United States Fifth Circuit

Restatement (Second) of Torts 623(a) permits a cause of action for business disparagement without proof of special damages, so attorneys fees alone can constitute a sufficient pecuniary loss to support a claim of disparagement under Texas law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2001
• Published 01/30/2001

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before DUHÉ, EMILIO M. GARZA and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael P. Lennon (argued), Baker Botts, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Christopher R. Benson (argued), John Craig Cain, Arnold, White & Durkee, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.