Legal Opinion
Lewis v. American Exploration Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 13, 1998No. CIV.A. H-97-2262PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
In this diversity case, plaintiffs Bobby R. Lewis and Reather Lee Lewis (collectively, “the Lewises”) have sued two lawyers, D. Mitchell McFarland (“McFarland”) and Andy Taylor (“Taylor”), and the law firm with whom they practice, Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon, L.L.P. (collectively, “Liddell Sapp”). The Lewises allege that Liddell Sapp is liable for tort damages for legal work that the Liddell Sapp lawyers did in defending a client that the Lewises sued in Texas state court. The Lewises allege that the Liddell Sapp lawyers and their…
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