TV AZTECA v. RUIZ

No. 14-0186.

490 S.W.3d 29 (2016)

TV AZTECA, S.A.B. De C.V., Patricia Chapoy, and Publimax, S.A. De C.V., Petitioners, v. Gloria De Los Angeles Trevino RUIZ, Individually and on Behalf of A Minor Child, A.G.J.T. and Armando Ismael Gomez Martinez, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion delivered: February 26, 2016.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Leatherbury , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of Broadcasters.

Christopher C. Franz , Gil P. Peralez , Peralez & Franz LLP, McAllen TX, David F. Johnson , Winstead PC, Fort Worth TX, Holly Dobbs Arnold , Thomas J. Forestier , Winstead PC, Houston TX, Merritt M. Clements , Strasburger & Price LLP, San Antonio TX, Jorge A. Padilla , Jackson Walker LLP, Austin TX, Kurt Schwarz , Paul C. Watler , Jackson Walker L.L.P., Dallas TX, for Petitioners.

David H. Jones , Law Office of David H. Jones, McAllen TX, Raymond L. Thomas , Ricardo Pumarejo Jr. , Kittleman Thomas PLLC, Rebecca Vela , Yzaguirre & Vela, PLLC, McAllen TX, for Respondents.


This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of Petitioners' special appearances. Petitioners are Mexican citizens who broadcast television programs on over-the-air signals that originate in Mexico but travel into parts of Texas. Respondents are Texas residents who allege Petitioners defamed them...

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