Texas Personal Injury Law Blog » Fraud and Coercion http://dallaspersonalinjurylawblog.com A Discussion of Personal Injury Laws Affecting Texas Citizens Thu, 20 May 2010 14:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Blackmail. http://dallaspersonalinjurylawblog.com/2007/07/25/blackmail/ http://dallaspersonalinjurylawblog.com/2007/07/25/blackmail/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:27:25 +0000 Dina Steele http://dallaspersonalinjurylawblog.com/?p=14 Unfortunately, Blackmail is still alive and well in Texas.  It is used by business competitors, political opponents, and even family members.  Blackmail is subject to criminal prosecution and civil remedies.  The Courts have defined blackmail as:

“malicious threatening to do injury to person of another or to accuse one of crime or offense, to compel him to do an act against his will.”

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