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Anti-SLAPP Case Study: Dealing with Defamation, Business Disparagement, and Social Media
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Using a recent case, explore the business disparagement claims asserted against a prosthodontist and his dental practice, and the subsequent dismissal of these claims with a Chapter 27 Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss. Stemming from a series of Instagram live videos, Kenneth Wilstead a/k/a “Dr. Kenny Smiles” sued Dr. Ortiz for business disparagement and invasion of privacy. However, using publicly available information, Wilstead’s claims were rebutted by informing the court of a likely and entirely unrelated basis for why Wilstead’s business had declined: his character and practices had been called into question by certain of his current and prospective female patients.
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- TX MCLE credit expires: 2/28/2026
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Anti-SLAPP Case Study: Dealing with Defamation, Business Disparagement, and Social Media (Jan 2025)
Laura K. Lavernia, Brent A. Turman
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Anti-SLAPP Case Study: Dealing with Defamation, Business Disparagement, and Social Media (Jan 2025)
Using a recent case, explore the business disparagement claims asserted against a prosthodontist and his dental practice, and the subsequent dismissal of these claims with a Chapter 27 Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss. Stemming from a series of Instagram live videos, Kenneth Wilstead a/k/a “Dr. Kenny Smiles” sued Dr. Ortiz for business disparagement and invasion of privacy. However, using publicly available information, Wilstead’s claims were rebutted by informing the court of a likely and entirely unrelated basis for why Wilstead’s business had declined: his character and practices had been called into question by certain of his current and prospective female patients.
Originally presented: Nov 2024 Entertainment Law Institute
Laura K. Lavernia,
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP - Dallas, TX
Brent A. Turman,
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP - Dallas, TX