BANCPASS, INC. v. HIGHWAY TOLL ADMIN., L.L.C.

No. 16-51073.

863 F.3d 391 (2017)

BANCPASS, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellee v. HIGHWAY TOLL ADMINISTRATION, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 13, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ethan G. Gibson , Nicholas Michael Brown , Fulkerson Lotz, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jonathan Freiman , David R. Roth, Esq. , New Haven, CT, James Bicks , Stamford, CT, Wiggin & Dana, L.L.P., Ethan L. Shaw , Shaw Cowart, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WIENER, CLEMENT, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-Appellant Highway Toll Administration, L.L.C., ("HTA") appeals the district court's denial of its summary judgment motion based on Texas's judicial proceedings privilege. HTA argues that, under Texas law, it is absolutely immune from a defamation action brought by its competitor, Plaintiff-Appellee...

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