slander claim in Texas

2003See WFAA-TV, Inc. v. McLemore, 978 S.W.2d 568, 571 (Tex. 1998).

2003See WFAA-TV, Inc. v. McLemore , 978 S.W.2d 568, 571 (Tex. 1998).

2015See id. (groundless means no basis in law or fact and not warranted by good faith argument for change of existing law); see also Randall’s Food Mkt., Inc. v. Johnson, 891 S.W.2d 640, 646 (Tex.1995) (substantial truth of an alleged defamatory statement is complete defense to slander action).

1997In Randall’s Food Mkts., a suit involving a claim of slander, the Supreme Court determined that, because it had jurisdiction over several other causes of action, it had jurisdiction over the “entire case,” including the slander claim, despite an express statute making the determination of slander claims final in the courts of appeals. 5 Randall’s Food Mkts., 891 S.W.2d at 643-44 ; Act of May 29, 1987, 70th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1106, 1987 Tex.Gen.Laws 3804, 3804 (formerly codified as Tex.Gov’t.Code Ann. § 22.225(b)(2)).

2019See James, 446 S.W.3d at 145-46 ; see also Check, 438 S.W.3d at 836-37 .

2016See San Antonio Credit Union v. O’Connor, 115 S.W.3d 82, 92 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, pet. denied) (“[a] chain of inferences . . . can only be stretched so far before it snaps” (citation omitted)). 13 See James v. Calkins, 446 S.W.3d 135, 147 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2014, pet. denied) (court “examine[s] the pleadings and the evidence in a light favorable to the nonmovant to determine whether it marshaled ‘clear and specific’ evidence to support each element of its causes of action”). 13 Conclusion Having sustained Vander-Plas’s first issue, we reverse the trial court’s order denying

2015See id. (groundless means no basis in law or fact and not warranted by good faith argument for change of existing law); see also Randall’s Food Mkt., Inc. v. Johnson, 891 S.W.2d 640, 646 (Tex.1995) (substantial truth of an alleged defamatory statement is complete defense to slander action).

2014See id. (groundless means no basis in law or fact and not warranted by good faith argument for change of existing law); see also Randall’s Food Mkt., Inc. v. Johnson, 891 S.W.2d 640, 646 (Tex. 1995) (substantial truth of an alleged defamatory statement is complete defense to slander action).

2019In Baubles & Beads v. Louis Vuitton, S.A., the court did 17 hold there was no publication to support slander claims made by a business and its employee when evidence showed the statement at issue was made solely in the presence of the employee, but the court came to this conclusion after holding that the issue was waived and without any discussion of whether publication to the employee could support a slander claim by the business. 766 S.W.2d 377, 380 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1989, no writ).

2019Roark v. Stallworth Oil & Gas, Inc., 813 S.W.2d 492, 495 (Tex. 1991).

2019See James, 446 S.W.3d at 145-46 ; see also Check, 438 S.W.3d at 836-37 .

2016See San Antonio Credit Union v. O’Connor, 115 S.W.3d 82, 92 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, pet. denied) (“[a] chain of inferences . . . can only be stretched so far before it snaps” (citation omitted)). 13 See James v. Calkins, 446 S.W.3d 135, 147 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2014, pet. denied) (court “examine[s] the pleadings and the evidence in a light favorable to the nonmovant to determine whether it marshaled ‘clear and specific’ evidence to support each element of its causes of action”). 13 Conclusion Having sustained Vander-Plas’s first issue, we reverse the trial court’s order denying

2002These requirements in a legal malpractice case are commonly known as the A suit within a suit. @ Ballesteros v. Jones , 985 S.W.2d 485, 489 (1998).

1995See also Horton v. Montgomery Ward & Co., 827 S.W.2d 361, 369 (Tex.App.—San Antonio 1992, writ denied) (demonstrating the difficulty of finding actions outrageous in the employment context). [3] This incident also forms the basis of Hector's slander claim and will be discussed more fully below. [4] Teresa argues that violations of court-ordered visitation were the basis of Hector's prior, successful motion for contempt.

1989See Bayoud v. NCIC, 751 S.W.2d 525 , 527 n. 3 (Tex.App. — Dallas 1988, no writ).