City of Garland v. Booth

OPINION

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents two basic issues. First, we must decide whether a party can assign its legal malpractice claims to its adversary in the underlying litigation. Second, we must determine whether attorneys’ fees expended to disqualify an opponent’s attorney are recoverable in a separate malpractice action. The City of Garland appeals a summary judgment rendered in favor of attorneys Frank R. Booth and Bernard D. “Skip” Newsom and their firm, Booth & Newsom P.C. (collectively, appellees). In six points of error, Garland contends generally that (i) legal…