BETTER BUS. BUREAU OF METRO. DALLAS v. WARD

No. 05-12-00575-CV.

401 S.W.3d 440 (2013)

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS, INC., Appellant v. Lloyd WARD, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Overruled June 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Myers , Jackson Walker LLP, Stephanie Sparks , Henry Colin LeCroy , Dallas, TX, for Appellant.

Christopher M. Weil , Lloyd E. Ward , Lloyd Ward & Associates, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Appellee.

Before Justices MOSELEY, FILLMORE, and MYERS.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice FILLMORE.

This accelerated interlocutory appeal arises from a defamation and negligence action brought by Lloyd Ward (Ward) against the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc. (the BBB). The BBB moved to dismiss the action pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) which provides a means for dismissal of actions involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM...

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