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WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC. v. JONES

No. 03-16-00009-CV.

538 S.W.3d 781 (2017)

WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; Warner Bros. Technical Operations, Inc. d/b/a Warner Bros. Advanced Digital Services; TMZ Productions, Inc.; EHM Productions Inc. d/b/a TMZ; TMZ.com; and Elizabeth McKernan, Appellants v. Robert JONES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Filed: December 21, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles L. Babcock IV , Jackson Walker, L.L.P., 1401 McKinney, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010, Mr. Joshua A. Romero , Mr. Sean D. Jordan , Jackson Walker L.L.P., 100 Congress Ave., Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78701, for Appellants.

Mr. Ben C. Broocks , Broocks Law Firm, PLLC, 900 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Las Cimas IV, Suite 403, Austin, TX 78746, Mr. Alan B. Daughtry , 3355 West Alabama, Suite 444, Houston, TX 77098, for Appellee.

Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Goodwin and Bourland

OPINION

This suit arises at the crossroads where the First Amendment's protection of free speech and a free press meets the Texas Constitution's protection of the right to bring suit for reputational torts — an area with which...

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