 4/24/2015
Matthew Lippincott and Creg Parks v. Warren Whisenhunt
Citations
- 462 S.W.3d 507
- 58 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 705
- 2015 Tex. LEXIS 347
- 2015 WL 1967025
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “the plain language of [the TCPA] merely limits its scope to communications involving a public subject—not communications in a public form”
- recognizing that the “plain language of the statute imposes no requirement that the form of the communication be public.”
- recognizing that after the defendants \successfully demonstrated the applicability of the [TCPA]\ the court of appeals must consider whether the plaintiff \met the prima facie burden the [TCPA] requires.\
- holding that court of appeals erred by finding that the definition of 36 “communication” protected only public communication and concluding that communication dealt with a matter of public concern
- recognizing that after the defendants “successfully demonstrated the applicability of the [TCPA]” the court of appeals must consider whether the plaintiff “met the prima facie burden the [TCPA] requires.”
- holding that plain language of Act imposes no requirement that communication be public
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Judges: Per Curiam
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