Montelongo v. Abrea, 622 S.W.3d 290 (Tex. 2021)

Montelongo v. Abrea, 622 S.W.3d 290 (Tex. 2021)

The underlying dispute involves over 300 plaintiffs suing Montelongo for fraud based on real estate investment educational seminars he sold to plaintiffs.  I was only involved on appeal with regard to the anti-slapp MTD:  The Texas Supreme Court concluded that the court of appeals erred in concluding that Montelongo’s TCPA motion to dismiss was untimely.  The Court held that if a party amends a petition to add a cause of action, even if the underlying facts remain the same, the time period for filing a TCPA motion to dismiss as to the newly added claims is reset.

Lara Hollingsworth, Partner