A Texas appeals court cleared the way for an attorney to sue a newspaper for a false report that said she admitted to "skimming" casino money from the Kickapoo Tribe.
As part of a hearing into a tribal leadership dispute, Gloria Hernandez testified that she derived about "10 percent" of her income from doing business with the tribe. The Eagle Pass News-Guide published a story that wrongly claimed she took 10 percent of casino profits.
Hernandez is suing ZXZY Corp., the publisher of the paper, for libel.
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Newspaper in the Hot Seat for Article on Lawyer
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Texas Appeals Court Decision:
ZXZY Corp v. Hernandez (January 26, 2011)
Litigation
Lawyer can sue over false report of ties to Kickapoo casino funds
Monday, January 31, 2011
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