defamation

Texas 9th Court of Appeals, anti-slapp, Civil Procedure, defamation

Galynsky v. Thomas — TCPA Dismissal Affirmed Where Plaintiff Offered No Evidence in Response to Anti-SLAPP Motion

automatic / June 20, 2026

The Texas Court of Appeals, Ninth District, affirmed the TCPA dismissal of defamation and malicious prosecution claims where the plaintiff attached no evidence—no affidavits, no documents—to his response to the anti-SLAPP motion, holding that attorney argument alone does not satisfy the “clear and specific evidence” standard required to defeat a TCPA motion to dismiss.

Texas 13th Court of Appeals, anti-slapp, defamation, Employment, Workers Compensation

Baseline Energy Services v. Martin — TCPA Requires Dismissal of Libel Claim Based on TWC Statements When Employee Presents No Evidence in Response

automatic / June 8, 2026

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals reversed the denial of Baseline Energy’s TCPA motion to dismiss a libel claim based on statements made to the Texas Workforce Commission, holding that TWC communications implicate the right to petition and that an employee’s failure to present any evidence in response to the motion required dismissal of the libel claim.