Finlay v. Olive

OPINION

LEE DUGGAN, Jr. Justice (Retired).

Attorney Ellen Finlay, her client, Kenneth Stalling, and her law firm, Giessel, Barker & Lyman, Inc., appellants, appeal the trial court’s judgment levying sanctions against them and shifting costs.

Background

In August 1996, Jenny Olive filed suit against Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group P.A. d/b/a Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Care-mark, Inc. d/b/a Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and Kenneth Stalling (collectively “defendants”). 1 Jenny Olive was represented by Richard Flowers with McEvily & Flowers. Kenneth Stalling was represented by Ellen Finlay with Thompson & Knight…