DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. v. HALL

No. 17-0637.

579 S.W.3d 370 (2019)

The DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. and Kevin Krause, Petitioners v. Lewis HALL and Richard Hall, Individually and on Behalf of Rxpress Pharmacies and Xpress Compounding, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: May 10, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Shaw , Pedro J. Morales , Lisa K. Falcone , Robert J. Myers , for Richard Hall (Individually and on behalf of RXpress Pharmacies & Xpress Compounding) and Lewis Hall (Individually and on behalf of RXpress Pharmacies & Xpress Compounding), Respondents.

Marc A. Fuller , Margaret D. Terwey , Kimberly R. McCoy , Thomas S. Leatherbury , for Kevin Krause and The Dallas Morning News, Inc., Petitioners.


Lewis and Richard Hall sued The Dallas Morning News and Kevin Krause for defaming them and their compounding-pharmacy business venture. The News moved to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act. As explained below, we hold that the respondents have not carried their burden to survive dismissal under the Act...

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