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BASIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT v. DOW JONES & CO.

No. 03-02-00184-CV.

96 S.W.3d 475 (2002)

BASIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., Appellant, v. DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC., d/b/a The Wall Street Journal, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

October 17, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas V. Murto III, Sachse, for appellant.

David H. Donaldson, Jr., George & Donaldson, LLP, Austin, for appellee.

Before Chief Justice ABOUSSIE, Justices PATTERSON and PURYEAR.

JAN P. PATTERSON, Justice.

In this defamation suit filed by appellant Basic Capital Management, Inc. ("BCM") against Dow Jones & Company, Inc., doing business as The Wall Street Journal, we address whether statements in articles published by Dow Jones characterizing a federal indictment are substantially true and therefore not actionable. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Dow Jones, dismissing BCM's claims of libel and business disparagement...

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