Lawyer Accused of Sex Assault Attempt Loses on Counterclaim

A female paralegal who accused a managing partner of attempted sexual assault won a bid to reverse the trial court’s denial of her motion to dismiss the lawyer’s business disparagement counterclaim, a Texas appeals court said Thursday.

Managing partner William Ramey was unable to prove letters from the University of Texas, the University of Houston, and Texas A&M University canceling their contracts with the firm were directly correlated with former paralegal Elizabeth William’s accusation, the Texas Appeals Court, Fourteenth District said.

The universities could’ve transferred their business to another firm for any number of reasons, Justice Kevin Jewell wrote in ...