Houston attorneys Brian Zimmerman and Gregory Sullo are considering an appeal of a Tuesday ruling that barred them from using First Amendment protections against allegations they entrapped a competing attorney and then hit him with civil barratry claims.

The complicated dispute between the feuding lawyers is testing the limits—and even the constitutionality—of the state’s civil barratry statute. That law allows plaintiffs to sue lawyers who illegally solicit business, and if successful, collect a $10,000 penalty, plus attorney fees.

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