A Houston immigration lawyer’s defamation claims against a prominent media consultant and a Dubai multi-millionaire were upheld after review by the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals.

Former television investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino, a media consultant in the Houston area, and Hamza Ali of Dubai appealed a Harris County trial court’s denial of their separate motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by Azhar M. Chaudhary on behalf of himself and his law firm.