Legal Opinion
Laughlin v. Bergman
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided December 4, 1998No. 01-96-01552-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NUCHIA, Justice.
Laughlin sued Bergman and Fouts & Moore (collectively “Bergman”) for legal malpractice, fraud, and violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). 1 The trial court rendered a take-nothing summary judgment for Bergman. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
In January 1994, Laughlin was removed as officer and director of Ameristar Fuels Corp. after serving in those capacities for almost four years. On the heels of that event, Laughlin filed several lawsuits; one of those was this legal malpractice claim against Bergman.
Bergman was retained by Ameristar to represent the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tenneco Inc. v. Enterprise Products Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
- Villegas v. CarterTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Levinthal v. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, P.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- J.E.M. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
- Verkin v. Southwest Center One, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
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