Rowlett v. Fagan

Plaintiffs Rowlett and his two companies, plaintiffs Westlake Development Company, Inc. and Westlake Development Group, LLC, appeal in this attorney malpractice action against their former attorneys, defendants Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC (Schwabe) and lawyers Fagan and Finn. Some, but not all, of plaintiffs’ theories of defendants’ negligence went to trial, as did plaintiffs’ claims for negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty. There was a defense verdict on the latter two claims, which plaintiffs do not challenge on appeal. As for the negligence claim, plaintiffs achieved…