In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth No. 02-18-00275-CV RICHARD A. WEBER, ERIC ELAM, AND § On Appeal from the 48th District JOE PALMER, Appellants Court § of Tarrant County (048-299878-18)

V. § March 28, 2019

§ Opinion by Justice Bassel Dissent and Concurrence by Justice FRANK FERNANDEZ, Appellee § Gabriel 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 and reversed in part.

We affirm the portion of the trial court’s order denying Appellants’ motion to dismiss as to Appellee’s intentional-infliction-of-emotional-distress claim. We reverse the portion of the trial court’s order denying Appellants’ motion to dismiss as to Appellee’s defamation and conspiracy claims, render judgment dismissing those claims.

It is further ordered that the parties shall bear their own costs of this appeal, for which let execution issue.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

By /s/ Dabney Bassel Justice Dabney Bassel