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Elijah Buffington v. Glen Michael Sharp

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 30, 2012No. 14-11-00588-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment granted in a legal-malpractice case. The client sued his former lawyer, alleging the lawyer was negligent in the preparation and filing of the client’s bankruptcy petition. The trustee of the bankruptcy estate obtained a settlement of all claims for alleged conduct occurring before filing the bankruptcy petition. The client amended his petition to base his negligence claim only on alleged conduct occurring after filing of the bankruptcy petition. The lawyer sought and obtained summary judgment on res judicata grounds.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. MacK Trucks, Inc. v. TamezTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. MayesTexas Supreme Court · 2007
  4. M.D. Anderson Hospital & Tumor Institute v. WillrichTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  5. S.V. v. R.V.Texas Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. BP Oil Pipeline Company v. Plains Pipeline, L.P.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Ignazio La China v. the Woodlands Operating Company, L.P. D/B/A the Woodlands Resort & Conference Center, MS TWC, Inc, WECCR, Inc D/B/A the Woodlands Resort & Conference Center, the Woodlands Commercial Properties Company, L.P. WECCR General Partnersip, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  5. Jon T. Neubaum and Barbara Neubaum v. Brenton M. Stanfield, Thomas P. Stone, Stone & Associates, LLP, & Jimmy Van Knighton, II v. Brenton M. Stanfield, Thomas P. Stone, Stone & Associates, LLP & Jimmy Van Knighton, II, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2015

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