Legal Opinion

Terisa Taylor v. Carl Tolbert, Nizzera Kimball and Vivian Robbins

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 6, 2022No. 20-0727Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 20-0727 ══════════ Terisa Taylor, Petitioner, v. Carl Tolbert, Nizzera Kimball and Vivian Robbins, Respondents ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth District of Texas ═══════════════════════════════════════ Argued February 1, 2022 JUSTICE DEVINE delivered the opinion of the Court. Under Texas law, attorneys are generally immune from civil liability to nonclients for actions taken within the scope of legal representation if those actions involve “the kind of conduct” attorneys engage in…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. KnottTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. SoliminoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. United States v. GiordanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Youngkin v. HinesTexas Supreme Court · 2018

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