McFARLAND v. BOISSEAU

No. 01-11-00088-CV.

365 S.W.3d 449 (2011)

Melodie McFARLAND and Pamela Lykes, Appellant, v. Stacie BOISSEAU, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Overruled March 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tarush R. Anand , Nelson Skyler , Brown Sims, P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Abdul-Hakim Ahmed , Houston, TX, Gael Plauche Harrison , Navasota, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices KEYES, HIGLEY, and MASSENGALE.


OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

Appellants, Melodie McFarland and Pamela Lykes, challenge the jury verdict determining they published statements about appellee, Stacie Boisseau, that were defamatory per se. In three issues, appellants argue (1) most of the statements were not defamatory per se and should not have been submitted to the jury; (2) the trial court erred by instructing the jury that proof of damages was not required for the statements that...

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