Jay-Z loses appeal in case against attorney Tony Buzbee
A California appellate panel upheld the dismissal of Jay-Z’s extortion and defamation lawsuit against Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, ruling unanimously that Buzbee’s pre-litigation demand letters were protected legal communications rather than an act of extortion. Importantly, the court was explicit that its ruling does not determine whether the underlying sexual assault allegations against Jay-Z, whose […] The post Jay-Z loses appeal in case against attorney Tony Buzbee appeared first on Rolling Out.
A California appellate panel upheld the dismissal of Jay-Z’s extortion and defamation lawsuit against Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, ruling unanimously that Buzbee’s pre-litigation demand letters were protected legal communications rather than an act of extortion. Importantly, the court was explicit that its ruling does not determine whether the underlying sexual assault allegations against Jay-Z, whose […]
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