Jackson Jambalaya

 The feud between Jay-Z and Houston superlawyer Anthony Buzbee spilled over into Mississippi when one of Jay-Z's lawyers sued Mr. Buzbee for defamation in Hinds County Circuit Court yesterday.

 The music legend and Texas superlawyer are waging war on each other.  Mr. Buzzbee represents a Jane Doe who sued Sean Combs for sexual assault.  The lawsuit identified Jay-Z as a co-defendant.  An incensed Jay-Z vehemently denied the allegations and sued both the Jane Doe and Anthony Buzzbee. The Jane Doe withdrew her lawsuit on Valentine's Day.  Rolling Stone story.  

Jay-Z may have won the battle but he wants to win the war.  He sued Jane Doe and her lawyer in U.S. District Court in Alabama Monday for defamation.  New York Times story.  How does Mississippi tie into this blood feud?

Marcy Croft, Esq. represented Jay-Z in his successful lawsuit that forced MDOC to install air-conditioning in its prisons as well as other cases and proudly proclaims herself to be a member of "Roc Nation."  

Ms. Croft accused Antony Buzbee of orchestrating a scheme to destroy her reputation.  She claims the scheme was motivated by a desire to deflect attention from his own problems.  

The complaint claims  the scheme began when Jose Maldonado contacted her on December 17.  Maldonado alleged his former lawyer, Buzzbee, "had exploited him."  She told him on December 19 that although she believed he had suffered injury, he did not have a "viable" case against the lawyer. 

The Mississippi lawyer discovered an email on December 19 that Maldonado sent to her on December 18, one day after her consultation.  The email said Ms. Croft's "services were no longer needed." However, the would-be client did not mention the email during their December 19 conversation (allegedly).  She stopped working on all things Maldonado. 

Now the fun begins.  The complaint alleges: 

16. But Maldonado's work to engage with Ms. Croft wasn't done. Despite his December 18 email, Maldonado reached out to Ms. Croft in Mississippi again on December 23, 2024, stating that he had seemingly found the rest of the paperwork for his case. Ms. Croft did not respond, reasonably relying on his email. Soon after, Ms. Croft learned that Maldonado had partnered with Buzbee and his law firm at or around the same time Ms. Croft had been providing legal advice to Maldonado. The very lawyer Maldonado had initially sought legal advice to bring claims against was actually his ally, and on information and belief part of a coordinated attempt to entrap Ms. Croft.

Marcy Croft was not done with Andrew Buzbee.  She claims there are cases against Mr. Buzbee where he is accused of keeping money that was supposed to go to clients (Start reading on p. 7 for the details).  Maldonado was supposedly the victim of one such (alleged) embezzlement. 

The plot thickened as Ms. Croft charged: 

26. Buzbee and·his firm filed a rash of baseless civil barratry suits in Texas state court against Ms. Croft, accusing her of orchestrating an illegal conspiracy, engaging in criminal conduct, and bribing former Buzbee clients to bring frivolous lawsuits against him. The allegations in those suits are false.
27. But Buzbee couldn't resist going a step further, leaving behind any possible protections generally afforded to in court statements to spread defamatory falsehoods across the internet.
28. On December 18, 2024-the same day he filed a baseless civil barratly lawsuit against Ms. Croft and the same day Maldonado abruptly terminated his relationship with her via email-Buzbee launched a coordinated attack (KF: on Ms. Croft) on his personal Instagram account, where he has over 100,000 followers.