Refusing To Go Away

Can you believe he's single? Hand Center doc sues ex-wife for being "inhumane" &blames Jeff Bagwell

Dr. Michael Brown at Una Note in Italia in 2009
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Six months after he was acquitted of assault charges, Brown Hand Center founder Michael Brown is once again going up against his ex-wife Rachel Brown in court.

Brown's company, ProMed Inc., filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against Rachel Brown and her attorney Marshall Davis Brown (no relation) as well as against former ProMed employee Manny Guyot and his attorney Linda Glover, alleging the defendants conspired to "devalue his businesses" in order to gain advantage in their respective pending litigations against him.

The lawsuit specifically alleges that Guyot stole a computer from ProMed and that he worked with the other defendants to "disseminate the trade secrets, proprietary, confidential and privileged information [sic], and intellectual property belonging to Plaintiff for the purpose of destroying or otherwise harming Plaintiff and its assignors." The suit also alleges that the defendants changed the signatories on a bank account and unlawfully removed funds from that bank account.

According to the suit, Rachel Brown is currently looking for a home to share with former Astros star Jeff Bagwell, and the couple plans to marry after both their divorces are final.

“Michael Brown is the victim of a scheme, by his ex-wife and her attorney, to destroy his companies,” Brown’s attorney Mark Tate said in a press release.

According to the suit, Rachel is currently looking for a home to share with former Houston Astros star Jeff Bagwell, and the couple plans to marry after both their divorces are final. But while many would assume this gives her less reason to take action against a violent ex-husband, according to the complaint the relationship is her "motivation" for participating in the conspiracy.

"Rachel Brown profits from the Plaintiffs [sic] devaluation as it would cripple her estranged husband’s ability to contest her inhumane activities," the suit states.

While filing one lawsuit, Brown also petitioned to have another dismissed. Michael Brown responded to the suit against him by an ex-girlfriend in New York for allegedly giving her vaginal and anal herpes and lying about it.

Though the lawsuit was filed under an alias, Brown counters in this press release that there is no merit to her claims and legal basis for his accuser to remain anonymous, adding "plaintiffs apparent concern over the 'sensitive, personal and embarrassing nature' of the allegations involved did not prevent her from filing the Summons and Complaint using defendant's legal name." Then, Brown outs the woman's real name in the press release.

Is it possible that Michael Brown doesn't realize that nothing "devalues" his company more than continued news of his exploits in the press?

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Thanks, Queen Bey

Pop icon Beyoncé donates $100,000 to University of Houston Law School

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Pop megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic through her BeyGOOD Foundation. The gift will allow the clinic to hire fill-time faculty to head it, benefiting the students who study there.

“I am delighted that the BeyGOOD Foundation has made this very generous gift to the UH Law Center,” said Leonard Baynes, dean of the UH Law Center. “Not only will this funding help establish a full-time criminal justice clinic that provides pro bono legal services in our community, but it will also supercharge our already excellent criminal law and justice programming.”

The clinic is one of nine at UHLC. It helps students learn to navigate the criminal justice system, especially on behalf of clients that are underserved by skilled attorneys. People of color are affected disproportionately by a lack of good, ethical representation.

Beyoncé, the most decorated artist in Grammy history and easily the biggest musical star native to Houston, has a long history of advocating for criminal justice reform. She was a staunch supporter of the police reform following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, asking law enforcement to “stop killing us” in a web post. In 2020, she penned an open letter to the Kentucky attorney general asking for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Through her BeyGOOD Foundation, established in 2013, Beyoncé has focused mostly on expanding the prospects of Black-owned business and offering education opportunities to students. Forwarding the cause of legal representation in Texas while also helping out marginalized communities compliments her other philanthropic work.

“At UH Law, we envision a legal profession where ‘everyone has the opportunity to prosper,’ as BeyGOOD envisions, and we will achieve this vision by providing access to strong and effective legal representation in criminal proceedings,” Baynes said. “And together, through this gift, the BeyGOOD Foundation and UHLC will shepherd the next generation of criminal justice attorneys in the city of Houston, the state of Texas and the nation.”