Texas Attorney Must Face Client Poaching Suit, Appeals Court Says

Houston-based attorney Anthony G. Buzbee lost his bid to toss a tortious interference claim filed by another local law firm over alleged client poaching, with a state court of appeals opinion affirming a lower court’s decision.

The Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, denied the motion by Buzbee and Buzbee Law Firm to dismiss the suit under the state’s anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation law. Buzbee’s law firm allegedly promised to pay a client’s contingency fee related to a wrongful death suit, if she terminated her agreement with personal injury firm Terry & Thweatt PC. The court found that ...