STARWOOD MANAGEMENT v. SWAIM

No. 16-0431.

530 S.W.3d 673 (2017)

STARWOOD MANAGEMENT, LLC BY AND THROUGH Norma GONZALEZ, Petitioner, v. Don SWAIM and Rose Walker, L.L.P., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: September 29, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron C. Keeling , Anna E. Fredrickson , Keeling & Downes, P.C., Houston, Ross A. Sears II , Sears & Crawford, LLP, Houston, for Petitioner.

Thad D. Spalding , Morgan A. McPheeters , Kelly, Durham & Pittard, LLP, Dallas, Daniel D. Tostrud , Matthew E. Last , Cobb Martinez Woodward PLLC, Dallas, for Respondents.


The question in this legal malpractice case is whether an expert witness affidavit is conclusory regarding causation. The trial court concluded that it is. The court of appeals affirmed. We disagree. We reverse and remand to the court of appeals for further proceedings.

Norma Gonzalez, an American citizen, is the owner and sole managing...

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