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Fifth Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Denial in D Magazine Libel Case

Rolling through a gamut of legal issues from SLAPP to SNAP, a lawsuit brought against D Magazine by a woman it described as “The Park Cities Welfare Queen” was reaffirmed last week by the Dallas-based Fifth Court of Appeals.

In a 30-page opinion, the court affirmed District Judge Dale Tillery’s denial of a summary judgment sought by D Magazine in December 2019.

Allen Pusey

Allen Pusey is a senior editor and writer at The Texas Lawbook.

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