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In Flores v. Branscomb PC, before her death, the decedent hired counsel to prepare a new will. No. 13-18-00411-CV, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 4612 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi June 10, 2021, no pet. history). The new will would have named the decedent’s granddaughter as her executor and as a beneficiary. The decedent died before signing the new will, and the granddaughter sued the decedent’s attorneys for malpractice. The attorneys filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that they owed no duty to the granddaughter. The trial court granted the summary judgment, and the granddaughter appealed.

In Taylor v. Rothstein Kass & Co., PLLC, a receiver for a failed business sued an accounting firm for various claims arising from the auditor’s issuance of a clean audit report concerning certain financial statements. No. 3:19-CV-1594-D , 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17435 (N.D. Tex. February 4, 2020). The defendants…

In Donaldson v. Mincey, an attorney drafted estate documents for a father. No. 05-13-00271-CV, 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 13522 (Tex. App.—Dallas December 17, 2014, pet. filed). The attorney later drafted a trust amendment that would have increased distributions from a trust to the father’s children. The father never signed…

In Greenberg Traurig, LLP v. Nat’l Am. Ins. Co., a client sued its attorney for malpractice. 448 S.W.3d 115 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014, no pet.). The defendant filed a motion to compel arbitration due to an arbitration clause in the parties’ engagement agreement. The plaintiff alleged that the…