Legal Opinion
Perdue, Brackett, Flores, Utt & Burns, a Joint Venture, Luther W. "Luke" Ellis, C. David Fielder, and Elizabeth Parmer v. Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, Sampson & Meeks, L.L.P, and Bryan Eppstein & Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
Decided May 7, 2009No. 02-08-00041-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 2-08-041-CV
PERDUE, BRACKETT, FLORES, UTT & APPELLANTS
BURNS, A JOINT VENTURE; LUTHER W.
ALUKE@ ELLIS, C. DAVID FIELDER, AND
ELIZABETH PARMER
V
LINEBARGER, GOGGAN, BLAIR, SAMPSON & APPELLEES
MEEKS, L.L.P. AND BRYAN EPPSTEIN & CO.
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FROM THE 96TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
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OPINION
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When one law firm, seeking a contract to provide legal services to a city, makes allegedly defamatory statements to the city council about the performance of a competing law firm, are the statements absolutely privileged under the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- James v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1982
- Hurlbut v. Gulf Atlantic Life Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
- Bird v. W.C.W.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
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