Case Study
Melvin Meyer, a buttoned-down lawyer from downtown firm Bayko, Gibson, Carnegie, Hagan, Schoonmaker & Meyer, LLP, sued Melissa Brown, a former topless dancer, claiming she had taken property from him and defamed him.
– Case Description
Melvin Meyer, a buttoned-down lawyer from downtown firm Bayko, Gibson, Carnegie, Hagan, Schoonmaker & Meyer, LLP, sued Melissa Brown, a former topless dancer, claiming she had taken property from him and defamed him. Meyer had given Brown his firm’s laptop computer (without the firm’s knowledge). He wanted the laptop back because it contained client information. The firm’s clients included Halliburton and Crown Petroleum, among others. (Melvin Michael Meyer v. Melissa Brown) Jurisdiction: Houston, TX. (Melvin Michael Meyer v. Melissa Brown).
Final Result
Ms. Brown filed a counterclaim for legal malpractice and assault. Mr. Meyer’s claim for his laptop and defamation were dismissed by operation of law when he filed for bankruptcy on the day of jury selection without informing either the trial court or his own attorney. The only thing left to litigate was the counterclaim filed by Ms. Brown. A confidential settlement was reached, the law firm broke up, and Ms. Brown kept the laptop computer.