Texas Tribune, Inc.; ProPublica, Inc.; Vianna Davila; Jeremy Schwartz; and Lexi Churchill v. MRG Medical LLC Appeal from 345th District Court of Travis County

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Jackson Walker Wins Dismissal of Business Disparagement Lawsuit Against ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.

Jackson Walker has won a significant victory for leading nonprofit news organizations ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. On May 22, 2024, the Third Court of Appeals in Austin ordered the dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit alleging business disparagement, tortious interference, and civil conspiracy claims based on an investigative article about local governments’ response to COVID-19 and an entrepreneur’s attempts to market his company’s medical services during the early days of the pandemic.