IN RE GEORGE

Nos. 99-0616, 99-0648.

28 S.W.3d 511 (2000)

In re Kenneth GEORGE. In re EPIC Holdings, Inc., EPIC Healthcare Group, Inc., and EPIC Healthcare Management Co.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Fossi, Stephanie K. Crain, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Scott L. Cole, Brian E. Robison, William D. Sims, Jr., Vinson & Elkins, Dallas, Mike McKool, McKool, Smith, Dallas, James E, Pennington, Dallas, Marie R. Yeates, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, for relator.

James J. Hartnett, Sr., The Hartnett Law Firm, Dallas, for respondent.


Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice BAKER, Justice ABBOTT, Justice O'NEILL, and Justice CAYCE (Assigned)1 joined.

In these consolidated mandamus proceedings, we decide whether attorneys can have access to the work product of their client's previous attorney when that attorney has been disqualified for representing the opposing party in a prior, substantially related matter. We hold that a successor...

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