Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. and James Meszaros, Petitioners v. Kenneth Lieck and Nydia Hinojosa Lieck, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded the malicious prosecution case. It held that liability requires proof that the defendant initiated or procured the criminal prosecution, that knowledge of falsity is not required for liability, and that loss‑of‑consortium damages are unavailable without a physical injury to the spouse.