By Morgan Conley (September 9, 2021, 6:33 PM EDT) -- A Texas appeals court said Thursday that attorneys accused of botching Deepwater Horizon claims can't countersue a former client and his new counsel for defamation because the statements at issue were made while representing the client in court. In a unanimous panel opinion, Texas' First Court of Appeals agreed with Mark Canfora and his attorneys Lance Kassab and David Kassab that the trial court judge was wrong to allow defamation and tortious interference counterclaims against them to proceed. In an order conditionally granting their petition for writ of mandamus, the panel held that defamation claims can't be used to "punish" litigants. . .
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