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Appeals court has 99 problems with Jay-Z’s extortion lawsuit against attorney
A Superior Court judge had ruled that Tony Buzbee's demand letters to Jay-Z were protected by the litigation privilege, and a three-judge appellate panel agreed.
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A three‑judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Superior Court decision that the demand letters sent by attorney Tony Buzbee to rapper Jay‑Z are shielded by the litigation privilege. The appellate court found no error in the lower court’s ruling that the communications are protected from extortion claims.
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