Tony Buzbee pay for sue scheme lawsuit

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Another case has been filed against law firm Quinn Emanuel, alleging participation in a scheme attempting to solicit and pay individuals to sue the Buzbee Law Firm.

A second case has been filed by an individual alleging law firm Quinn Emanuel and lawyer Marcy Croft oversaw and coordinated a scheme to solicit and pay individuals to sue the Buzbee Law Firm. An earlier, similar case was filed last month.

Jose Maldonado claims he was contacted by investigators working for Roc Nation who pretended to be federal agents. After confirming that he was a former client of the Buzbee Law Firm, Maldonado alleges the investigators encouraged him to sue the firm and offered him money to do so.

Investigators are said to have confirmed they were being paid by Roc Nation and were sending all cases they collected to lawyer Marcy Croft. They also ‘bragged that the lawsuits that would result would be in the press.’ Marcy Croft has, for many years, worked closely with the Quinn Emanuel law firm; Roc Nation is a client of their firm.

“The conduct alleged by Mr. Maldonado is illegal and unethical,” said attorney Tony Buzbee in a statement to Digital Music News. “We know investigators have gone all over the United States illegally contacting our former clients to try to entice them with money to sue our firm. According to Mr. Maldonado, we now know who is behind this effort. We won’t be intimidated nor deterred in our important work. I expect more lawsuits will follow as we continue to hear former clients report this egregious conduct.”

Another Buzbee client filed a similar suit in December against Quinn Emanuel and a Mississippi attorney of “barratry-solicitation and civil conspiracy.” That lawsuit included a transcript of an alleged conversation in which people impersonating federal investigators solicited a man to file a legal malpractice suit against Buzbee and his firm.

Tony Buzbee is representing over 150 alleged victims of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Combs remains in federal custody on charges including racketeering, sex trafficking, and more. Roc Nation founder Jay-Z has been involved in lawsuits with individuals alleging abuse in connection with Combs.