HOUSTON — A Texas appeals court refused Oct. 15 to dismiss a defamation case against two people who accused a Houston woman of being a member of a top-secret Viet Cong scheme to scam locals.
“In sum, [defendants] [Thang] Bui and [Monique] Nguyen met their initial burden, and, when the burden shifted to [plaintiff] Maya Dangelas, she made a prima facie case showing on all essential elements of her defamation suit,” wrote Justice Sarah Beth Landau of the First District Texas Court of Appeals. “Da…