About The Case
Stibbs & Co. attorneys obtained a dismissal of a business disparagement lawsuit against its clients and an award of attorney’s fees for those clients under the Texas Citizens Participation Act. The Court agreed with Stibbs and Co.’s argument that the clients’ appearance for an interview on a local news channel about events they witnessed relating to their child’s health and safety was protected free speech, an exercise of their constitutional rights, and warranted a full dismissal of the lawsuit along with an award for attorney’s fees. Upon execution of the judgment, Stibbs and Co. collected in full the awarded attorney’s fees.