WANG v. TANG

No. 01-08-00009-CV.

260 S.W.3d 149 (2008)

Jianguang WANG and Yellow Emperor Communications, Inc. D/B/A Houston Chinese Press, Appellants, v. David TANG, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

June 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Lein, Peter D. Kennedy, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, PC, Austin, TX, for Appellant.

Micheal D. Sydow, Sydow & McDonald, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices KEYES and HIGLEY.


OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

In this interlocutory, accelerated appeal, we determine whether the trial court properly denied the motion for summary judgment filed by the Houston Chinese Press1 against David Tang's libel claims. Because Tang, who is a limited purpose public figure, did not present sufficient summary judgment evidence to raise an issue of material fact on the element of actual malice to support...

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