NEC Networks, LLC D/B/A/ CaptureRx v. Brooke Gilmartin, Independent Court Administrator of the Estate of J. Edward Charles Gilmartin

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas JUDGMENT No. 04-23-00109-CV

NEC NETWORKS, LLC d/b/a CaptureRx, Appellant

v.

Brooke GILMARTIN, Independent Court Administrator of the Estate of J. Edward Charles Gilmartin, Deceased, Appellee

From the Probate Court No. 1, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2018PC3985 Honorable Oscar J. Kazen, Judge Presiding

BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE MARTINEZ, JUSTICE WATKINS, AND JUSTICE VALENZUELA

In accordance with this court’s opinion of this date, we REVERSE the trial court’s denial of appellant NEC Networks, LLC d/b/a CaptureRx’s motion to dismiss appellee Brooke Gilmartin’s counterclaim for intentional infliction of emotional distress under the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act. We RENDER judgment dismissing appellee’s intentional infliction counterclaim. We REMAND this cause for a determination of CaptureRx’s court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in defending against Brooke Gilmartin’s intentional infliction counterclaim. We AFFIRM the trial court’s denial of CaptureRx’s motion to dismiss Brooke Gilmartin’s request for sanctions.

SIGNED November 29, 2023.

_____________________________ Beth Watkins, Justice