Legal Opinion
GAIA Environmental, Inc. and AXL Industries, L.L.C. v. James B. Galbraith and McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided September 9, 2014No. 14-13-00571-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARC W. BROWN, Justice.
Appellants Gaia Environmental, Inc. and AXL Industries, L.L.C. brought claims against appellees James B. Galbraith and McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C. (“MAPA”) for tortious interference with a prospective business relationship, tortious interference with an existing contract, civil conspiracy, and aiding and abetting. Gaia and AXL alleged that attorney Galbraith and his firm MAPA, which had represented BP North America, Inc. in an underlying wrongful death lawsuit brought against both Gaia and BP, had threatened not to renew and to cancel Gaia’s contracts…
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