Legal Opinion

López v. Muoz, Hockema & Reed, L.L.P.

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided August 26, 1998No. 04-97-00752-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LÓPEZ, Justice.

This appeal originated from the payment of attorneys fees to a law firm that represented the López family in their lawsuit against Westinghouse. The Lopezes sued their lawyers in that case for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, and the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the lawyers. The Lópezes are appealing the trial court’s order.

Background of the Appeal

On July 26, 1989, Leonel López, Sr., and Leonel López, Jr., signed an attorney em*740ployment contract with the law firm of Muoz, Hockema & Reed (the Lawyers). Under this contract, the Lawyers…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Coker v. CokerTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Bigby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Herschbach v. City of Corpus Christi, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994
  4. Arce v. Burrow, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
  5. Byrd v. Woodruff, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Lopez v. Muñoz, Hockema & Reed, L.L.P.Texas Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Levine v. Bayne, Snell & Krause, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Levine v. Bayne, Snell & Krause, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Levine v. Bayne, Snell & Krause, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Lopez v. Muñoz, Hockema & Reed, L.L.P.Texas Supreme Court · 2000

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