BRS Secures Total Victory on Appeal of Defamation Lawsuit
March 1, 2008On February 26, 2008, the Firm won a total victory from the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in an employment discrimination and defamation lawsuit arising from the termination of two former Exxon employees. The case, originally tried by David Beck in 2006, already had resulted in a substantial victory in the trial court, where the plaintiffs lost their discrimination claim, but over objection, recovered a judgment on their defamation claim that was significantly less than they demanded. On appeal, the Firm secured a reversal of the defamation judgment and successfully defended the favorable portion of the judgment. Russell Post acted as lead counsel on appeal, with assistance from Connie Pfeiffer, Erin Huber and Doug Pritchett.