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I have yet to write on SCOTX’s Lilith Fund opinion. But Robert Francis O’Rourke, Appellant v. Kelcy Warren, Appellee, No. 03-22-00416-CV, 2023 WL 3914278 (Tex. App.—Austin June 9, 2023, no pet. h.) is hot off the electronic presses, becoming the first COA opinion to cite Lilith Fund to defend against defamation claims. The trial court

The venn diagram of people that know who the Tiger King is and the Landry’s, Inc. and Houston Aquarium, Inc v. Animal Legal Defense Fund et al, lawsuit is a perfect circle.  In the underlying case the ALDF threatened suit against Landry’s (which owns Houston Aquarium – which houses four white Bengal tigers) for treatment/conditions

Years ago I began reading about guardianship abuse cases and how elderly had their rights stripped from them by unscrupulous guardians using the judicial system in Las Vegas.* The black comedy “I Care a Lot” staring Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage took an over-the-top spin on this topic, with one court scene that I found

Choctaw Constr. Services LLC v. Rail-Life R.R. Services, LLC, 01-20-00216-CV, 2020 WL 7702186 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 29, 2020, no pet. h.) provides a glimpse of how COAs will handle application of the New TCPA (post the September 1, 2019 changes).  The facts require a brief discussion.  Rail-Life and Choctaw were competitors that provided

As one First Amendment attorney I’m friends with once said to his detractors, “Try Harder!”  which is part of the takeaway from the 1st Houston COA in Chesser v. Aucoin, 01-20-00425-CV, 2020 WL 7391711 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 17, 2020, no pet. h.).  The facts are straightforward and typical in a promissory note case: