COOPER v. HARRIS

No. 14-09-00185-CV.

329 S.W.3d 898 (2010)

Gordon R. COOPER, II, Appellant, v. James B. HARRIS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

December 14, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin Hilary Huber , Russell S. Post , William R. Peterson , Houston, for appellant.

Kimberley M. Spurlock , Humble, Carrie Holman Westbrook , Houston, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices ANDERSON, FROST, and SEYMORE.


OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

An attorney appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict against him based on negligence and breach-of-contract claims asserted by his former client in connection with the attorney's handling of a lawsuit against the client's former employer. Concluding that the evidence of causation is legally insufficient as to the negligence claim and that the client cannot assert the breach-of-contract claim separately from the negligence...

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