James O. Rogers, William M. Burmeister, Conservative Care, Inc. and Care Affiliates, Inc. v. Victor B. Zanetti, Charles L. Perry and Andrews Kurth, Llp

This, appeal concerns a summary judgment in a legal-malpractice action. The court of appeals affirmed the summary judgment in the defendant attorneys’ favor, concluding that no summary-judgment evidence existed to raise a fact issue as to causation, an essential element of the clients’ malpractice claim. 517 S.W.3d 123, 2015 WL 3658024 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2015) (mem. op.). We agree and affirm.

I. Background

The underlying malpractice action arises out of a failed investment by James Rogers in a home-healthcare company. The company was initially funded by its founding members: Daniel Alexander;…