SHOWBIZ MULTIMEDIA v. MOUNTAIN STATES MTGE.

No. 01-07-00810-CV.

303 S.W.3d 769 (2009)

SHOWBIZ MULTIMEDIA, LLC; Showbiz Multimedia Entertainment, LLC; and Vinay Karna, Appellants, v. MOUNTAIN STATES MORTGAGE CENTERS, INC.; Remington Financial Group, Inc.; and Matthew McManus, Appellees.

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

October 8, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Juravich, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Mike Johanson, Johanson & Fairless, L.L.P., S. Scott West, The West Law Firm, Sugar Land, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices BLAND, SHARP, and TAFT.


OPINION

JIM SHARP, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether arguing that a South Asian-American plaintiff committed "judicial terrorism" and extortion constitutes incurable jury argument. Following the Texas Supreme Court's 2008 opinion in Living Centers of Texas, Inc. v. Peñalver, we conclude it is and reverse. See Peñalver, 256 S.W.3d 678 (Tex.2008).

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