Supreme Court of Texas

In plaintiffs' medical malpractice suit, defendant's petition for a writ of mandamus, challenging the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to disqualify plaintiffs' counsel because of its employment of a legal assistant, is conditionally granted as, because the legal assistant's employer did not take effective reasonable steps to shield the assistant from working on this case, and the assistant actually worked on the case at her employer's directive, disqualification is required and the trial court is directed to grant the defendant's motion to disqualify and recuse plaintiffs' counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/18/2010
• Decided 08/27/2010
• Published 08/27/2010

Judges

• MEDINA

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel