Stephen Nolan Bedford and Autumn Bedford v. Darin Spassoff and 6 Tool, LLC, Formerly Known as Dallas Dodgers Baseball Club, LLC, D/B/A Dallas Dodgers Baseball

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH

NO. 02-15-00045-CV

Stephen Nolan Bedford and Autumn § From the 96th District Court Bedford § of Tarrant County (096-275689-14) v. § February 11, 2016 Darin Spassoff and 6 Tool, LLC, formerly known as Dallas Dodgers § Opinion by Justice Meier Baseball Club, LLC, d/b/a Dallas Dodgers Baseball § Dissent by Justice Walker

JUDGMENT

This court has considered the record on appeal in this case and holds that

there was error in part of the trial court’s order. It is ordered that the order of the

trial court is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. We affirm that

portion of the trial court’s order that denied the motion to dismiss as to Appellees’

libel claim. We reverse that portion of the trial court’s order that denied the

Appellants’ motion to dismiss as to Appellees’ business disparagement,

intentional infliction of emotional distress, tortious interference, and breach of

contract claims. We remand this case to the trial court further proceedings consistent with this opinion and in accordance with the Texas Citizens

Participation Act.

It is further ordered that Appellants Stephen Nolan Bedford and Autumn

Bedford shall pay all costs of this appeal, for which let execution issue.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

By /s/ Bill Meier Justice Bill Meier