Savannah Robinson v. Samuel T. Garcia Jr., M.D.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice RODRIGUEZ.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a healthcare liability case assessing attorney’s fees against the claimant and the claimant’s attorney. By a single issue, appellant Savannah Robinson argues that the trial court erred in assessing attorney’s fees against her, the claimant’s attorney, under chapter 74 of the civil practices and remedies code. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 74.351(b) (West 2011). We reverse and render.

I. Background

In the underlying healthcare liability suit, Robinson’s client sued appellee Samuel T. Garcia Jr., M.D. and two other…