Democratic lawmaker faces $3 million legal malpractice judgment

Texas state Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr. owes a legal company nearly $3 million after a federal judge ruled against the Democratic lawyer from Palmview in a malpractice case.
Muñoz said in an interview Sunday afternoon that the case was “political” and that he plans to appeal.
Muñoz was sued in 2014 by Law Funder LLC, which helps clients fund lawsuits and provides cash advances for pending litigation. The company claimed in court documents that it hired Muñoz to handle a divorce case in Hidalgo County, but Muñoz didn’t disclose to the company that he had a business relationship with the state district judge in the case (Jesse Contreras).

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