Octavio Calvillo, M.d., Petitioner v. Alfonso Gonzalez, M.d., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment for Dr. Calvillo, holding that an exclusive contract with a hospital justifies interference with another physician’s prospective business relations as a matter of law. The Court rejected the appellate court’s view that the defendant’s motive or good faith mattered to the justification defense.