Stewart A. Feldman and the Feldman Law Firm LLP v. KPMG LLP, KPMG LLP (Canada), Paul Ziff, Ziff Energy Group, Ltd., and Ziff Energy Management Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.
In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in (1) dismissing the plaintiffs suit requesting a declaratory judgment that it could not be held liable to the defendants in a pending lawsuit in Canada, and (2) awarding attorney’s fees to a defendant obtaining the dismissal. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In 2011, Paul Ziff, Ziff Energy Group, Ltd., and Ziff Energy Management Corporation [collectively, “the Ziffs”] filed suit against KPMG, LLP (Canada) in a Canadian court alleging accounting malpractice and professional liability. In August 2011, KPMG…
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