Supreme Court of Texas

Upon interpreting the scope of a professional services exclusion in a general liability insurance policy, the policy excludes coverage only when the insured has breached the standard of care in rendering those professional services.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/15/2003
• Decided 06/27/2003
• Published 06/27/2003

Judges

• Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice O'NEILL, Justice JEFFERSON, Justice SCHNEIDER, Justice SMITH, Justice WAINWRIGHT, and Justice BRISTER joined.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert G. Hogue, Robert G. Hogue, P.C., Dallas, for Amicus Curiae., Fred A. Simpson, Houston, pro se., Dana C. Livingston Cobb, Douglas Alexander, J. Woodfin Jones, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend, LLP, Austin, Alexander N. Beard, E. Thomas Bishop, Michael A. Hummert, Bishop & Hummert, P.C., Dallas, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas D. Caudle, Mateer & Shaffer, L.L.P., Dallas, and Daniel Jordan, Jordan Quinn & Carmona, P.C., Austin, for Respondent.