Carl "Stacey" Neese, Individually and A/N/F of Logen Neese, Cameron Neese v. Ted B. Lyon, Marquette Wolf

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Brown

Appellants sued appellees on several theories of liability including barratry. The trial court granted a take-nothing summary judgment in favor of appellees. Appellants raise thirteen issues on appeal. We affirm the trial court’s judgment in part, reverse it in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual allegations

Appellants alleged the following facts, which appellees assumed to be true solely for purposes of their summary-judgment motion. A natural-gas pipeline exploded in Johnson County, Texas, on June 7,2010.…