Scripps Np Operating, LLC, a Wisconsin Limited Liability Company, Successor in Interest to Scripps Texas Newspapers…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that the newspaper was not entitled to summary judgment because factual issues remain on the substantial truth of its statements and the editorial is not protected opinion. The Court also affirmed its jurisdiction over the second interlocutory appeal, finding the motion distinct from the first. It upheld the appellate analysis of the series of articles as a whole for defamation purposes.