Doe v. Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc.

in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, HECHT, ENOCH and OWEN, Justices, join.

This is a suit against a boys club for damages arising from the sexual molestation of boys by a volunteer worker. The plaintiffs brought a cause of action primarily based on negligence and the Texas Deceptive Trade Praetiees-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA). TexJBus. & Com.Code §§ 17.46(b)(5), 17.46(b)(23), 17.50(a). The trial court granted summary judgment for the Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc., and the court of appeals affirmed. 868 S.W.2d 942. Because we hold that the plaintiffs failed to raise fact issues on key…