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Law firm’s summary judgment win in defamation suit affirmed on appeal

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Law firm’s summary judgment win in defamation suit affirmed on appeal

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HOUSTON - The Fifth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a summary judgment win in favor of Josephson Dunlap in a defamation lawsuit brought by Aerotek. 

Josephson Dunlap is a Houston law firm specializing in employment litigation. Aerotek is a staffing company. 

Aerotek’s defamation lawsuit alleges Josephson Dunlap made and published on LinkedIn advertisements directed to Aerotek’s employees. 

Court records show Aerotek appealed a trial court order granting Josephson Dunlap’s traditional and no-evidence motion for summary judgment and denying Aerotek’s countermotion for partial traditional summary judgment. 

On April 19, the Fifth Court concluded the trial court did not err in granting no-evidence summary judgment for Josephson Dunlap. 

“Because the summary judgment can be affirmed on no-evidence grounds, we need not address Dunlap’s traditional summary judgment motion,” the opinion states. “We overrule Aerotek’s issue and affirm the trial court’s judgment.”

Appeals case No. 05-21-00037-CV

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