Legal Opinion
in Re Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 7, 2013No. 01-13-00123-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.
By petition for writ of mandamus,1 Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) challenges the trial court’s order disqualifying the law firm of Martin, Disi-ere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. (MDJW) and its attorneys from representing TWIA in any of the consolidated Hurricane Ike lawsuits pending in Galveston County. Among other reasons, TWIA asserts that the trial court abused its discretion because there is no disqualifying conflict of interest under Rules 1.09 or 1.15 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and because the disqualification…
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